Psalms 145
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PSALM 145
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Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1I'll thee extol, my God, O King;
I'll bless thy name always.
2Thee will I bless each day, and will
thy name for ever praise.
3Great is the Lord, much to be prais'd;
his greatness search exceeds.
4Race unto race shall praise thy works,
and shew thy mighty deeds.
5I of thy glorious majesty
the honour will record;
I'll speak of all thy mighty works,
which wondrous are, O Lord.
6Men of thine acts the might shall show,
thine acts that dreadful are;
And I, thy glory to advance,
thy greatness will declare.
7The mem'ry of thy goodness great
they largely shall express;
With songs of praise they shall extol
thy perfect righteousness.
8The Lord is very gracious,
in him compassions flow;
In mercy he is very great,
and is to anger slow.
9The Lord JEHOVAH unto all
his goodness doth declare;
And over all his other works
his tender mercies are.
10Thee all thy works shall praise, O Lord,
and thee thy saints shall bless;
11They shall thy kingdom's glory show,
thy pow'r by speech express:
12To make the sons of men to know
his acts done mightily,
And of his kingdom th' excellent
and glorious majesty.
13Thy kingdom shall for ever stand,
thy reign through ages all.
14God raiseth all that are bow'd down,
upholdeth all that fall.
15The eyes of all things wait on thee,
the giver of all good;
And thou, in time convenient,
bestow'st on them their food:
16Thine hand thou open'st lib'rally,
and of thy bounty gives
Enough to satisfy the need
of ev'ry thing that lives.
17The Lord is just in all his ways,
holy in his works all.
18God's near to all that call on him,
in truth that on him call.
19He will accomplish the desire
of those that do him fear:
He also will deliver them,
and he their cry will hear.
20The Lord preserves all who him love,
that nought can them annoy:
But he all those that wicked are
will utterly destroy.
21My mouth the praises of the Lord
to publish cease shall never:
Let all flesh bless his holy name
for ever and for ever.
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Psalms 145
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A praise psalm by David.#145:0 This is an acrostic psalm, with every verse (including the second half of verse 13) starting with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
1I will exalt you, my God, the King.
I will praise your name forever and ever.
2Every day I will praise you.
I will extol your name forever and ever.
3Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised!
His greatness is unsearchable.
4One generation will commend your works to another,
and will declare your mighty acts.
5I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor,
on your wondrous works.
6Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts.
I will declare your greatness.
7They will utter the memory of your great goodness,
and will sing of your righteousness.
8Yahweh is gracious, merciful,
slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
9Yahweh is good to all.
His tender mercies are over all his works.
10All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh.
Your saints will extol you.
11They will speak of the glory of your kingdom,
and talk about your power,
12to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
Yahweh is faithful in all his words,
and loving in all his deeds.#145:13 Some manuscripts omit these last two lines.
14Yahweh upholds all who fall,
and raises up all those who are bowed down.
15The eyes of all wait for you.
You give them their food in due season.
16You open your hand,
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17Yahweh is righteous in all his ways,
and gracious in all his works.
18Yahweh is near to all those who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him.
He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20Yahweh preserves all those who love him,
but he will destroy all the wicked.
21My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh.
Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
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