Psalms 145:1-6

Praising God's Greatness

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A Davidic hymn.

1 I[a] exalt You, my God[b] the King, and praise Your name forever and ever.
2 I will praise You every day; I will honor Your name forever and ever.[c]
3 Yahweh is great and is highly praised;[d] His greatness is unsearchable.[e]
4 One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts.
5 I[f] will speak of Your glorious splendor[g] and[h] Your wonderful works.
6 They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring works, and I will declare Your greatness.[i] [j]

Footnotes 10

  • [a]. The lines of this poem form an acrostic.
  • [b]. Ps 30:1; 118:28; Isa 25:1
  • [c]. Ps 63:4; 96:2; 100:4
  • [d]. Ps 48:1; 96:4; 1 Ch 16:25
  • [e]. Jb 5:9; 9:10; Isa 40:28
  • [f]. LXX, Syr read They
  • [g]. Ps 96:6; 104:1; 1 Ch 16:27; Jb 37:22
  • [h]. LXX, Syr read and they will tell of
  • [i]. Alt Hb tradition, Jer read great deeds
  • [j]. Ps 106:2; Dt 10:21; 1 Ch 17:19-21
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