145:1 I will extol you, my God and King,
  and bless your name forever and ever.
Every day I will bless you
  and praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
  and his greatness is unsearchable.

One generation shall commend your works to another,
  and shall declare your mighty acts.
On the glorious splendor of your majesty,
  and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,
  and I will declare your greatness.
They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness
  and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

The Lord is gracious and merciful,
  slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all,
  and his mercy is over all that he has made.

All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
  and all your saints shall bless you!
They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
  and tell of your power,
to make known to the children of man your [2] mighty deeds,
  and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
  and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

[The Lord is faithful in all his words
  and kind in all his works.] [3]
The Lord upholds all who are falling
  and raises up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to you,
  and you give them their food in due season.
You open your hand;
  you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
The Lord is righteous in all his ways
  and kind in all his works.
The Lord is near to all who call on him,
  to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
  he also hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord preserves all who love him,
  but all the wicked he will destroy.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
  and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

146:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
  I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

Put not your trust in princes,
  in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
  on that very day his plans perish.

Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
  whose hope is in the Lord his God,
who made heaven and earth,
  the sea, and all that is in them,
who keeps faith forever;
  who executes justice for the oppressed,
  who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;
  the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
  the Lord loves the righteous.
The Lord watches over the sojourners;
  he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
  but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

The Lord will reign forever,
  your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!

147:1 Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
  for it is pleasant, [4] and a song of praise is fitting.
The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
  he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
He heals the brokenhearted
  and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars;
  he gives to all of them their names.
Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
  his understanding is beyond measure.
The Lord lifts up the humble; [5]
  he casts the wicked to the ground.

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
  make melody to our God on the lyre!
He covers the heavens with clouds;
  he prepares rain for the earth;
  he makes grass grow on the hills.
He gives to the beasts their food,
  and to the young ravens that cry.
His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
  nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
  in those who hope in his steadfast love.

Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
  Praise your God, O Zion!
For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
  he blesses your children within you.
He makes peace in your borders;
  he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
He sends out his command to the earth;
  his word runs swiftly.
He gives snow like wool;
  he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.
He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;
  who can stand before his cold?
He sends out his word, and melts them;
  he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
He declares his word to Jacob,
  his statutes and rules [6] to Israel.
He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
  they do not know his rules. [7]
Praise the Lord!