145:1 A psalm of praise, by David.

I will extol you, my God, O king!

I will praise your name continually! ² 

145:2 Every day I will praise you!

I will praise your name continually! ³ 

145:3 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise!

No one can fathom his greatness! ⁴ 

145:4 One generation will praise your deeds to another,

and tell about your mighty acts! ⁵ 

145:5 I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor,

and your amazing deeds! ⁶ 

145:6 They will proclaim ⁷  the power of your awesome acts!

I will declare your great deeds!

145:7 They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, ⁸ 

and sing about your justice. ⁹ 

145:8 The Lord is merciful and compassionate;

he is patient ¹⁰  and demonstrates great loyal love. ¹¹ 

145:9 The Lord is good to all,

and has compassion on all he has made. ¹² 

145:10 All he has made will give thanks to the Lord.

Your loyal followers will praise you.

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

they will tell about your power,

145:12 so that mankind ¹³  might acknowledge your mighty acts,

and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

145:13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, ¹⁴ 

and your dominion endures through all generations.

145:14 ¹⁵ 

The Lord supports all who fall,

and lifts up all who are bent over. ¹⁶ 

145:15 Everything looks to you in anticipation, ¹⁷ 

and you provide them with food on a regular basis. ¹⁸ 

145:16 You open your hand,

and fill every living thing with the food they desire. ¹⁹ 

145:17 The Lord is just in all his actions, ²⁰ 

and exhibits love in all he does. ²¹ 

145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him,

all who cry out to him sincerely. ²² 

145:19 He satisfies the desire ²³  of his loyal followers; ²⁴ 

he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

145:20 The Lord protects those who love him,

but he destroys all the wicked.

145:21 My mouth will praise the Lord. ²⁵ 

Let all who live ²⁶  praise his holy name forever!