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Psalm 145
New International Version

### Psalm 145[a]

#### A psalm of praise. Of David.

1 I will exalt you,(A) my God the King;(B)
I will praise your name(C) for ever and ever.
2 Every day I will praise(D) you
and extol your name(E) for ever and ever.

3 Great(F) is the Lord and most worthy of praise;(G)
his greatness no one can fathom.(H)
4 One generation(I) commends your works to another;
they tell(J) of your mighty acts.(K)
5 They speak of the glorious splendor(L) of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.[b](M)
6 They tell(N) of the power of your awesome works—(O)
and I will proclaim(P) your great deeds.(Q)
7 They celebrate your abundant goodness(R)
and joyfully sing(S) of your righteousness.(T)

8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,(U)
slow to anger and rich in love.(V)

9 The Lord is good(W) to all;
he has compassion(X) on all he has made.
10 All your works praise you,(Y) Lord;
your faithful people extol(Z) you.(AA)
11 They tell of the glory of your kingdom(AB)
and speak of your might,(AC)
12 so that all people may know of your mighty acts(AD)
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.(AE)
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,(AF)
and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy(AG) in all he promises(AH)
and faithful in all he does.[c]
14 The Lord upholds(AI) all who fall
and lifts up all(AJ) who are bowed down.(AK)
15 The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food(AL) at the proper time.
16 You open your hand
and satisfy the desires(AM) of every living thing.

17 The Lord is righteous(AN) in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.(AO)
18 The Lord is near(AP) to all who call on him,(AQ)
to all who call on him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires(AR) of those who fear him;(AS)
he hears their cry(AT) and saves them.(AU)
20 The Lord watches over(AV) all who love him,(AW)
but all the wicked he will destroy.(AX)

21 My mouth will speak(AY) in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature(AZ) praise his holy name(BA)
for ever and ever.

#### Footnotes

1. Psalm 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, the verses of which (including verse 13b) begin with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
2. Psalm 145:5 Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); Masoretic Text On the glorious splendor of your majesty / and on your wonderful works I will meditate
3. Psalm 145:13 One manuscript of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls and Syriac (see also Septuagint); most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text do not have the last two lines of verse 13.

#### Cross references

1. Psalm 145:1 : Ps 30:1; 34:1
2. Psalm 145:1 : Ps 2:6; 5:2
3. Psalm 145:1 : S Ps 54:6
4. Psalm 145:2 : S Ps 71:6
5. Psalm 145:2 : Ps 34:1; Isa 25:1; 26:8
6. Psalm 145:3 : S Ps 95:3
7. Psalm 145:3 : S 2Sa 22:4; Ps 96:4
8. Psalm 145:3 : S Job 5:9
9. Psalm 145:4 : Ps 22:30
10. Psalm 145:4 : S Dt 11:19
11. Psalm 145:4 : S Ps 71:16
12. Psalm 145:5 : Ps 96:6; 148:13
13. Psalm 145:5 : S Ps 75:1
14. Psalm 145:6 : Ps 78:4
15. Psalm 145:6 : S Ps 66:3
16. Psalm 145:6 : S Dt 32:3
17. Psalm 145:6 : Ps 75:1; 106:22
18. Psalm 145:7 : S Ex 18:9; S Ps 27:13
19. Psalm 145:7 : S Ps 5:11; S 101:1
20. Psalm 145:7 : S Ps 138:5
21. Psalm 145:8 : S Ps 86:15; 103:8
22. Psalm 145:8 : S Ps 86:5
23. Psalm 145:9 : S 1Ch 16:34; S Ps 136:1; Mt 19:17; Mk 10:18
24. Psalm 145:9 : Ps 103:13-14
25. Psalm 145:10 : S Ps 8:6; S 103:22; S 139:14
26. Psalm 145:10 : Ps 30:4; 148:14; 149:9
27. Psalm 145:10 : Ps 115:17-18
28. Psalm 145:11 : ver 12-13; S Ex 15:2; Mt 6:33
29. Psalm 145:11 : Ps 21:13
30. Psalm 145:12 : S Ps 75:1; 105:1
31. Psalm 145:12 : ver 11; Ps 103:19; Isa 2:10, 19, 21
32. Psalm 145:13 : S Ex 15:18; 1Ti 1:17; 2Pe 1:11; Rev 11:15
33. Psalm 145:13 : S Dt 7:9; S 1Co 1:9
34. Psalm 145:13 : S Jos 23:14
35. Psalm 145:14 : S Ps 37:17
36. Psalm 145:14 : S 1Sa 2:8; Ps 146:8
37. Psalm 145:14 : S Ps 38:6
38. Psalm 145:15 : S Ge 1:30; S Job 28:5; S Ps 37:25; S Mt 6:26
39. Psalm 145:16 : S Ps 90:14; S 104:28
40. Psalm 145:17 : S Ex 9:27; S Ezr 9:15
41. Psalm 145:17 : ver 13
42. Psalm 145:18 : S Nu 23:21; S Ps 46:1; Php 4:5
43. Psalm 145:18 : Ps 18:6; 80:18
44. Psalm 145:19 : S Ps 20:4
45. Psalm 145:19 : S Job 22:28
46. Psalm 145:19 : S Ps 31:22; S 40:1
47. Psalm 145:19 : S 1Sa 10:19; Ps 7:10; 34:18
48. Psalm 145:20 : S Ps 1:6
49. Psalm 145:20 : Ps 31:23; 91:14; 97:10
50. Psalm 145:20 : S Ps 94:23
51. Psalm 145:21 : Ps 71:8
52. Psalm 145:21 : Ps 65:2; 150:6
53. Psalm 145:21 : S Ex 3:15; S Ps 30:4; S 99:3

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