Passage

Psalms 145

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{A Psalm of praise; of David.} 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 Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable. 4. One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts. 5. Of the glorious majesty of thine honor, And of thy wondrous works, will I meditate. 6. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; And I will declare thy greatness. 7. They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness. 8. Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness. 9. Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works. 10. All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; 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 glory of the majesty of his kingdom. 13. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. 14. Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down. 15. The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season. 16. Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 17. Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works. 18. Jehovah 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. Jehovah preserveth all them that love him; But all the wicked will he destroy. 21. My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever." (Psalms 145:1-21, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever. 2. Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever. 3. Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable. 4. One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. 5. Of the glorious majesty of your honor, of your wondrous works, I will meditate. 6. Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness. 7. They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness. 8. Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness. 9. Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works. 10. All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you. 11. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power; 12. to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. 13. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds. 14. Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down. 15. The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season. 16. You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17. Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. 18. Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them. 20. Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. 21. My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever." (Psalms 145:1-21, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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. ^{and his: Heb. and of his greatness there is no search} 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. ^{works: Heb. things, or, words} 6. And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. ^{declare: Heb. declare it} 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. ^{of great: Heb. great in 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. ^{an: Heb. a kingdom of all ages} 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. ^{wait: or, look unto} 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. ^{holy: or, merciful, or, bountiful} 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." (Psalms 145:1-21, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever. 2. Every day do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever. 3. Great [is] Jehovah, and praised greatly, And of His greatness there is no searching. 4. Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare. 5. The honour, the glory of Thy majesty, And the matters of Thy wonders I declare. 6. And the strength of Thy fearful acts they tell, And Thy greatness I recount. 7. The memorial of the abundance of Thy goodness they send forth. And Thy righteousness they sing. 8. Gracious and merciful [is] Jehovah, Slow to anger, and great in kindness. 9. Good [is] Jehovah to all, And His mercies [are] over all His works. 10. Confess Thee O Jehovah, do all Thy works, And Thy saints do bless Thee. 11. The honour of Thy kingdom they tell, And [of] Thy might they speak, 12. To make known to sons of men His mighty acts, The honour of the majesty of His kingdom. 13. Thy kingdom [is] a kingdom of all ages, And Thy dominion [is] in all generations. 14. Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down. 15. The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season, 16. Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing. 17. Righteous [is] Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works. 18. Near [is] Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth. 19. The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them. 20. Jehovah preserveth all those loving Him, And all the wicked He destroyeth. 21. The praise of Jehovah my mouth speaketh, And all flesh doth bless His holy name, To the age and for ever!" (Psalms 145:1-21, YLT)

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Theological reading

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Key words

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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