ASV - Psalms 145 to 150

Psalm 145

A Psalm of praise; of David.

¹I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever. ²Every day will I bless thee; And I will praise thy name for ever and ever. ³Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable. ⁴One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts. ⁵Of the glorious majesty of thine honor, And of thy wondrous works, will I meditate. ⁶And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; And I will declare thy greatness. ⁷They shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness. ⁸Jehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness. ⁹Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works. ¹⁰All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; And thy saints shall bless thee. ¹¹They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power; ¹²To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom. ¹³Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. ¹⁴Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down. ¹⁵The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season. ¹⁶Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing. ¹⁷Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works. ¹⁸Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth. ¹⁹He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them. ²⁰Jehovah preserveth all them that love him; But all the wicked will he destroy. ²¹My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

Psalm 146

¹Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul.

²While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being. ³Put not your trust in princes, Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help. ⁴His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; In that very day his thoughts perish. ⁵Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, Whose hope is in Jehovah his God: ⁶Who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that in them is; Who keepeth truth for ever; ⁷Who executeth justice for the oppressed; Who giveth food to the hungry. Jehovah looseth the prisoners; ⁸Jehovah openeth the eyes of the blind; Jehovah raiseth up them that are bowed down; Jehovah loveth the righteous; ⁹Jehovah preserveth the sojourners; He upholdeth the fatherless and widow; But the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. ¹⁰Jehovah will reign for ever, Thy God, O Zion, unto all generations. Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalm 147

¹Praise ye Jehovah; For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is comely.

²Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. ³He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. ⁴He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names. ⁵Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. ⁶Jehovah upholdeth the meek: He bringeth the wicked down to the ground. ⁷Sing unto Jehovah with thanksgiving; Sing praises upon the harp unto our God, ⁸Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. ⁹He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry. ¹⁰He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: He taketh no pleasure in the legs of a man. ¹¹Jehovah taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his lovingkindness. ¹²Praise Jehovah, O Jerusalem; Praise thy God, O Zion. ¹³For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; He hath blessed thy children within thee. ¹⁴He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. ¹⁵He sendeth out his commandment upon earth; His word runneth very swiftly. ¹⁶He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. ¹⁷He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold? ¹⁸He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. ¹⁹He showeth his word unto Jacob, His statutes and his ordinances unto Israel. ²⁰He hath not dealt so with any nation; And as for his ordinances, they have not known them. Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalm 148

¹Praise ye Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah from the heavens: Praise him in the heights.

²Praise ye him, all his angels: Praise ye him, all his host. ³Praise ye him, sun and moon: Praise him, all ye stars of light. ⁴Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, And ye waters that are above the heavens. ⁵Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created. ⁶He hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass away. ⁷Praise Jehovah from the earth, Ye sea-monsters, and all deeps. ⁸Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word; ⁹Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars; ¹⁰Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds; ¹¹Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; ¹²Both young men and virgins; Old men and children: ¹³Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For his name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and the heavens. ¹⁴And he hath lifted up the horn of his people, The praise of all his saints; Even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalm 149

¹Praise ye Jehovah. Sing unto Jehovah a new song, And his praise in the assembly of the saints.

²Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. ³Let them praise his name in the dance: Let them sing praises unto him with timbrel and harp. ⁴For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people: He will beautify the meek with salvation. ⁵Let the saints exult in glory: Let them sing for joy upon their beds. ⁶Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, And a two-edged sword in their hand; ⁷To execute vengeance upon the nations, And punishments upon the peoples; ⁸To bind their kings with chains, And their nobles with fetters of iron; ⁹To execute upon them the judgment written: This honor have all his saints. Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalm 150

¹Praise ye Jehovah. Praise God in his sanctuary: Praise him in the firmament of his power.

²Praise him for his mighty acts: Praise him according to his excellent greatness. ³Praise him with trumpet sound: Praise him with psaltery and harp. ⁴Praise him with timbrel and dance: Praise him with stringed instruments and pipe. ⁵Praise him with loud cymbals: Praise him with high sounding cymbals. ⁶Let everything that hath breath praise Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah.