Psalms 144

¹The Praise of David himself.I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever.

²Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever.

³The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness.

⁴Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.

⁵They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders.

⁶And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness.

⁷They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice.

⁸The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.

⁹The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.

¹⁰O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you.

¹¹They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power,

¹²so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom.

¹³Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.

¹⁴The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.

¹⁵O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time.

¹⁶You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing.

¹⁷The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.

¹⁸The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.

¹⁹He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation.

²⁰The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners.

²¹My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.

Psalms 144

¹Praise, for David himself. I will extol thee, O God my king: and I will bless thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

²Every day will I bless thee: and I will praise thy name for ever; yea, for ever and ever.

³Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: and of his greatness there is no end.

⁴Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.

⁵They shall speak of the magnificence of the glory of thy holiness: and shall tell thy wondrous works.

⁶And they shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and shall declare thy greatness.

⁷They shall publish the memory of the abundance of thy sweetness: and shall rejoice in thy justice.

⁸The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy.

⁹The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

¹⁰Let all thy works, O Lord, praise thee: and let thy saints bless thee.

¹¹They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom: and shall tell of thy power:

¹²To make thy might known to the sons of men: and the glory of the magnificence of thy kingdom.

¹³Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in all his words: and holy in all his works.

¹⁴The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down.

¹⁵The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season.

¹⁶Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.

¹⁷The Lord is just in all his ways: and holy in all his works.

¹⁸The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth.

¹⁹He will do the will of them that fear him: and he will hear their prayer, and save them.

²⁰The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.

²¹My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name forever; yea, for ever and ever.