A praise psalm by Dawud.
1I will exalt you, my God,1 the King.
I will praise your Name forever and ever.
2Every day I will praise you.
I will extol your Name forever and ever.
3Great is YAHWEH,2 and greatly to be praised!
His greatness is unsearchable.
4One generation will commend your works to another,
And will declare your mighty acts.
5Of the glorious majesty of your honour,
Of your wondrous works, I will meditate.
6Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts.
I will declare your greatness.
7They will remember your great goodness,
And will sing of your righteousness.
8YAHWEH is gracious, merciful,
Slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
9YAHWEH is good to all.
His tender mercies are over all his works.
10All your works will give thanks to you, YAHWEH.
Your saints will extol you.
11They will speak of the glory of your kingdom,
And talk about your power;
12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
The glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
Your dominion endures throughout all generations.
14YAHWEH upholds all who fall,
And raises up all those who are bowed down.
15The eyes of all wait for you.
You give them their food in due season.
16You open your hand,
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17YAHWEH is righteous in all his ways,
And gracious in all his works.
18YAHWEH is near to all those who call on him,
To all who call on him in truth.
19He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him.
He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20YAHWEH preserves all those who love him,
But all the wicked he will destroy.
21My mouth will speak the praise of YAHWEH.
Let all flesh bless his holy Name forever and ever.
- 145:1 God, English translation of elohim. Elohim (Hebrew) is related to allah (Arabic) and alaha (Syriac), all of which can be translated as “God,” referring to the one true God. ↩︎
- 145:3 YAHWEH, the name God revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15 – God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.” ↩︎