Psalm 145
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Psalms 145— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, which is the key every lexicon and concordance uses (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets name a word that does a grammatical job rather than carrying a meaning, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
1I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Radak on Psalms 145:1
Tehillah (A Praise): These six psalms until the end of the book are all praises of the Blessed God and His glory. Therefore, they begin and end with praise, reflecting the greatness of praise. This psalm starts with the word "Tehillah" in the first verse and also concludes with "Tehillah" in the last verse. The other five psalms start and end with "Hallelujah," all highlighting the greatness of praise. When will the praise of God be truly great?
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2Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
4One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
6They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
7They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
8The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
9The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
10All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
Radak on Psalms 145:10
All Thy works shall praise Thee: Even the various species of living creatures that lack knowledge to recognize the perfection of Your creation and the provision of their sustenance will praise You. Human beings who understand these things will also praise You as if they were all giving You thanks.
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11They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
Radak on Psalms 145:11
Glory (כבוד): In those blessings they shall mention the glory of Your kingdom and Your power, for You are the king over all and the creator of everything, and with Your power and ability, You sustain all creatures.
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12to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
Radak on Psalms 145:12
To Make Known (להודיע): And just as they bless and acknowledge among themselves, so they should make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts, which they do not know, and the glorious majesty of Your kingdom.
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13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
Radak on Psalms 145:13
Thy kingdom (מלכותך): It is not a kingdom of a human being that has an end either in his life or in his death, but the kingdom of the Almighty, may He be blessed, has no end, for His kingdom is the kingdom of all worlds, all times, and repeated in different words.
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14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
20The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
21My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.