1Ch 16:36, 2Ch 20:21, Psa 134:2, 135:19-21, 145:0-146:2 | ESV | STEP | Blessed be the Lord , the God of Israel , from everlasting to everlasting ! Then all the people said , Amen ! and praised the Lord .

1 Chronicles 16:36

36 ^aBlessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting!”
^bThen all the people said, “Amen!” and praised the Lord.

2 Chronicles 20:21

21 And when he had taken counsel with the people, he appointed those who were to sing to the Lord and praise him ^cin holy attire, as they went before the army, and say,

^d“Give thanks to the Lord,
for his steadfast love endures forever.”

Psalms 134:2

2 ^eLift up your hands to ^fthe holy place
and bless the Lord!

Psalms 135:19-21

19 ^gO house of Israel, bless the Lord!
O house of Aaron, bless the Lord!
20 O house of Levi, bless the Lord!
You who fear the Lord, bless the Lord!
21 Blessed be the Lord ^hfrom Zion,
he who ⁱdwells in Jerusalem!
^jPraise the Lord!

Psalms 145

Great Is the Lord

^{▼▼This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet} A Song of Praise. Of David.

1 ^lI will extol you, my God and ^mKing,
and bless your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless you
ⁿand praise your name forever and ever.
3 ^oGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
and his ^pgreatness is unsearchable.
4 ^qOne generation shall commend your works to another,
and shall declare your mighty acts.
5 On ^rthe glorious splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
6 They shall speak of ^sthe might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.
7 They shall pour forth the fame of your ^tabundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
8 The Lord is ^ugracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
9 The Lord is ^vgood to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made.
10 ^wAll your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
and all your ^xsaints shall bless you!
11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
and tell of your power,
12 to ^ymake known to the children of man your ^{▼▼Hebrew his; also next line} ^aamighty deeds,
and ^abthe glorious splendor of your kingdom.
13 ^acYour kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
[The Lord is faithful in all his words
and kind in all his works.] ^{▼▼These two lines are supplied by one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac (compare Dead Sea Scroll)}
14 The Lord ^aeupholds all who are falling
and ^afraises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all ^aglook to you,
and you give them their food in due season.
16 You ^ahopen your hand;
you ^aisatisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is ^ajrighteous in all his ways
and ^akkind in all his works.
18 The Lord is ^alnear to all who call on him,
to all who call on him ^amin truth.
19 He ^anfulfills the desire of those who fear him;
he also ^aohears their cry and saves them.
20 The Lord ^appreserves all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.
21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
and ^aqlet all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Psalms 146:1-2

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

1 ^arPraise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord ^asas long as I live;
^atI will sing praises to my God while I have my being.