Psalms

Chapter 145

I Will Exalt You, My God and King

A Psalm of praise. Of David. [a]

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1 I will exalt You, my God and King;

I will bless Your name forever and ever.

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2 Every day I will bless You,

and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

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3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised;

His greatness is unsearchable.

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4 One generation will commend Your works to the next,

and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

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5 the glorious splendor of Your majesty.

And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

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6 They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds,

and I will declare Your greatness.

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7 They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness

and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

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8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

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9 The LORD is good to all;

His compassion rests on all He has made.

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10 All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD,

and Your saints will bless You.

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11 They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom

and speak of Your might,

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12 to make known to men Your mighty acts

and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

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13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and Your dominion endures through all generations.

The LORD is faithful in all His words

and kind in all His actions. [b]

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14 The LORD upholds all who fall

and lifts up all who are bowed down.

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15 The eyes of all look to You,

and You give them their food in season.

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16 You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

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17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways

and kind in all His deeds.

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18 The LORD is near to all who call on Him,

to all who call out to Him in truth.

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19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;

He hears their cry and saves them.

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20 The LORD preserves all who love Him,

but all the wicked He will destroy.

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21 My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD;

let every creature bless His holy name

forever and ever.

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