Psalm 145–150

¹Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.

²Every day do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.

³Great is Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching.

⁴Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.

⁵The honour—the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare.

⁶And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount.

⁷The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing.

⁸Gracious and merciful is Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness.

⁹Good is Jehovah to all, And His mercies are over all His works.

¹⁰Confess Thee O Jehovah, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee.

¹¹The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And of Thy might they speak,

¹²To make known to sons of men His mighty acts, The honour of the majesty of His kingdom.

¹³Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion is in all generations.

¹⁴Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,

¹⁶Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.

¹⁷Righteous is Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

¹⁸Near is Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.

¹⁹The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.

²⁰Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth.

²¹The praise of Jehovah my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name, To the age and for ever!

Psalm 146

¹Praise ye Jah! Praise, O my soul, Jehovah.

²I praise Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

³Trust not in princes—in a son of man, For he hath no deliverance.

⁴His spirit goeth forth, he returneth to his earth, In that day have his thoughts perished.

⁵O the happiness of him Who hath the God of Jacob for his help, His hope is on Jehovah his God,

⁶Making the heavens and earth, The sea and all that is in them, Who is keeping truth to the age,

⁷Doing judgment for the oppressed, Giving bread to the hungry.

⁸Jehovah is loosing the prisoners, Jehovah is opening (the eyes of) the blind, Jehovah is raising the bowed down, Jehovah is loving the righteous,

⁹Jehovah is preserving the strangers, The fatherless and widow He causeth to stand, And the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.

¹⁰Jehovah doth reign to the age, Thy God, O Zion, to generation and generation, Praise ye Jah!

Psalm 147

¹Praise ye Jah! For it is good to praise our God, For pleasant—comely is praise.

²Building Jerusalem is Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.

³Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

⁴Appointing the number of the stars, To all them He giveth names.

⁵Great is our Lord, and abundant in power, Of His understanding there is no narration.

⁶Jehovah is causing the meek to stand, Making low the wicked unto the earth.

⁷Answer ye to Jehovah with thanksgiving, Sing ye to our God with a harp.

⁸Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up on mountains,

⁹Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

¹⁰Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

¹¹Jehovah is pleased with those fearing Him, With those waiting for His kindness.

¹²Glorify, O Jerusalem, Jehovah, Praise thy God, O Zion.

¹³For He did strengthen the bars of thy gates, He hath blessed thy sons in thy midst.

¹⁴Who is making thy border peace, With the fat of wheat He satisfieth Thee.

¹⁵Who is sending forth His saying on earth, Very speedily doth His word run.

¹⁶Who is giving snow like wool, Hoar-frost as ashes He scattereth.

¹⁷Casting forth His ice like morsels, Before His cold who doth stand?

¹⁸He sendeth forth His word and melteth them, He causeth His wind to blow—the waters flow.

¹⁹Declaring His words to Jacob, His statutes and His judgments to Israel.

²⁰He hath not done so to any nation, As to judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye Jah!

Psalm 148

¹Praise ye Jah! Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens, Praise ye Him in high places.

²Praise ye Him, all His messengers, Praise ye Him, all His hosts.

³Praise ye Him, sun and moon, Praise ye Him, all stars of light.

⁴Praise ye Him, heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens.

⁵They do praise the name of Jehovah, For He commanded, and they were created.

⁶And He establisheth them for ever to the age, A statute He gave, and they pass not over.

⁷Praise ye Jehovah from the earth, Dragons and all deeps,

⁸Fire and hail, snow and vapour, Whirlwind doing His word;

⁹The mountains and all heights, Fruit tree, and all cedars,

¹⁰The wild beast, and all cattle, Creeping thing, and winged bird,

¹¹Kings of earth, and all peoples, Chiefs, and all judges of earth,

¹²Young men, and also maidens, Aged men, with youths,

¹³They praise the name of Jehovah, For His name alone hath been set on high, His honour is above earth and heavens.

¹⁴And He exalteth the horn of His people, The praise of all His saints, Of the sons of Israel, a people near Him. Praise ye Jah!

Psalm 149

¹Praise ye Jah! Sing ye to Jehovah a new song, His praise in an assembly of saints.

²Israel doth rejoice in his Maker, Sons of Zion do joy in their king.

³They praise His name in a dance, With timbrel and harp sing praise to Him.

⁴For Jehovah is pleased with His people, He beautifieth the humble with salvation.

⁵Exult do saints in honour, They sing aloud on their beds.

⁶The exaltation of God is in their throat, And a two-edged sword in their hand.

⁷To do vengeance among nations, Punishments among the peoples.

⁸To bind their kings with chains, And their honoured ones with fetters of iron,

⁹To do among them the judgment written, An honour it is for all his saints. Praise ye Jah!

Psalm 150

¹Praise ye Jah! Praise ye God in His holy place, Praise Him in the expanse of His strength.

²Praise Him in His mighty acts, Praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness.

³Praise Him with blowing of trumpet, Praise Him with psaltery and harp.

⁴Praise Him with timbrel and dance, Praise Him with stringed instruments and organ.

⁵Praise Him with cymbals of sounding, Praise Him with cymbals of shouting.

⁶All that doth breathe doth praise Jah! Praise ye Jah!

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