Psalm 145
1 I WILL extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever [with grateful, affectionate praise].2 Every day [with its new reasons] will I bless You [affectionately and gratefully praise You]; yes, I will praise Your name forever and ever.3 Great is the Lord and highly to be praised; and His greatness is [so vast and deep as to be] unsearchable. 4 One generation shall laud Your works to another and shall declare Your mighty acts.5 On the glorious splendor of Your majesty and on Your wondrous works I will meditate.6 Men shall speak of the might of Your tremendous and terrible acts, and I will declare Your greatness.7 They shall pour forth [like a fountain] the fame of Your great and abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of Your rightness and justice.8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness.9 The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].10 All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, and Your loving ones shall bless You [affectionately and gratefully shall Your saints confess and praise You]!11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom and talk of Your power,12 To make known to the sons of men God’s mighty deeds and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.14 The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who are falling and raises up all those who are bowed down.15 The eyes of all wait for You [looking, watching, and expecting] and You give them their food in due season.16 You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor.17 The Lord is [rigidly] righteous in all His ways and gracious and merciful in all His works.18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely and in truth.19 He will fulfill the desires of those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.20 The Lord preserves all those who love Him, but all the wicked will He destroy.21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) His holy name forever and ever.
Psalm 145
David's Praise
1 I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I'll bless your name into eternity.
2 I'll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity.3 God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.4 Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.5 Your beauty and splendor have everyone talking; I compose songs on your wonders.6 Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.7 The fame of your goodness spreads across the country; your righteousness is on everyone's lips.
8 God is all mercy and grace— not quick to anger, is rich in love.
9 God is good to one and all; everything he does is suffused with grace.
10-11 Creation and creatures applaud you, God; your holy people bless you.
They talk about the glories of your rule, they exclaim over your splendor,
12 Letting the world know of your power for good, the lavish splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is a kingdom eternal; you never get voted out of office.
God always does what he says, and is gracious in everything he does.
14 God gives a hand to those down on their luck, gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.
15 All eyes are on you, expectant; you give them their meals on time.
16 Generous to a fault, you lavish your favor on all creatures.
17 Everything God does is right— the trademark on all his works is love.
18 God's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it.
19 He does what's best for those who fear him— hears them call out, and saves them.
20 God sticks by all who love him, but it's all over for those who don't.
21 My mouth is filled with God's praise. Let everything living bless him, bless his holy name from now to eternity!