Old Testament · Poetry

Psalm 145

Every Day I Will Bless You

David's last psalm of praise. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised. His greatness is unsearchable — but David searches anyway.

Berean Standard Bible BSB KJV

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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.

Understand This

Psalm 145, explained

What Psalm 145 is saying

Psalm 145 is the only psalm carrying the title tehillah (praise) in its superscription, serving as David's personal doxology and the gateway to the Psalter's concluding Hallel sequence (146–150). It is an acrostic psalm celebrating God's greatness, compassion, faithfulness, and kingdom. Verse 8 again recites the creedal formula of Exodus 34:6, and verse 13 declares God's kingdom an everlasting kingdom.

The background behind it

Jewish liturgical tradition prescribes this psalm (as 'Ashrei' with Psalm 84:5 and 144:15 prefixed) three times daily, reflecting its supreme importance in synagogue worship. The Qumran scrolls preserve a version with an additional verse for the missing nun acrostic line.

Themes running underneath

The psalm develops a theology of God's universal kingdom that is simultaneously mighty and gentle—the God whose greatness is unsearchable is also the God who 'upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.' The generational transmission of praise (v. 4) makes worship a communal, intergenerational activity.

Why it still matters

This psalm models praise that is both cosmic and personal, holding together God's transcendent greatness and His tender attention to individual need. It challenges the worshiper to participate in the generational chain of testimony.

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