Psalms 145 ESV | WeDevote Bible

Great Is the Lord

145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet A Song of Praise. Of David.

1145:1 Ps. 99:5, 9I will extol you, my God and 145:1 Ps. 98:6King,

and bless your name forever and ever.

2Every day I will bless you

145:2 [Ps. 146:2]and praise your name forever and ever.

3145:3 Ps. 48:1Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and his 145:3 Job 5:9; [Isa. 40:28]greatness is unsearchable.

4145:4 Isa. 38:19One generation shall commend your works to another,

and shall declare your mighty acts.

5On 145:5 ver. 12the glorious splendor of your majesty,

and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.

6They shall speak of 145:6 [Ps. 78:4]the might of your awesome deeds,

and I will declare your greatness.

7They shall pour forth the fame of your 145:7 Isa. 63:7abundant goodness

and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

8The Lord is 145:8 See Ps. 86:5, 15gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

9The Lord is 145:9 See Ps. 100:5good to all,

and his mercy is over all that he has made.

10145:10 [Ps. 19:1; 103:22] All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,

and all your 145:10 [Ps. 132:9, 16]saints shall bless you!

11They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom

and tell of your power,

12to 145:12 Ps. 105:1make known to the children of man your145:12 Hebrew his; also next line145:12 ver. 4; Ps. 150:2; Deut. 3:24mighty deeds,

and 145:12 ver. 5the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

13145:13 See Ps. 10:16Your 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.145:13 These two lines are supplied by one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac (compare Dead Sea Scroll)]

14The Lord145:14 [Ps. 37:17, 24] upholds all who are falling

and 145:14 Ps. 146:8raises up all who are bowed down.

15The eyes of all 145:15 Ps. 104:27look to you,

and you give them their food in due season.

16You 145:16 Ps. 104:28open your hand;

you 145:16 [Ps. 104:21; 147:8]satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17The Lord is 145:17 See Ps. 116:5righteous in all his ways

and 145:17 Ps. 18:25; Jer. 3:12kind in all his works.

18The Lord is 145:18 [Ps. 34:18; 119:151; Deut. 4:7] near to all who call on him,

to all who call on him 145:18 John 4:23, 24in truth.

19He 145:19 Prov. 10:24; [John 9:31] fulfills the desire of those who fear him;

he also 145:19 Ps. 31:22hears their cry and saves them.

20The Lord145:20 See Ps. 97:10preserves all who love him,

but all the wicked he will destroy.

21My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

and 145:21 [Ps. 150:6]let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

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