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Psalms 145:4
4Down from father to son, people will praise you. They will tell each other about the powerful things that you have done.
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
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. Down 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.
Read all of Psalms 145Psalms 145:4 word by word
דּ֣וֹר לְ֭דוֹר יְשַׁבַּ֣ח מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ יַגִּֽידוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:4
- Psalms 44:1God, we have heard it for ourselves. Our ancestors told us what you did for them a long time ago.
- Psalms 71:18And even when I am old and my hair is grey, do not turn away from me, God. I need to tell the people still to be born about your great strength. My descendants need to know about your power.
- Psalms 78:3We have heard about these things and we know them. Our ancestors have told them to us,
- Exodus 12:26Your children may say to you, “What does this feast mean?”
- Exodus 13:14One day, your son may ask you, “What does this mean?” Then you must say to him, “The Lord brought us out of Egypt with his powerful authority. He took us away from the place where we were slaves.
- Deuteronomy 6:7Teach them to your children at all times. Talk about them when you sit together at home. Talk about them as you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
- Joshua 4:21He said to the Israelite people, ‘In future years, your children will ask you, “What do these stones mean?”
- Isaiah 38:19It is those people who are alive that can thank you. And I am doing it today. Fathers tell their children that they can trust you.
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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