145:1 I WILL extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever [with grateful, affectionate praise]. |
145:2 Every day [with its new reasons] will I bless You [affectionately and gratefully praise You]; yes, I will praise Your name forever and ever. |
145:3 Great is the Lord and highly to be praised; and His greatness is [so vast and deep as to be] unsearchable. |
145:4 One generation shall laud Your works to another and shall declare Your mighty acts. |
145:5 On the glorious splendor of Your majesty and on Your wondrous works I will meditate. |
145:6 Men shall speak of the might of Your tremendous {and} terrible acts, and I will declare Your greatness. |
145:7 They shall pour forth [like a fountain] the fame of Your great {and} abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of Your rightness {and} justice. |
145:8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy {and} loving-kindness. |
145:9 The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created]. |
145:10 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]! |
145:11 They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom and talk of Your power, |
145:12 To make known to the sons of men God's mighty deeds and the glorious majesty of His kingdom. |
145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations. |
145:14 The Lord upholds all those [of His own] who are falling and raises up all those who are bowed down. |
145:15 The eyes of all wait for You [looking, watching, and expecting] and You give them their food in due season. |
145:16 You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor. |
145:17 The Lord is [rigidly] righteous in all His ways and gracious {and} merciful in all His works. |
145:18 The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely {and} in truth. |
145:19 He will fulfill the desires of those who reverently {and} worshipfully fear Him; He also will hear their cry and will save them. |
145:20 The Lord preserves all those who love Him, but all the wicked will He destroy. |
145:21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) His holy name forever and ever. |