145:1 ¶ <<David’s Psalm of praise.>> I will
extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and
ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever
and ever.
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his
greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall
declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy
wondrous works.
6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and
I will declare thy greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and
shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to
anger, and of great mercy.
9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are
over all his works.
10 ¶ All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall
bless thee.
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy
power;
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the
glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth
throughout all generations.
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those
that be bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat
in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every
living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all
his works.
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all
that call upon him in truth.
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will
hear their cry, and will save them.
20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked
will he destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh
bless his holy name for ever and ever.
146:1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
2 While I live will I praise the LORD: I will sing praises unto my
God while I have any being.
3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in
whom there is no help.
4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very
day his thoughts perish.
5 ¶ Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his
help, whose hope is in the LORD his God:
6 Which made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that therein is:
which keepeth truth for ever:
7 Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to
the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:
8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth
them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless
and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.
10 The LORD shall reign for ever, even thy God, O Zion, unto
all generations. Praise ye the LORD.
147:1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises
unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the
outcasts of Israel.
3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their
names.
5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is
infinite.
6 The LORD lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the
ground.
7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp
unto our God:
8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the
earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens
which cry.
10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not
pleasure in the legs of a man.
11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that
hope in his mercy.
12 ¶ Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise thy God, O Zion.
13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed
thy children within thee.
14 He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee
with the finest of the wheat.
15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth: his word
runneth very swiftly.
16 He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like
ashes.
17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his
cold?
18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: he causeth his wind
to blow, and the waters flow.
19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments
unto Israel.
20 He hath not dealt so with any nation: and as for his
judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the LORD.
148:1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Praise ye the LORD from the heavens:
praise him in the heights.
2 Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.
3 Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.
4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be
above the heavens.
5 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they
were created.
6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a
decree which shall not pass.
7 ¶ Praise the LORD from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps:
8 Fire, and hail; snow, and vapour; stormy wind fulfilling his
word:
9 Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
11 Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of
the earth:
12 Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children:
13 Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is
excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his
saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him.
Praise ye the LORD.
149:1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and
his praise in the congregation of saints.
2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion
be joyful in their King.
3 Let them praise his name in the dance: let them sing praises unto
him with the timbrel and harp.
4 For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the
meek with salvation.
5 Let the saints be joyful in glory: let them sing aloud upon their
beds.
6 ¶ Let the high praises of God be in their
mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
7 To execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments
upon the people;
8 To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of
iron;
9 To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all
his saints. Praise ye the LORD.
150:1 ¶ Praise ye the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary: praise
him in the firmament of his power.
2 Praise him for his mighty acts: praise him according to his
excellent greatness.
3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet: praise him with the
psaltery and harp.
4 Praise him with the timbrel and dance: praise him with stringed
instruments and organs.
5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals: praise him upon the high
sounding cymbals.
6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the
LORD.