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Psalms 145

Psalms 145 Summary, Context, and Full Chapter

Psalm 145 is a hymn of praise that lifts up God's greatness, compassion, and faithful care. David moves from personal worship to a wider call for every generation and every creature to honor the Lord. It is a steady reminder that God's kingdom endures and His goodness reaches to all He has made.

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What happens in Psalms 145?

David begins with a determined vow to bless and exalt God every day. He praises the Lord's greatness, wondrous deeds, goodness, righteousness, and compassion, and calls one generation to tell the next about God's works. The psalm highlights God's everlasting kingdom, His faithfulness in speech and action, and His care for those who fall or are in need. It also shows that the Lord gives food, hears cries for help, saves those who call in truth, and preserves those who love Him, ending with a call for all creation to bless His name.

Psalm 145 is the final psalm attributed to David in the book of Psalms. It stands as a broad, joyful conclusion to a long section of praise, focusing on God's kingdom, character, and care. Coming before the closing group of Hallelujah psalms, it gathers together many themes of worship and trust into a strong public confession of who the Lord is.

Themes to notice

  • Praise of GodThe psalm opens and closes with personal and universal praise directed to the Lord's holy name.
  • God's characterIt emphasizes God's greatness, compassion, righteousness, faithfulness, and kindness in all He does.
  • Kingdom careThe passage shows God's rule as lasting forever while His hand provides, lifts up, hears, and saves.

Questions for Psalms 145

  • What do you notice about the different reasons David gives for praising God in this psalm?
  • How does Psalm 145 describe God's care for people who are weak, needy, or calling for help?
  • What would it look like for one generation to pass on the knowledge of God's works to the next?

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Psalms 145

I Will Exalt You, My God and King

A Psalm of praise. Of David.

1I will exalt You, my God and King;

I will bless Your name forever and ever.

2Every day I will bless You,

and I will praise Your name forever and ever.

3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised;

His greatness is unsearchable.

4One generation will commend Your works to the next,

and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

5the glorious splendor of Your majesty.

And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.

6They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds,

and I will declare Your greatness.

7They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness

and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.

8The LORD is gracious and compassionate,

slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.

9The LORD is good to all;

His compassion rests on all He has made.

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

and Your saints will bless You.

11They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom

and speak of Your might,

12to make known to men Your mighty acts

and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.

13Your 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.

14The LORD upholds all who fall

and lifts up all who are bowed down.

15The eyes of all look to You,

and You give them their food in season.

16You open Your hand

and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17The LORD is righteous in all His ways

and kind in all His deeds.

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

to all who call out to Him in truth.

19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;

He hears their cry and saves them.

20The LORD preserves all who love Him,

but all the wicked He will destroy.

21My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD;

let every creature bless His holy name

forever and ever.

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