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Psalm 145

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1 <<A praise psalm by David.>> I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
1 I lift you high in praise, my God, O my King! and I'll bless your name into eternity.
2 Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
2 I'll bless you every day, and keep it up from now to eternity.
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
3 God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.
4 One generation will commend your works to another, And will declare your mighty acts.
4 Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.
5 Of the glorious majesty of your honor, Of your wondrous works, I will meditate.
5 Your beauty and splendor have everyone talking; I compose songs on your wonders.
6 Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
6 Your marvelous doings are headline news; I could write a book full of the details of your greatness.
7 They will utter the memory of your great goodness, And will sing of your righteousness.
7 The fame of your goodness spreads across the country; your righteousness is on everyone's lips.
8 The LORD is gracious, merciful, Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.
8 God is all mercy and grace - not quick to anger, is rich in love.
9 The LORD is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
9 God is good to one and all; everything he does is suffused with grace.
10 All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your holy ones will extol you.
10 Creation and creatures applaud you, God;
11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, And talk about your power;
11 your holy people bless you. They talk about the glories of your rule, they exclaim over your splendor,
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, The glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
12 Letting the world know of your power for good, the lavish splendor of your kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
13 Your kingdom is a kingdom eternal; you never get voted out of office. God always does what he says, and is gracious in everything he does.
14 The LORD upholds all who fall, And raises up all those who are bowed down.
14 God gives a hand to those down on their luck, gives a fresh start to those ready to quit.
15 The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.
15 All eyes are on you, expectant; you give them their meals on time.
16 You open your hand, And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
16 Generous to a fault, you lavish your favor on all creatures.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.
17 Everything God does is right - the trademark on all his works is love.
18 The LORD is near to all those who call on him, To all who call on him in truth.
18 God's there, listening for all who pray, for all who pray and mean it.
19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
19 He does what's best for those who fear him - hears them call out, and saves them.
20 The LORD preserves all those who love him, But all the wicked he will destroy.
20 God sticks by all who love him, but it's all over for those who don't.
21 My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
21 My mouth is filled with God's praise. Let everything living bless him, bless his holy name from now to eternity!
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Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.