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Psalm 145:11–14

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145:11They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom;

they will tell about your power,

145:12so that mankind12 might acknowledge your mighty acts,

and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

145:13Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom,13

and your dominion endures through all generations.

145:1414 The Lord supports all who fall,

and lifts up all who are bent over.15

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Footnotes

  1. 12 Heb “the sons of man.”
  2. 13 Heb “a kingdom of all ages.”
  3. 14 Psalm 145 is an acrostic psalm, with each successive verse beginning with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. However, in the traditional Hebrew (Masoretic) text of Psalm 145 there is no verse beginning with the letter nun. One would expect such a verse to appear as the fourteenth verse, between the mem (ם) and samek (ס) verses. Several ancient witnesses, including one medieval Hebrew manuscript, the Qumran scroll from cave 11, the , and the , supply the missing nun (ן) verse, which reads as follows: “The Lord is reliable in all his words, and faithful in all his deeds.” One might paraphrase this as follows: “The Lord’s words are always reliable; his actions are always faithful.” Scholars are divided as to the originality of this verse. L. C. Allen argues for its inclusion on the basis of structural considerations (Psalms 101–150 [], ), but there is no apparent explanation for why, if original, it would have been accidentally omitted. The psalm may be a partial acrostic, as in Pss 25 and 34 (see M. Dahood, Psalms [], 3:). The glaring omission of the nun line would have invited a later redactor to add such a line.
  4. 15 Perhaps “discouraged” (see Ps 57:6).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom

and tell of your power,

to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds,

and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

Your 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.]

The Lord upholds all who are falling

and raises up all who are bowed down.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They tell of the glory of your kingdom

and speak of your might,

so that all people may know of your mighty acts

and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises

and faithful in all he does.

The Lord upholds all who fall

and lifts up all who are bowed down.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom

and will declare your might,

informing all people of your mighty acts

and of the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;

your rule is for all generations.

The Lord is faithful in all his words

and gracious in all his actions.

The Lord helps all who fall;

he raises up all who are oppressed.

NLTNew Living Translation

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom;

they will give examples of your power.

They will tell about your mighty deeds

and about the majesty and glory of your reign.

For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.

You rule throughout all generations.

The Lord always keeps his promises;

he is gracious in all he does.

The Lord helps the fallen

and lifts those bent beneath their loads.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom,

and talk of your power,

to make known to the children of humankind his mighty deeds,

and the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

Yahweh upholds all who are falling,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

KJV 1900King James Version

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,

And talk of thy power;

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,

And the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

The Lord upholdeth all that fall,

And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.