American Standard Version
Psalms 145:4
4One generation shall laud thy works to another,And shall declare thy mighty acts.
Psalms 145:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
- New International Version (NIV)One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.
- English Standard Version (ESV)One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
- New King James Version (NKJV)One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.
Context of Psalms 145:4
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. One 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.
Read all of Psalms 145Psalms 145:4 word by word
דּ֣וֹר לְ֭דוֹר יְשַׁבַּ֣ח מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ יַגִּֽידוּ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 145:4
- Psalms 44:1We have heard with our ears, O God, Our fathers have told us, What work thou didst in their days, In the days of old.
- Psalms 71:18Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto the next generation, Thy might to every one that is to come.
- Psalms 78:3Which we have heard and known, And our fathers have told us.
- Exodus 12:26And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
- Exodus 13:14And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
- Deuteronomy 6:7and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
- Joshua 4:21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?
- Isaiah 38:19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: The father to the children shall make known thy truth.
Commentaries on Psalms 145:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4One generation shall praise thy works - Shall praise thee on account of thy works or thy doings. That is, Thy praise shall be always kept up on the earth. See the notes at Isaiah 38:19; notes at Psalm 19:2. One generation shall transmit the knowledge of thy works to another by praise - by hymns and psalms recording and celebrating thy praise. Successive generations of people shall take up the language of praise, and it shall thus be transmitted to the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7This litany (a repeated form of praise, often with the same line said again and again) celebrates God’s character and his mighty deeds. Each generation will continue to tell others about God’s power (Psalm 22:30).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. shall declare--literally, "they shall declare," that is, all generations.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 4Generation to generation will praise Your works And I, too, shall speak of the majesty of the glory of Your splendor.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 145
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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