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Psalms 145:1

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

KJV

Alleluja, Aggæi et Zachariæ.

Vulgate

Ἁλληλουιά· Ἁγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου. Αἴνει, ἡ ψυχή μου, τὸν κύριον·

LXX

I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

ASV

תְּהִלָּ֗ה לְ/דָ֫וִ֥ד אֲרוֹמִמְ/ךָ֣ אֱלוֹהַ֣/י הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ וַ/אֲבָרֲכָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְ/ךָ֗ לְ/עוֹלָ֥ם וָ/עֶֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱל֣וֹהַּ
'lvh
noun · 60×
בָּר֥וּךְ
brvk
verb · 324×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
וֹ
v
noun · 58×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
עֶֽד
'd
noun · 47×
עוֹלָֽם
'vlm
noun · 427×
רָ֖ם
rm
verb · 189×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

I will extol thee, my God, O king. This Psalm of praise celebrates the goodness and greatness of God in all his works. The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy. His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion endures throughout all generations. Calvin observes that this Psalm teaches us to praise God not only for his benefits to us, …

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 29:11 — Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exa
  • 2Sam 22:50 — Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
  • Dan 2:20 — Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
  • Dan 4:37 — Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
  • Exod 3:15 — And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this
  • Exod 15:2 — The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
  • Ezra 3:11 — And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when the
  • Heb 13:15 — By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.
  • Isa 25:1 — O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
  • Isa 33:22 — For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; he will save us.
  • Luke 20:38 — For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.
  • Mal 1:14 — But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the LORD a corrupt thing: for I am a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my name is dreadful among the
  • Matt 25:34 — Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
  • Mic 4:5 — For all people will walk every one in the name of his god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever and ever.
  • Phil 4:4 — Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
  • Prov 1:23 — Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
  • Ps 5:2 — Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
  • Ps 5:2 — Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
  • Ps 8:1 — O LORD, our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth! who hast set thy glory above the heavens.
  • Ps 9:1 — I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.
  • Ps 30:1 — I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
  • Ps 30:1 — I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
  • Ps 30:12 — To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
  • Ps 34:1 — I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
  • Ps 34:1 — I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
  • Ps 44:4 — Thou art my King, O God: command deliverances for Jacob.
  • Ps 45:1 — My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
  • Ps 45:6 — Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
  • Ps 47:6 — Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
  • Ps 47:6 — Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
  • Ps 48:2 — Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
  • Ps 52:9 — I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
  • Ps 52:9 — I will praise thee for ever, because thou hast done it: and I will wait on thy name; for it is good before thy saints.
  • Ps 61:8 — So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I may daily perform my vows.
  • Ps 63:4 — Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
  • Ps 66:17 — I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
  • Ps 68:4 — Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him.
  • Ps 71:6 — By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
  • Ps 71:8 — Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
  • Ps 71:14 — But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.