Psalm 145–147

Psalm 145

Praising God’s Greatness

A Davidic hymn.

¹I ^pexalt You, my God the King,

and praise Your name forever and ever. ^q

²I will praise You every day;

I will honor Your name forever and ever. ^r

³Yahweh is great and is highly praised; ^s

His greatness is unsearchable. ^t

⁴One generation will declare Your works to the next

and will proclaim Your mighty acts. ^u

⁵I ^vwill speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty

and ^wYour wonderful works. ^x

⁶They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,

and I will declare Your greatness. ^yz

⁷They will give a testimony of Your great goodness

and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness. ^a

⁸The Lord is gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and great in faithful love. ^b

⁹The Lord is good to everyone; ^c

His compassion rests on all He has made. ^d

¹⁰All You have made will thank You, Lord;

the ^egodly will praise You. ^f

¹¹They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom

and will declare Your might, ^g

¹²informing all people of Your mighty acts

and of the glorious splendor of Your ^hkingdom. ⁱ

¹³Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;

Your rule is for all generations. ^j

The Lord is faithful in all His words

and gracious in all His actions. ^kl

¹⁴The Lord helps all who fall;

He raises up all who are oppressed. ^mn

¹⁵All eyes look to You,

and You give them their food at the proper time. ^o

¹⁶You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing. ^p

¹⁷The Lord is righteous in all His ways

and gracious in all His acts. ^q

¹⁸The Lord is near all who call out to Him,

all who call out to Him with integrity. ^r

¹⁹He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;

He hears their cry for help and saves them. ^s

²⁰The Lord guards all those who love Him,

but He destroys all the wicked. ^t

²¹My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;

let every living thing

praise His holy name forever and ever. ^u

Psalm 146

The God of Compassion

¹Hallelujah!

My soul, praise the Lord. ^v

²I will praise the Lord all my life;

I will sing to my God as long as I live. ^w

³Do not trust in nobles,

in man, who cannot save. ^x

⁴When his breath ^yleaves him,

he returns to the ground;

on that day his plans die. ^z

⁵Happy is the one whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord his God, ^a

⁶the Maker of heaven and earth,

the sea and everything in them. ^b

He remains faithful forever, ^c

⁷executing justice for the exploited

and giving food to the hungry. ^d

The Lord frees prisoners. ^e

⁸The Lord opens the eyes of the blind. ^f

The Lord raises up those who are oppressed. ^gh

The Lord loves the righteous. ⁱ

⁹The Lord protects foreigners

and helps the fatherless and the widow, ^j

but He frustrates the ways of the wicked. ^k

¹⁰The Lord reigns forever;

Zion, your God reigns for all generations. ^l

Hallelujah!

Psalm 147

God Restores Jerusalem

¹Hallelujah!

How good it is to sing to our God,

for praise is pleasant and lovely. ^m

²The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem; ⁿ

He gathers Israel’s exiled people. ^o

³He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds. ^p

⁴He counts the number of the stars;

He gives names to all of them. ^q

⁵Our Lord is great, vast in power;

His understanding is infinite. ^rs

⁶The Lord helps the afflicted

but brings the wicked to the ground. ^t

⁷Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

play the lyre to our God, ^u

⁸who covers the sky with clouds,

prepares rain for the earth,

and causes grass to grow on the hills. ^v

⁹He provides the animals with their food,

and the young ravens, what they cry for. ^w

¹⁰He is not impressed by the strength of a horse;

He does not value the power ^xof a man. ^y

¹¹The Lord values those who fear Him,

those who put their hope in His faithful love. ^z

¹²Exalt the Lord, Jerusalem;

praise your God, Zion! ^a

¹³For He strengthens the bars of your gates

and blesses your children within you. ^b

¹⁴He endows your territory with prosperity; ^cd

He satisfies you with the finest wheat. ^e

¹⁵He sends His command throughout the earth;

His word runs swiftly. ^f

¹⁶He spreads snow like wool;

He scatters frost like ashes; ^g

¹⁷He throws His hailstones like crumbs.

Who can withstand His cold? ^h

¹⁸He sends His word and melts them;

He unleashes His winds, ⁱand the waters flow. ^j

¹⁹He declares His word to Jacob,

His statutes and judgments to Israel. ^k

²⁰He has not done this for any nation;

they do not know ^lHis judgments. ^m

Hallelujah!