Psalms 145

God is great and he is kind #145:1 This psalm is an alphabet poem. In the Hebrew language, each verse starts with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are!

2Because you are good, I will praise you every day. Yes, I will always praise your name.

3Clearly the Lord is great! He is so great that we cannot understand it.

4Down from father to son, people will praise you. They will tell each other about the powerful things that you have done.

5Everyone will speak about your glory and authority. I also will think carefully about your great miracles.

6Famous are the powerful things that you have done. People will talk about them. I also will speak about the great things that you do.

7Good things are what everybody will remember about you. They will sing about your justice.

8How very kind the Lord is! He is very patient and his faithful love continues.

9It is the Lord who takes care of everybody. He is kind to everything that he has made.

10Join together to thank the Lord! Everything that he has made will praise him. Your own people will praise you, Lord!

11King is who you are and your kingdom is great! People will speak about your royal authority.

12Let everyone agree that you do great things! Let them say that you rule with great authority.

13Many years your kingdom will remain, even for ever. You will always rule your people and their descendants. Nothing that the Lord promises is false. He is kind in everything that he does.

14Often people fall, but the Lord lifts them up. He helps everyone who has trouble.

15People look to you for help. You give them food when they need it.

16Ready to help, you open your hand. You give to every living thing the good things that they want.

17So the Lord is fair in all that he does. He always shows how much he loves us.

18The Lord is ready to help everyone who asks him. He is near to everyone who prays honestly.

19Very kindly he gives his own people the things that they need. He saves them when they call to him for help.

20Whoever loves the Lord, he keeps safe. But he destroys wicked people.

21Yes, I will praise the Lord! Everyone who lives should praise his holy name for ever!