Psalm 145
The Greatness and the Goodness of God
Praise. Of David.
1 I will extol you, my God and King,
and bless your name forever and ever.
2 Every day I will bless you
and praise your name forever and ever.(A)
3 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.(B)
4 One generation shall extol your works to another
and shall declare your mighty acts.(C)
5 They will recount the glorious[a] splendor of your majesty,
and on your wondrous works I will meditate.(D)
6 They will proclaim the might of your awesome deeds,
and I will declare your greatness.(E)
7 They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness
and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.(F)
8 The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.(G)
9 The Lord is good to all,
and his compassion is over all that he has made.(H)
10 All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
and all your faithful shall bless you.(I)
11 They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
and tell of your power,
12 to make known to all people your[b] mighty deeds
and the glorious splendor of your[c] kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures throughout all generations.
The Lord is faithful in all his words
and gracious in all his deeds.[d](J)
14 The Lord upholds all who are falling
and raises up all who are bowed down.(K)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food in due season.(L)
16 You open your hand,
satisfying the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is just in all his ways
and kind in all his doings.
18 The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.(M)
19 He fulfills the desire of all who fear him;
he also hears their cry and saves them.(N)
20 The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.(O)
21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
and all flesh will bless his holy name forever and ever.
Footnotes
- 145.5Q ms Gk Vg: MT On the glorious
- 145.12Gk Jerome Syr: Heb his
- 145.12Heb his
- 145.13Q ms Gk Syr: MT lacks The Lord . . . his deeds
Cross references
- 145.2 : Ps 71.6
- 145.3 : Ps 96.4; Rom 11.33
- 145.4 : Isa 38.19
- 145.5 : v 12; Ps 119.27
- 145.6 : Deut 32.3; Ps 66.3
- 145.7 : Ps 51.14; Isa 63.7
- 145.8 : Ex 34.6; Ps 86.5, 15
- 145.9 : Ps 100.5; Nah 1.7
- 145.10 : Ps 19.1; 68.26
- 145.13 : Ps 146.10; 2 Pet 1.11
- 145.14 : Ps 37.24; 146.8
- 145.15 : Ps 104.27
- 145.18 : Deut 4.7; Jn 4.24
- 145.19 : Ps 37.4; Prov 15.29
- 145.20 : Ps 9.5; 31.23; 97.10