Psalms 145

1 A psalm of David. A song of praise. I will glorify you, my God and King! I will praise who you are forever and ever!

A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

2 I will praise you every day; I will praise your character forever and ever!

Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

3 The Lord is great and deserves much praise! His greatness cannot be measured!

Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

4 Let every generation tell the next all that you do, sharing the stories of your amazing miracles!

One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

5 They will speak of your majesty, your glorious splendor, and I will meditate on the wonderful things you have done.

I will speak of the glorious splendour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

6 They will speak of the power of your awesome actions, and I will say how wonderful you are.

And they shall tell of the might of thy terrible acts; and thy great deeds will I declare.

7 They will explain to everyone how famous you are for your tremendous goodness, and joyfully celebrate how you always do what is right.

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, not easily angered, and full of trustworthy love.

Jehovah is gracious and merciful; slow to anger, and of great loving-kindness.

9 The Lord is good to everyone, and he shows mercy to all his created beings.

Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.

10 All the created beings will thank you, Lord, and all who faithfully follow you will praise you.

All thy works shall praise thee, Jehovah, and thy saints shall bless thee.

11 They will praise the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power.

They shall tell of the glory of thy kingdom, and speak of thy power;

12 They will explain to people your wonderful miracles, and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

To make known to the children of men his mighty acts, and the glorious splendour of his kingdom.

13 Your kingdom never ends, and your rule continues for all generations. What the Lord promises can always be trusted; he is merciful in all he does.

Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion is throughout all generations.

14 The Lord helps up all those who fall down; he lifts up all those who are bowed down.

Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all that are bowed down.

15 All eyes are on you, waiting in hope, and you give food at just the right time.

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their food in its season.

16 You give generously and satisfy the needs of every living thing.

Thou openest thy hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord does right in everything—his actions are always trustworthy.

Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, and kind in all his works.

18 The Lord is close to all who ask for his help, to all who ask in sincerity.

Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.

19 He satisfies the needs of those who follow him. He hears their cries for help and he saves them.

He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and saveth them.

20 The Lord takes care of all those who love him, but he will destroy all those who are wicked.

Jehovah keepeth all that love him, and all the wicked will he destroy.

21 I will speak in praise of the Lord, and may everyone honor his holy character, forever and ever.

My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.