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.