| 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. |
Cross references:
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Psalm 145:3 : Job 5:9; 9:10; Rom. 11:33.
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