Psalm 145–150

PSALM 145

The Lord Extolled for His Goodness.

A Psalm of Praise, of David.

¹I will ^aextol You, ^bmy God, O King,

And I will ^cbless Your name forever and ever.

²Every day I will bless You,

And I will ^apraise Your name forever and ever.

^3aGreat is the Lord, and highly to be praised,

And His ^bgreatness is unsearchable.

⁴One ^ageneration shall praise Your works to another,

And shall declare Your mighty acts.

⁵On the ^aglorious ¹splendor of Your majesty

And ^bon Your wonderful works, I will meditate.

⁶Men shall speak of the ¹power of Your ^aawesome acts,

And I will ^btell of Your greatness.

⁷They shall ¹eagerly utter the memory of Your ^aabundant goodness

And will ^bshout joyfully of Your righteousness.

⁸The Lord is ^agracious and merciful;

Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

⁹The Lord is ^agood to all,

And His ^bmercies are over all His works.

^10aAll Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,

And Your ^bgodly ones shall bless You.

¹¹They shall speak of the ^aglory of Your kingdom

And talk of Your power;

¹²To ^amake known to the sons of men ¹Your mighty acts

And the ^bglory of the majesty of Your kingdom.

¹³Your kingdom is ¹an ^aeverlasting kingdom,

And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

¹⁴The Lord ^asustains all who fall

And ^braises up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all ¹look to You,

And You ^agive them their food in due time.

¹⁶You ^aopen Your hand

And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is ^arighteous in all His ways

And kind in all His deeds.

¹⁸The Lord is ^anear to all who call upon Him,

To all who call upon Him ^bin truth.

¹⁹He will ^afulfill the desire of those who fear Him;

He will also ^bhear their cry and will save them.

²⁰The Lord ^akeeps all who love Him,

But all the ^bwicked He will destroy.

²¹My ^amouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

And ^ball flesh will ^cbless His holy name forever and ever.

PSALM 146

The Lord an Abundant Helper.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

^aPraise the Lord, O my soul!

²I will praise the Lord ^awhile I live;

I will ^bsing praises to my God while I have my being.

^3aDo not trust in princes,

In ¹mortal ^bman, in whom there is ^cno salvation.

⁴His ^aspirit departs, he ^breturns to ¹the earth;

In that very day his ^cthoughts perish.

⁵How ^ablessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

Whose ^bhope is in the Lord his God,

⁶Who ^amade heaven and earth,

The ^bsea and all that is in them;

Who ^ckeeps ¹faith forever;

⁷Who ^aexecutes justice for the oppressed;

Who ^bgives food to the hungry.

The Lord ^csets the prisoners free.

⁸The Lord ^aopens the eyes of the blind;

The Lord ^braises up those who are bowed down;

The Lord ^cloves the righteous;

⁹The Lord ^1aprotects the ²strangers;

He ^3bsupports the fatherless and the widow,

But He ⁴thwarts ^cthe way of the wicked.

¹⁰The Lord will ^areign forever,

Your God, O Zion, to all generations.

¹Praise ²the Lord!

PSALM 147

Praise for Jerusalem’s Restoration and Prosperity.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

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

For ³it is pleasant and praise is ^bbecoming.

²The Lord ^abuilds up Jerusalem;

He ^bgathers the outcasts of Israel.

³He heals the ^abrokenhearted

And ^bbinds up their ¹wounds.

⁴He ^acounts the number of the stars;

He ^1bgives names to all of them.

^5aGreat is our Lord and abundant in strength;

His ^bunderstanding is ¹infinite.

⁶The Lord ^1asupports the afflicted;

He brings down the wicked to the ground.

^7aSing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

Sing praises to our God on the lyre,

⁸Who ^acovers the heavens with clouds,

Who ^bprovides rain for the earth,

Who ^cmakes grass to ¹grow on the mountains.

⁹He ^agives to the beast its food,

And to the ^byoung ravens which cry.

¹⁰He does not delight in the strength of the ^ahorse;

He ^bdoes not take pleasure in the legs of a man.

¹¹The Lord ^afavors those who fear Him,

^bThose who wait for His lovingkindness.

¹²Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

¹³For He has strengthened the ^abars of your gates;

He has ^bblessed your sons within you.

¹⁴He ^amakes ¹peace in your borders;

He ^bsatisfies you with ^cthe ²finest of the wheat.

¹⁵He sends forth His ^acommand to the earth;

His ^bword runs very swiftly.

¹⁶He gives ^asnow like wool;

He scatters the ^bfrost like ashes.

¹⁷He casts forth His ^aice as fragments;

Who can stand before His ^bcold?

¹⁸He ^asends forth His word and melts them;

He ^bcauses His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

¹⁹He ^adeclares His words to Jacob,

His ^bstatutes and His ordinances to Israel.

²⁰He ^ahas not dealt thus with any nation;

And as for His ordinances, they have ^bnot known them.

¹Praise ²the Lord!

PSALM 148

The Whole Creation Invoked to Praise the Lord.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

Praise the Lord ^afrom the heavens;

Praise Him ^bin the heights!

²Praise Him, ^aall His angels;

Praise Him, ^ball His hosts!

³Praise Him, sun and moon;

Praise Him, all stars of light!

⁴Praise Him, ^1ahighest heavens,

And the ^bwaters that are above the heavens!

⁵Let them praise the name of the Lord,

For ^aHe commanded and they were created.

⁶He has also ^aestablished them forever and ever;

He has made a ^bdecree which will not pass away.

⁷Praise the Lord from the earth,

^aSea monsters and all ^bdeeps;

^8aFire and hail, ^bsnow and ^cclouds;

^dStormy wind, ^efulfilling His word;

^9aMountains and all hills;

Fruit ^btrees and all cedars;

^10aBeasts and all cattle;

^bCreeping things and winged fowl;

^11aKings of the earth and all peoples;

Princes and all judges of the earth;

¹²Both young men and virgins;

Old men and children.

¹³Let them praise the name of the Lord,

For His ^aname alone is exalted;

His ^bglory is above earth and heaven.

¹⁴And He has ^alifted up a horn for His people,

^bPraise for all His godly ones;

Even for the sons of Israel, a people ^cnear to Him.

¹Praise ²the Lord!

PSALM 149

Israel Invoked to Praise the Lord.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

Sing to the Lord a ^anew song,

And His praise ^bin the congregation of the godly ones.

²Let Israel be glad in ^ahis Maker;

Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their ^bKing.

³Let them praise His name with ^adancing;

Let them sing praises to Him with ^btimbrel and lyre.

⁴For the Lord ^atakes pleasure in His people;

He will ^bbeautify the afflicted ones with salvation.

⁵Let the ^agodly ones exult in glory;

Let them ^bsing for joy on their beds.

⁶Let the ^ahigh praises of God be in their ¹mouth,

And a ^btwo-edged ^csword in their hand,

⁷To ^aexecute vengeance on the nations

And punishment on the peoples,

⁸To bind their kings ^awith chains

And their ^bnobles with fetters of iron,

⁹To ^aexecute on them the judgment written;

This is an ^bhonor for all His godly ones.

¹Praise ²the Lord!

PSALM 150

A Psalm of Praise.

¹¹Praise ²the Lord!

Praise God in His ^asanctuary;

Praise Him in His mighty ^3bexpanse.

²Praise Him for His ^amighty deeds;

Praise Him according to His excellent ^bgreatness.

³Praise Him with ^atrumpet sound;

Praise Him with ^bharp and lyre.

⁴Praise Him with ^atimbrel and dancing;

Praise Him with ^bstringed instruments and ^cpipe.

⁵Praise Him with loud ^acymbals;

Praise Him with resounding cymbals.

⁶Let ^aeverything that has breath praise ¹the Lord.

²Praise the Lord!