Psalms 145

A Song of the Divine King

7 passages

Overview

In a personal yet cosmic acrostic hymn, the psalmist vows unceasing praise to God as sovereign King, meditating on His grace, mercy, providence toward the fallen and hungry, and intimate nearness to all who seek Him, while summoning every generation and all flesh to proclaim His eternal reign.

Passages

1–3Opening Vow of Praise to the Divine King 4–7The Transmission of God's Works Across Generations 8–9The Divine Attributes: Grace, Mercy, and Universal Goodness 10–13The Kingdom of God: Universal Praise and Eternal Reign 14–16Open Hands, Uplifted Lives: God's Providential Care for the Fallen and the Hungry 17–20The Just and Near God: Divine Righteousness and Faithful Presence 21Closing Vow: A Universal Doxology

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Psalms 145

¹A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

²Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

³Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

⁴One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.

⁵I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.

⁶Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.

⁷They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.

⁸Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

⁹Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

¹⁰All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.

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

¹²to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

¹³Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.

¹⁴Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

¹⁶You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

¹⁸Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

¹⁹He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

²⁰Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.

²¹My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

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