Psalms

Psalm 145:1–3

¹A Psalm of praise. Of David.^a

I will exalt You, my God and King;

I will bless Your name forever and ever.

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.

Footnotes

a 145:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each verse beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
of praise	תְּהִלָּ֗ה	tə·hil·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8416 praise, song of praise
Of David	לְדָ֫וִ֥ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
I will exalt You	אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣	’ă·rō·w·mim·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H7311 be high, exalted, rise
my God	אֱלוֹהַ֣י	’ĕ·lō·w·hay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H430 God
King	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
I will bless	וַאֲבָרֲכָ֥ה	wa·’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1288 kneel, bless
Your name	שִׁ֝מְךָ֗	šim·k̲ā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
forever	לְעוֹלָ֥ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and ever	וָעֶֽד׃	wā·‘eḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Every	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
day	י֥וֹם	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
I will bless You	אֲבָרֲכֶ֑ךָּ	’ă·ḇā·ră·ḵe·kā	Verb - Piel - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
and I will praise	וַאֲהַלְלָ֥ה	wa·’ă·hal·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1984 shine
Your name	שִׁ֝מְךָ֗	šim·k̲ā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H8034 name
forever	לְעוֹלָ֥ם	lə·‘ō·w·lām	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
and ever	וָעֶֽד׃	wā·‘eḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5703 perpetuity

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Great	גָּ֘ד֤וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
and greatly	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
to be praised	וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל	ū·mə·hul·lāl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine singular	H1984 shine
His greatness	וְ֝לִגְדֻלָּת֗וֹ	wə·liḡ·ḏul·lā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1420 greatness
unsearchable	חֵֽקֶר׃	ḥê·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H2714 searching, thing (to be) searched out

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 145:1 Psalm 47:6–8 · Psalm 45:6 · Psalm 34:1 · Matthew 25:34 · Psalm 30:12 · Daniel 4:37 · Psalm 44:4 · Revelation 19:16 · Psalm 52:9 · Psalm 145:21–146:2 · Psalm 45:1 · Psalm 30:1

Psalm 145:2 Revelation 7:15 · Psalm 71:6 · Psalm 72:15 · Psalm 119:164

Psalm 145:3 Psalm 147:5 · Romans 11:33 · Job 5:9 · Isaiah 40:28 · Job 9:10 · Psalm 139:6 · Psalm 48:1 · Psalm 96:4 · Job 11:7–9 · Revelation 15:3 · Job 26:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.