Psalm 145–150

Psalm 145

David’s Psalm of ^*praise.

^1aI will extol thee, my God, O king;

And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

²Every day will I bless thee;

And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

^3bGreat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;

^†And his greatness is unsearchable.

^4cOne generation shall praise thy works to another,

And shall declare thy ⁿmighty acts.

⁵I will ^dspeak of ^ethe glorious honour of thy majesty,

And of thy wondrous ^†works.

⁶And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts:

And I will ^†declare thy greatness.

⁷They shall ^fabundantly utter the memory of thy ^ggreat goodness,

And shall sing of thy righteousness.

^8hThe Lord is gracious, and full of compassion;

Slow to anger, and ^†of great mercy.

⁹ⁱThe Lord is good to all:

And his tender mercies are over all his works.

^10kAll thy works shall praise thee, O Lord;

And ^lthy saints shall bless thee.

¹¹They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,

And talk of thy power;

^12mTo make known to the sons of men his ⁿmighty acts,

And ^othe glorious majesty of his kingdom.

^13pThy kingdom is ^†an everlasting kingdom,

And thy dominion endureth ^qthroughout all generations.

^14rThe Lord upholdeth all that fall,

And ^sraiseth up all those that be ^stbowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all ^||wait upon thee;

And ^uthou givest them their meat ^vin due season.

^16wThou openest thine hand,

And ^xsatisfiest the desire of every living thing.

^17yThe Lord is righteous in all his ways,

And ^||zholy in all his works.

^18aThe Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him,

To all that call upon him ^bin truth.

^19cHe will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:

He also ^dwill hear their cry, and will save them.

²⁰The Lord ^epreserveth all them that ^dlove him:

But all the wicked will he destroy.

²¹My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord:

And ^flet all flesh bless his holy name ^gfor ever and ever.

Psalm 146

^1†Praise ye the Lord.

^aPraise the Lord, O my soul.

^2bWhile I live will I praise the Lord:

I will sing praises unto my God ^bwhile I have any being.

^3cPut not your trust in princes,

^dNor in the son of man, in whom there is no ^||help.

^4eHis breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth;

In that very day ^fhis thoughts perish.

^5gHappy is he that hath the God of Jacob ^hfor his help,

Whose ⁱhope is in the Lord his God:

^6klWhich made heaven, and earth,

^lThe sea, and all that therein is:

Which keepeth truth for ever:

^7mWhich executeth judgment for the oppressed:

Which giveth food to the ⁿhungry.

^oThe Lord ^plooseth the prisoners:

^8qThe Lord openeth the eyes of the blind:

The ^rxLord raiseth them that are bowed down:

^sThe Lord loveth the righteous:

^9tThe Lord preserveth the strangers;

^tHe ^urelieveth ^wthe fatherless and widow:

^xBut the way of the wicked he ^yturneth upside down.

^10zThe Lord shall reign for ever,

Even thy God, O Zion, ^aunto all generations.

^bPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm 147

^1aPraise ye the Lord:

For ^bit is good to sing praises unto our God;

^cFor it is pleasant; and ^dpraise is comely.

^2eThe Lord doth build up Jerusalem:

He ^fgathereth together ^gthe outcasts of Israel.

^3hHe healeth ⁱthe broken in heart,

And ^kbindeth up their ^†wounds.

^4lHe telleth the number of the stars;

^mHe calleth them all by their names.

^5uGreat is our Lord, and ^oof great power:

^†pHis understanding is infinite.

^6qThe Lord ^rlifteth up the meek:

He casteth the wicked down to the ground.

^7sSing unto the Lord with thanksgiving;

Sing praise upon the ^tharp unto our God:

⁸Who covereth the heaven with clouds,

^uWho prepareth rain for the earth,

^vWho maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

^9wHe giveth to the beast his food,

And ^xto the young ravens which cry.

¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of ^ythe horse:

He taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.

^11zThe Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him,

^aIn those that hope in his mercy.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem;

Praise thy God, O Zion.

¹³For he hath strengthened ^bthe bars of thy gates;

He hath blessed thy children within thee.

^14†cHe maketh peace in thy borders,

And ^dfilleth thee with the ^†finest of the wheat.

^15eHe sendeth forth his commandment upon earth:

His word runneth very swiftly.

¹⁶He giveth ^fsnow like wool:

He ^gscattereth the ^hhoarfrost like ashes.

¹⁷He casteth forth his ^hiice like morsels:

Who can stand before his ⁱcold?

^18kHe sendeth out his word, and melteth them:

He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

^19lHe sheweth ^†his word unto Jacob,

^mHis statutes and his judgments unto Israel.

²⁰ⁿHe hath not dealt so with any nation:

And as for his ^ojudgments, they have not known them.

^pPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm 148

^1†Praise ye the Lord.

Praise ye the Lord ^afrom the heavens:

Praise him ^aain the heights.

²Praise ye him, all ^bhis angels:

Praise ye him, ^ball his hosts.

³Praise ye him, sun and moon:

Praise him, all ye stars of light.

⁴Praise him, ^bbye heavens of heavens,

And ^cye waters that be above the heavens.

^5rLet them praise the name of the Lord:

For ^dhe commanded, and they were created.

^6eHe hath also stablished them for ever and ever:

He hath made a decree ^fwhich shall not pass.

⁷Praise the Lord ^gfrom the earth,

Ye ^hdragons, and all deeps:

⁸ⁱFire, and ⁱhail; snow, and vapour;

^kStormy wind ^lfulfilling his word:

^9mMountains, and all hills;

ⁿFruitful ^mtrees, and all cedars:

^10oBeasts, and all ^ocattle;

^oCreeping things, and ^†flying fowl:

¹¹Kings of the earth, and all people;

Princes, and all ^pjudges of the earth:

¹²Both young men, and maidens;

Old men, and ^qchildren:

^13rLet them praise the name of the Lord:

For ^shis name alone is ^†excellent;

^tHis glory is above the earth and heaven.

¹⁴He also ^uexalteth the horn of his people,

^wThe praise of all his ^xsaints;

Even of the children of Israel, ^ya people near unto him.

^zPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm 149

^1†Praise ye the Lord.

^aSing unto the Lord a new song,

And his praise ^bin the congregation of ^csaints.

²Let Israel ^drejoice in ^ehim that made him:

Let the children of Zion be joyful in their ^fKing.

^3gLet them praise his name ^||in ^hithe dance:

Let them sing praises unto him with ⁱthe timbrel and ^gharp.

⁴For ^kthe Lord taketh pleasure in his people:

He will ^lbeautify the meek with ^msalvation.

⁵Let ^cthe saints be joyful in glory:

ⁿLet them ^msing aloud ^oupon their beds.

⁶Let the ^phigh praises of God be ^†in their mouth,

And a ^qtwoedged sword ^qqin their hand;

⁷To execute vengeance upon the heathen,

And punishments upon the people;

⁸To bind their kings with ^rchains,

And their ^snobles with ^tfetters of iron;

^9uTo execute upon them the judgment ^xwritten:

^yThis honour have all ^chis saints.

^zPraise ye the Lord.

Psalm 150

^1†Praise ye the Lord.

Praise God ^ain his sanctuary:

Praise him in ^bthe firmament of his power.

²Praise him for his ^cdmighty acts:

Praise him according to his excellent ^dgreatness.

³Praise him with the sound of the ^||trumpet:

^aPraise him with the ^epsaltery and ^eharp.

^4ePraise him with the ^ftimbrel and ^||dance:

Praise him with ^gstringed instruments and ^horgans.

⁵Praise him upon the loud ⁱcymbals:

Praise him upon the high sounding ⁱcymbals.

^6kLet every thing that hath breath praise the ^lLord.

^mPraise ye the Lord.