A Song of God’s Majesty and Love

A Praise of David.

145 I will extol You, my God, O King;And I will bless Your name forever and ever.² Every day I will bless You,And I will praise Your name forever and ever.³ Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;And His greatness is unsearchable.

⁴ One generation shall praise Your works to another,And shall declare Your mighty acts.⁵ I^[a] will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty,And on Your wondrous works.^[b]6 Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts,And I will declare Your greatness.⁷ They shall utter the memory of Your great goodness,And shall sing of Your righteousness.

⁸ The Lord is gracious and full of compassion,Slow to anger and great in mercy.⁹ The Lord is good to all,And His tender mercies are over all His works.

¹⁰ All Your works shall praise You, O Lord,And Your saints shall bless 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 His mighty acts,And the glorious majesty of His kingdom.¹³ Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.^[c]

¹⁴ The Lord upholds all who fall,And raises up all who are bowed down.¹⁵ The eyes of all look expectantly to You,And You give them their food in due season.¹⁶ You open Your handAnd satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷ The Lord is righteous in all His ways,Gracious in all His works.¹⁸ The Lord is near to all who call upon Him,To all who call upon Him in truth.¹⁹ He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;He also will hear their cry and save them.²⁰ The Lord preserves all who love Him,But all the wicked He will destroy.²¹ My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,And all flesh shall bless His holy nameForever and ever.