God’s Word Translation
Psalms 145:1
1I will highly praise you, my God, the king. I will bless your name forever and ever.
Psalms 145:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
- New International Version (NIV)I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will extol You, my God, O King; And I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Context of Psalms 145:1
I will highly praise you, my God, the king. I will bless your name forever and ever. 2I will bless you every day. I will praise your name forever and ever. 3The Lord is great, and he should be highly praised. His greatness is unsearchable.
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אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ אֱלוֹהַ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאֲבָרֲכָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:1
- Psalms 100:1Shout happily to the Lord, all the earth.
- Psalms 30:1I will honor you highly, O Lord, because you have pulled me out ⌞of the pit⌟ and have not let my enemies rejoice over me.
- Psalms 68:4Sing to God; make music to praise his name. Make a highway for him to ride through the deserts. The Lord is his name. Celebrate in his presence.
- Psalms 71:14But I will always have hope. I will praise you more and more.
- Psalms 103:1Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise his holy name, all that is within me.
- Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, will praise, honor, and give glory to the King of Heaven. Everything he does is true, his ways are right, and he can humiliate those who act arrogantly.
- Psalms 44:4You alone are my king, O God. You won those victories for Jacob.
- Psalms 45:1My heart is overflowing with good news. I will direct my song to the king. My tongue is a pen for a skillful writer.
- Psalms 47:6Make music to praise God. Play music for him! Make music to praise our king. Play music for him!
- Psalms 48:2Its beautiful peak is the joy of the whole earth. Mount Zion is on the northern ridge. It is the city of the great king.
- Psalms 95:3The Lord is a great God and a great king above all gods.
- Psalms 149:2Let Israel find joy in their creator. Let the people of Zion rejoice over their king.
- Isaiah 33:22The Lord is our judge. The Lord is our lawgiver. The Lord is our king. The Lord is our savior.
- Malachi 1:14“Cheaters are under a curse. They have male animals in their flocks that they vow to give ⌞as a sacrifice⌟. But they sacrifice second-rate ones to the Lord instead. I am a great king,” says the Lord of Armies. “Among the nations my name is respected.
- Matthew 25:34“Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, my Father has blessed you! Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the creation of the world.
- Revelation 19:16On his clothes and his thigh he has a name written: King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
Commentaries on Psalms 145:1
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1I will extol thee - I will lift thee up; I will lift up thy name and praise, so that it may be heard afar. And I will bless thy name forever and ever - I will bless or praise thee. I will do it now; I will do it in all the future. I will do it in time; I will do it in eternity. See the notes at Psalm 30:1.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David extols the power, goodness, and mercy of the Lord. (1-9) The glory of God's kingdom, and his care of those that love him. (10-21) Verses 1-9 Those who, under troubles and temptations, abound in fervent prayer, shall in due season abound in grateful praise, which is the true language of holy joy. Especially we should speak of God's wondrous work of redemption, while we declare his greatness. For no deliverance of the Israelites, nor the punishment of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist praises God, the Great King who reigns over all other rulers (see Psalm 47:2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-211-2. (Compare Psa 30:1). bless thy name--celebrate Thy perfections (Psa 5:11). God is addressed as king, alluding to His government of men.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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