Psalm 145–150

Great Is the Lord

145¹ A Song of Praise. Of David.

^1jI will extol you, my God and ^kKing,

and bless your name forever and ever.

²Every day I will bless you

^land praise your name forever and ever.

^3mGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and his ⁿgreatness is unsearchable.

^4oOne generation shall commend your works to another,

and shall declare your mighty acts.

⁵On ^pthe glorious splendor of your majesty,

and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.

⁶They shall speak of ^qthe might of your awesome deeds,

and I will declare your greatness.

⁷They shall pour forth the fame of your ^rabundant goodness

and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

⁸The Lord is ^sgracious and merciful,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

⁹The Lord is ^tgood to all,

and his mercy is over all that he has made.

^10uAll your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,

and all your ^vsaints shall bless you!

¹¹They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom

and tell of your power,

¹²to ^wmake known to the children of man your^{2 x}mighty deeds,

and ^ythe glorious splendor of your kingdom.

^13zYour kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

[The Lord is faithful in all his words

and kind in all his works.³]

¹⁴The Lord ^aupholds all who are falling

and ^braises up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all ^clook to you,

and you give them their food in due season.

¹⁶You ^dopen your hand;

you ^esatisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is ^frighteous in all his ways

and ^gkind in all his works.

¹⁸The Lord is ^hnear to all who call on him,

to all who call on him ⁱin truth.

¹⁹He ^jfulfills the desire of those who fear him;

he also ^khears their cry and saves them.

²⁰The Lord ^lpreserves all who love him,

but all the wicked he will destroy.

²¹My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

and ^mlet all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Put Not Your Trust in Princes

146ⁿPraise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

²I will praise the Lord ^oas long as I live;

^pI will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

^3qPut not your trust in princes,

^rin a son of man, in whom there is ^sno salvation.

⁴When ^this breath departs, he returns to the earth;

on that very day his plans perish.

^5uBlessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose ^vhope is in the Lord his God,

^6wwho made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them,

^xwho keeps faith forever;

^7ywho executes justice for the oppressed,

^zwho gives food to the hungry.

^aThe Lord sets the prisoners free;

^8bthe Lord opens the eyes of the blind.

^cThe Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;

^dthe Lord loves the righteous.

^9eThe Lord watches over the sojourners;

^fhe upholds the widow and the fatherless,

but ^gthe way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

^10hThe Lord will reign forever,

your God, O Zion, to all generations.

ⁿPraise the Lord!

He Heals the Brokenhearted

147ⁱPraise the Lord!

For ^jit is good to sing praises to our God;

for ^kit is pleasant,¹ and ^la song of praise is fitting.

²The Lord ^mbuilds up Jerusalem;

he ⁿgathers the outcasts of Israel.

³He heals ^othe brokenhearted

and ^pbinds up their wounds.

⁴He ^qdetermines the number of the stars;

he ^rgives to all of them their names.

^5sGreat is our Lord, and ^tabundant in power;

^uhis understanding is beyond measure.

⁶The Lord ^vlifts up the humble;²

he casts the wicked to the ground.

^7wSing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

make melody to our God on ^xthe lyre!

⁸He covers the heavens with clouds;

he prepares ^yrain for the earth;

he makes ^zgrass grow on the hills.

⁹He ^agives to the beasts their food,

and to ^bthe young ravens that cry.

¹⁰His delight is not in ^cthe strength of the horse,

nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,

¹¹but the Lord ^dtakes pleasure in those who fear him,

in those who ^ehope in his steadfast love.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

¹³For he strengthens ^fthe bars of your gates;

he blesses your children within you.

¹⁴He ^gmakes peace in your borders;

he ^hfills you with the ⁱfinest of the wheat.

¹⁵He ^jsends out his command to the earth;

his word runs swiftly.

¹⁶He gives ^ksnow like wool;

he scatters ^lfrost like ashes.

¹⁷He hurls down his crystals of ^mice like crumbs;

who can stand before his ⁿcold?

¹⁸He ^osends out his word, and melts them;

he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.

¹⁹He declares his word to Jacob,

his ^pstatutes and rules³ to Israel.

²⁰He ^qhas not dealt thus with any other nation;

they do not know his rules.⁴

^rPraise the Lord!

Praise the Name of the Lord

148^rPraise the Lord!

Praise the Lord ^sfrom the heavens;

praise him ^tin the heights!

²Praise him, all his angels;

praise him, all his ^uhosts!

³Praise him, sun and moon,

praise him, all you shining stars!

⁴Praise him, you ^vhighest heavens,

and you ^wwaters above the heavens!

^5xLet them praise the name of the Lord!

For ^yhe commanded and they were created.

⁶And he ^zestablished them forever and ever;

he gave ^aa decree, and it shall not ^bpass away.¹

⁷Praise the Lord ^cfrom the earth,

you ^dgreat sea creatures and all deeps,

^8efire and hail, ^fsnow and mist,

^gstormy wind ^hfulfilling his word!

⁹ⁱMountains and all hills,

^jfruit trees and all ^kcedars!

^10lBeasts and all livestock,

creeping things and ^mflying birds!

¹¹Kings of the earth and ⁿall peoples,

princes and all rulers of the earth!

¹²Young men and maidens together,

old men and children!

^13oLet them praise the name of the Lord,

for ^phis name alone is exalted;

^qhis majesty is above earth and heaven.

¹⁴He has ^rraised up a horn for his people,

^spraise for all his saints,

for the people of Israel who are ^tnear to him.

^uPraise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a New Song

149^uPraise the Lord!

Sing to the Lord ^va new song,

his praise in ^wthe assembly of the godly!

²Let Israel ^xbe glad in ^yhis Maker;

let the children of Zion rejoice in their ^zKing!

³Let them praise his name with ^adancing,

making melody to him with ^btambourine and ^clyre!

⁴For the Lord ^dtakes pleasure in his people;

he ^eadorns the humble with salvation.

⁵Let the godly exult in glory;

let them ^fsing for joy on their ^gbeds.

⁶Let ^hthe high praises of God be in their throats

and ⁱtwo-edged swords in their hands,

⁷to execute vengeance on the nations

and punishments on the peoples,

⁸to bind their kings with ^jchains

and their nobles with fetters of iron,

⁹to execute on them the judgment ^kwritten!

^lThis is honor for all his godly ones.

^uPraise the Lord!

Let Everything Praise the Lord

150^uPraise the Lord!

Praise God in his ^msanctuary;

praise him in ⁿhis mighty heavens!¹

²Praise him for his ^omighty deeds;

praise him according to his excellent ^pgreatness!

³Praise him with ^qtrumpet sound;

praise him with ^rlute and ^rharp!

⁴Praise him with ^stambourine and ^sdance;

praise him with ^tstrings and ^upipe!

⁵Praise him with sounding ^vcymbals;

praise him with loud clashing cymbals!

⁶Let ^weverything that has breath praise the Lord!

^xPraise the Lord!