Psalm 145

1 {david's psalm of praise } א i will extol thee, my god, o king; and i will bless thy name for ever and ever ב 2 every day will i bless thee; and i will praise thy name for ever and ever ג 3 great is the lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable ד 4 one generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts ה 5 i will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works ו 6 and men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts and i will declare thy greatness ז 7 they shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness ח 8 the lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy ט 9 the lord is good to all and his tender mercies are over all his works י 10 all thy works shall praise thee, o lord; and thy saints shall bless thee כ 11 they shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; ל 12 to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom מ 13 thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations ס 14 the lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down ע 15 the eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season פ 16 thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing צ 17 the lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works ק 18 the lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth ר 19 he will fulfil the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry, and will save them ש 20 the lord preserveth all them that love him but all the wicked will he destroy ת 21 my mouth shall speak the praise of the lord and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever