tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8382259676216670054.post-51668472269087654682008-06-30T06:00:00.000-07:002008-07-01T08:28:43.913-07:00<span class="chapter-num" id="v19145001-1"> </span>I will extol you, my God and King,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and bless your name forever and ever.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145002-1">2 </span>Every day I will bless you<br /><span class="indent"></span>and praise your name forever and ever.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145003-1">3 </span>Great is the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span>, and greatly to be praised,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and his greatness is unsearchable. <p class="line-group"><span class="verse-num" id="v19145004-1">4 </span>One generation shall commend your works to another,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and shall declare your mighty acts.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145005-1">5 </span>On the glorious splendor of your majesty,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145006-1">6 </span>They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and I will declare your greatness.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145007-1">7 </span>They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness<br /><span class="indent"></span>and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.</p> <p class="line-group"><span class="verse-num" id="v19145008-1">8 </span>The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> is gracious and merciful,<br /><span class="indent"></span>slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145009-1">9 </span>The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> is good to all,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and his mercy is over all that he has made.</p> <p class="line-group"><span class="verse-num" id="v19145010-1">10 </span>All your works shall give thanks to you, O <span class="small-caps">Lord</span>,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and all your saints shall bless you!<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145011-1">11 </span>They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom<br /><span class="indent"></span>and tell of your power,<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145012-1">12 </span>to make known to the children of man your<span class="footnote"> <a href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=psalm+145#f2" id="b2" title="Hebrew 'his'; also next line">[2]</a></span> mighty deeds,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145013-1">13 </span>Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and your dominion endures throughout all generations.</p> <p class="line-group">[The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> is faithful in all his words<br /><span class="indent"></span>and kind in all his works.]<span class="footnote"> <a href="http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=psalm+145#f3" id="b3" title="These two lines are supplied by one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint, Syriac (compare Dead Sea Scroll)">[3]</a></span><br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145014-1">14 </span>The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> upholds all who are falling<br /><span class="indent"></span>and raises up all who are bowed down.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145015-1">15 </span>The eyes of all look to you,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and you give them their food in due season.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145016-1">16 </span>You open your hand;<br /><span class="indent"></span>you satisfy the desire of every living thing.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145017-1">17 </span>The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> is righteous in all his ways<br /><span class="indent"></span>and kind in all his works.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145018-1">18 </span>The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> is near to all who call on him,<br /><span class="indent"></span>to all who call on him in truth.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145019-1">19 </span>He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;<br /><span class="indent"></span>he also hears their cry and saves them.<br /> <span class="verse-num" id="v19145020-1">20 </span>The <span class="small-caps">Lord</span> preserves all who love him,<br /><span class="indent"></span>but all the wicked he will destroy.</p> <p class="line-group"><span class="verse-num" id="v19145021-1">21 </span>My mouth will speak the praise of the <span class="small-caps">Lord</span>,<br /><span class="indent"></span>and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.</p>Brian Colmerynoreply@blogger.com