Praising God's Greatness

1 A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!

1 {David's Psalm of praise.} I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

1 A Psalm of Praise, of David.I will (A)extol You, (B)my God, O King,And I will (C)bless Your name forever and ever.

1 A Davidic hymn.I(a) exalt You, my God the King,and praise Your name forever and ever.(A)

1 I will speak highly of you, my God and King, and I will bless your name forever and ever.

2 Every day I will praise you! I will praise your name continually!

2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

2 Every day I will bless You,And I will (D)praise Your name forever and ever.

2 I will praise You every day;I will honor Your name forever and ever.(B)

2 I will bless you every day and I will praise your name forever and ever.

3 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise! No one can fathom his greatness!

3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

3 (E)Great is the Lord, and highly to be praised,And His (F)greatness is unsearchable.

3 Yahweh is great and is highly praised;(C)His greatness is unsearchable.(D)

3 The LORD is great, and to be praised highly, though his greatness is indescribable.

4 One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts!

4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

4 One (G)generation shall praise Your works to another,And shall declare Your mighty acts.

4 One generation will declare Your works to the nextand will proclaim Your mighty acts.(E)

4 One generation will acclaim your works to another and will describe your mighty actions.

5 I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor, and your amazing deeds!

5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

5 On the (H)glorious (a)splendor of Your majestyAnd (I)on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.

5 I(b) will speak of Your splendor and glorious majestyand(c) Your wonderful works.(F)

5 I will speak about the glorious splendor of your majesty as well as your awesome actions.

6 They will proclaim the power of your awesome acts! I will declare your great deeds!

6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

6 Men shall speak of the (b)power of Your (J)awesome acts,And I will (K)tell of Your greatness.

6 They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts,and I will declare Your greatness.(d)(G)

6 People will speak about the might of your great deeds, and I will announce your greatness.

7 They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, and sing about your justice.

7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

7 They shall (c)eagerly utter the memory of Your (L)abundant goodnessAnd will (M)shout joyfully of Your righteousness.

7 They will give a testimony of Your great goodnessand will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.(H)

7 They will extol the fame of your abundant goodness, and will sing out loud about your righteousness.

8 The Lord is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love.

8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

8 The Lord is (N)gracious and merciful;Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness.

8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate,slow to anger and great in faithful love.(I)

8 Gracious and merciful is the LORD, slow to become angry, and overflowing with gracious love.

9 The Lord is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made.

9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

9 The Lord is (O)good to all,And His (P)mercies are over all His works.

9 The Lord is good to everyone;(J)His compassion rests on all He has made.(K)

9 The LORD is good to everyone and his mercies extend to everything he does.

10 All he has made will give thanks to the Lord. Your loyal followers will praise you.

10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

10 (Q)All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord,And Your (R)godly ones shall bless You.

10 All You have made will thank You, Lord;the(e) godly will praise You.(L)

10 LORD, everything you have done will praise you, and your holy ones will bless you.

11 They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom; they will tell about your power,

11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

11 They shall speak of the (S)glory of Your kingdomAnd talk of Your power;

11 They will speak of the glory of Your kingdomand will declare Your might,(M)

11 They will speak about the glory of your kingdom, and they will talk about your might,

12 so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts, and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

12 To (T)make known to the sons of men (d)Your mighty actsAnd the (U)glory of the majesty of (e)Your kingdom.

12 informing all people of Your mighty actsand of the glorious splendor of Your(f) kingdom.(N)

12 in order to make known your mighty acts to mankind as well as the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

13 Your kingdom is (f)an (V)everlasting kingdom,And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom;Your rule is for all generations.(O)The Lord is faithful in all His wordsand gracious in all His actions.(g)(P)

13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your authority endures from one generation to another. God is faithful about everything he says and merciful in everything he does.

14 The Lord supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over.

14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

14 The Lord (W)sustains all who fallAnd (X)raises up all who are bowed down.

14 The Lord helps all who fall;He raises up all who are oppressed.(h)(Q)

14 The LORD supports everyone who falls and raises up those who are bowed down.

15 Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis.

15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

15 The eyes of all (g)look to You,And You (Y)give them their food in due time.

15 All eyes look to You,and You give them their food at the proper time.(R)

15 Everyone's eyes are on you, as you give them their food in due time.

16 You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food they desire.

16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

16 You (Z)open Your handAnd satisfy the desire of every living thing.

16 You open Your handand satisfy the desire of every living thing.(S)

16 You open your hand and keep on satisfying the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does.

17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

17 The Lord is (AA)righteous in all His waysAnd kind in all His deeds.

17 The Lord is righteous in all His waysand gracious in all His acts.(T)

17 The LORD is righteous in all of his ways and graciously loving in all of his activities.

18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely.

18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

18 The Lord is (AB)near to all who call upon Him,To all who call upon Him (AC)in truth.

18 The Lord is near all who call out to Him,all who call out to Him with integrity.(U)

18 The LORD remains near to all who call out to him, to everyone who calls out to him sincerely.

19 He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

19 He will (AD)fulfill the desire of those who fear Him;He will also (AE)hear their cry and will save them.

19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him;He hears their cry for help and saves them.(V)

19 He fulfills the desire of those who fear him, hearing their cry and saving them.

20 The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked.

20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

20 The Lord (AF)keeps all who love Him,But all the (AG)wicked He will destroy.

20 The Lord guards all those who love Him,but He destroys all the wicked.(W)

20 The LORD preserves everyone who loves him, but he will destroy all of the wicked.

21 My mouth will praise the Lord. Let all who live praise his holy name forever!

21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

21 My (AH)mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,And (AI)all flesh will (AJ)bless His holy name forever and ever.

21 My mouth will declare Yahweh’s praise;let every living thingpraise His holy name forever and ever.(X)

21 My mouth will praise the LORD, and all creatures will bless his holy name forever and ever.

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