1 Praise: of David. I will exalt thee my God the king, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 (In) every day will I bless thee, and will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is Jehovah and to be praised exceedingly, and his greatness [is] unsearchable.
4 Generation to generation laudeth thy works, and thy mighty deeds they declare.
5 The majesty of the glory of thine honor, and the words of thy wonders. I will meditate.
6 And the strength of thy terrors they shall tell (say); and thy greatness, I will declare it.
7 They shall pour forth the memory of thy great goodness, and thy righteousness they shall sing aloud.
8 Gracious and merciful (is) Jehovah, slow to anger and of great mercy.
9 Good (is) Jehovah to the universe (the all), and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
10 All thy works shall give thee thanks, Jehovah, and all thy saints shall bless thee.
11 They shall tell (say) the glory of thy kingdom, and speak of thy power,
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty deeds, and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom [is] a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion through all generations.
14 Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth all the bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait on thee; and thou givest them their food in its season.
16 Thou openest thy hand and satisfiest the pleasure of every living thing.
17 Righteous [is] Jehovah in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.
18 Near [is] Jehovah to all calling on him in truth.
19 The pleasure of those that fear him he will do; and their cry he will hear and save them.
20 Jehovah keepeth all that love him, and all the wicked he will destroy.
21 Jehovah’s praise shall my mouth for ever speak; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Notes on Psalm 145
“Praise of David.” Here comes “Praise” or the new song purposed in Psalm 144, an alphabetic construction, omitting Nun (the Hebrew N).
The final praises of Jah in five strains close the book. It may be noticed that creation and Israel here and elsewhere in the O. T. answer to the new creation and the church in the N. T. The Septuagint attributes the first three to Haggai and Zechariah, 147 being divided.