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Apoteichisis

The Old Testament

Psalms 144

ΨΑΛΜΟΙ · 144

Brenton 144:1

David's Psalm of praise. I will exalt thee, my God, my king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Source notes (1)
  • Lit. to the age, and to the age of the age.
Brenton 144:2

Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Source notes (1)
  • Lit. to the age, and to the age of the age.
Brenton 144:3

The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and there is no end of his greatness.

Brenton 144:4

Generation after generation shall praise thy works, and tell of thy power.

Brenton 144:5

And they shall speak of the glorious majesty of thy holiness, and recount thy wonders.

Brenton 144:6

And they shall speak of the power of thy terrible acts; and recount thy greatness.

Brenton 144:7

They shall utter the memory of the abundance of thy goodness, and shall exult in thy righteousness.

Brenton 144:8

The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy.

Brenton 144:9

The Lord is good to those that wait on him; and his compassions are over all his works.

Brenton 144:10

Let all thy works, O Lord, give thanks to thee; and let thy saints bless thee.

Brenton 144:11

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy dominion;

Brenton 144:12

to make known to the sons of men thy power, and the glorious majesty of thy kingdom.

Brenton 144:13

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endures through all generations.

Source notes (2)
  • Gr. a kingdom of all ages.
  • Gr. in every generation and generation.
Brenton 144:13a

The Lord is faithful in his words, and holy in all his works.

Brenton 144:14

The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down.

Brenton 144:15

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their food in due season.

Brenton 144:16

Thou openest thine hands, and fillest every living thing with pleasure.

Brenton 144:17

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

Brenton 144:18

The Lord is near to all that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Brenton 144:19

He will perform the desire of them that fear him: and he will hear their supplication, and save them.

Brenton 144:20

The Lord preserves all that love him: but all sinners he will utterly destroy.

Brenton 144:21

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

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