145:1 |
<> I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever. |
145:2 |
Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever. |
145:3 |
Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable. |
145:4 |
One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. |
145:5 |
Of the glorious majesty of your honor, of your wondrous works, I will meditate. |
145:6 |
Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness. |
145:7 |
They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness. |
145:8 |
Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness. |
145:9 |
Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works. |
145:10 |
All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you. |
145:11 |
They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power; |
145:12 |
to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. |
145:13 |
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds. { Some manuscripts omit these last two lines. } |
145:14 |
Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down. |
145:15 |
The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season. |
145:16 |
You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. |
145:17 |
Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. |
145:18 |
Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. |
145:19 |
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them. |
145:20 |
Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. |
145:21 |
My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. |