第 145 篇
讚美之歌
大衛的讚美詩。
1我的上帝，我的王啊！
我要尊崇你，
我要永永遠遠稱頌你的名。
2我要天天稱頌你，
永永遠遠讚美你的名。
3耶和華是偉大的，
當受至高的頌讚，
祂的偉大無法測度。
4願世世代代頌讚你的事蹟，
傳揚你大能的作為。
5我要默想你的榮耀、威嚴和奇妙作為。
6人們要述說你令人敬畏的大能作為，
我也要傳揚你的偉大事蹟。
7他們要訴說你的厚恩，
歌頌你的公義。
8耶和華有恩典和憐憫，
不輕易發怒，充滿慈愛。
9耶和華善待萬民，
憐憫祂所造的萬物。
10耶和華啊，
你所創造的萬物都要稱謝你，
你忠心的子民也要稱頌你。
11他們要述說你國度的榮耀，
講論你的大能，
12好讓世人知道你大能的作為和你國度的威嚴與榮耀。
13你的國度永遠長存，
你的統治直到萬代。
耶和華信守自己的一切應許，
以慈愛待祂所創造的萬物。145·13 「耶和華信守……萬物」許多手抄本無此句。
14耶和華扶起跌倒的人，
扶持被重擔所壓的人。
15世人都仰賴你，
你按時賜給他們所需的食物。
16你慷慨滿足一切生命的需要。
17耶和華的作為公義，
祂所行的充滿慈愛。
18耶和華垂顧一切求告祂的人，
一切誠心求告祂的人。
19祂使敬畏祂的人心願得償，
垂聽他們的呼求，拯救他們。
20耶和華保護所有愛祂的人，
毀滅一切惡人。
21我要開口讚美耶和華，
萬物都要稱頌祂的聖名，
直到永永遠遠。
David’s Psalm of praise.
1I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.145.3 and his…: Heb. and of his greatness there is no search
4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.145.5 works: Heb. things, or, words
6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.145.6 declare: Heb. declare it
7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.145.8 of great…: Heb. great in mercy
9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.145.13 an…: Heb. a kingdom of all ages
14The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.145.15 wait…: or, look unto
16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.145.17 holy: or, merciful, or, bountiful
18The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
21My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
