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- Chapter 145 -

I will praise you, my God and King

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The 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.
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Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever.
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The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness.
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Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.
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They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders.
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And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness.
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They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice.
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The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
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The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.
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O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you.
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They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power,
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so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom.
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Your 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.
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The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.
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O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time.
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You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing.
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The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.
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The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
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He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation.
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The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners.
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My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.

I will praise you, my God and King

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I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
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Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
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Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
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One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.
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I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.
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Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
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They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.
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The LORD is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
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The LORD is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
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All your works will give thanks to you, LORD. Your saints will extol you.
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They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power,
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to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
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Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The LORD is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.(a)
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The LORD upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.
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The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.
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You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
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The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.
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The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
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He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
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The LORD preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.
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My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

Footnotes

(a)145:13 Some manuscripts omit these last two lines.
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