Chapter 144

1 Blessed be the LORD, my ^R4479 rock, Who trains ^R4480 my hands for war, And my fingers for battle; 2 My lovingkindness and my ^R4481 fortress, My stronghold ^R4482 and my deliverer, My shield ^R4483 and He in whom I take refuge, Who subdues ^R4484 my ^F1511 people under me. 3 O LORD, what ^R4485 is man, that You take knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that You think of him? 4 Man ^R4486 is like a mere breath; His days ^R4487 are like a passing shadow. 5 Bow ^R4488 Your heavens, O LORD, and come ^R4489 down; Touch ^R4490 the mountains, that they may smoke. 6 Flash forth lightning ^R4491 and scatter them; Send out Your arrows ^R4492 and confuse them. 7 Stretch forth Your hand from ^R4493 on high; Rescue me and deliver ^R4494 me out of great waters, Out of the hand of aliens ^R4495 8 Whose mouths speak ^R4496 deceit, And whose right ^R4497 hand is a right hand of falsehood.

9 I will sing a new ^R4498 song to You, O God; Upon a harp ^R4499 of ten strings I will sing praises to You, 10 Who gives ^R4500 salvation to kings, Who rescues ^R4501 David His servant from the evil sword. 11 Rescue me and deliver me out of the hand of aliens, ^R4502 Whose mouth speaks ^R4503 deceit And whose right ^R4504 hand is a right hand of falsehood. 12 Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up ^R4505 plants, And our daughters as corner ^R4506 pillars fashioned ^F1512 as for a palace; 13 Let our garners ^R4507 be full, furnishing every kind of produce, And our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; ^F1513 14 Let our cattle ^R4508 bear ^F1514 Without mishap ^{R4509 F1515} and without loss, ^{R4510 F1516} Let there be no outcry ^R4511 in our streets! 15 How blessed are the people who are so situated; How blessed ^R4512 are the people whose God is the LORD!

Chapter 145

1 I will extol ^R4513 You, my ^R4514 God, O King, And I will bless ^R4515 Your name forever and ever. 2 Every day I will bless You, And I will praise ^R4516 Your name forever and ever. 3 Great ^R4517 is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness ^R4518 is unsearchable. 4 One generation ^R4519 shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts. 5 On the glorious ^R4520 splendor ^F1517 of Your majesty And on ^R4521 Your wonderful works, I will meditate. 6 Men shall speak of the power ^F1518 of Your awesome ^R4522 acts, And I will tell ^R4523 of Your greatness. 7 They shall eagerly ^F1519 utter the memory of Your abundant ^R4524 goodness And will shout ^R4525 joyfully of Your righteousness. 8 The LORD is gracious ^R4526 and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. 9 The LORD is good ^R4527 to all, And His mercies ^R4528 are over all His works.

10 All ^R4529 Your works shall give thanks to You, O LORD, And Your godly ^R4530 ones shall bless You. 11 They shall speak of the glory ^R4531 of Your kingdom And talk of Your power; 12 To make ^R4532 known to the sons of men Your ^F1520 mighty acts And the glory ^R4533 of the majesty of Your ^F1520 kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an ^F1521 everlasting ^R4534 kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. 14 The LORD sustains ^R4535 all who fall And raises ^R4536 up all who are bowed down. 15 The eyes of all look ^F1522 to You, And You give ^R4537 them their food in due time. 16 You open ^R4538 Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17 The LORD is righteous ^R4539 in all His ways And kind in all His deeds. 18 The LORD is near ^R4540 to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in ^R4541 truth. 19 He will fulfill ^R4542 the desire of those who fear Him; He will also hear ^R4543 their cry and will save them. 20 The LORD keeps ^R4544 all who love Him, But all the wicked ^R4545 He will destroy. 21 My mouth ^R4546 will speak the praise of the LORD, And all ^R4547 flesh will bless ^R4548 His holy name forever and ever.

Chapter 146

1 Praise ^F1523 the ^F1524 LORD! Praise ^R4549 the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD while ^R4550 I live; I will sing ^R4551 praises to my God while I have my being. 3 Do ^R4552 not trust in princes, In mortal ^F1525 man, ^R4553 in whom there is no ^R4554 salvation. 4 His spirit ^R4555 departs, he returns ^R4556 to the ^F1526 earth; In that very day his thoughts ^R4557 perish.

5 How blessed ^R4558 is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope ^R4559 is in the LORD his God, 6 Who made ^R4560 heaven and earth, The sea ^R4561 and all that is in them; Who keeps ^R4562 faith ^F1527 forever; 7 Who executes ^R4563 justice for the oppressed; Who gives ^R4564 food to the hungry. The LORD sets ^R4565 the prisoners free. 8 The LORD opens ^R4566 the eyes of the blind; The LORD raises ^R4567 up those who are bowed down; The LORD loves ^R4568 the righteous; 9 The LORD protects ^{R4569 F1528} the strangers; ^F1529 He supports ^{R4570 F1530} the fatherless and the widow, But He thwarts ^F1531 the ^R4571 way of the wicked. 10 The LORD will reign ^R4572 forever, Your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise ^F1532 the ^F1533 LORD!

Chapter 147

1 Praise ^F1534 the ^F1535 LORD! For it ^R4573 is good to sing praises to our God; For it ^F1536 is pleasant and praise is becoming. ^R4574 2 The LORD builds ^R4575 up Jerusalem; He gathers ^R4576 the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted ^R4577 And binds ^R4578 up their wounds. ^F1537 4 He counts ^R4579 the number of the stars; He gives ^{R4580 F1538} names to all of them. 5 Great ^R4581 is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding ^R4582 is infinite. ^F1539 6 The LORD supports ^{R4583 F1540} the afflicted; He brings down the wicked to the ground. 7 Sing ^R4584 to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises to our God on the lyre, 8 Who covers ^R4585 the heavens with clouds, Who provides ^R4586 rain for the earth, Who makes ^R4587 grass to grow ^F1541 on the mountains. 9 He gives ^R4588 to the beast its food, And to the young ^R4589 ravens which cry. 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; ^R4590 He does ^R4591 not take pleasure in the legs of a man. 11 The LORD favors ^R4592 those who fear Him, Those ^R4593 who wait for His lovingkindness.

12 Praise the LORD, O Jerusalem! Praise your God, O Zion! 13 For He has strengthened the bars ^R4594 of your gates; He has blessed ^R4595 your sons within you. 14 He makes ^R4596 peace ^F1542 in your borders; He satisfies ^R4597 you with the ^R4598 finest ^F1543 of the wheat. 15 He sends forth His command ^R4599 to the earth; His word ^R4600 runs very swiftly. 16 He gives snow ^R4601 like wool; He scatters the frost ^R4602 like ashes. 17 He casts forth His ice ^R4603 as fragments; Who can stand before His cold? ^R4604 18 He sends ^R4605 forth His word and melts them; He causes ^R4606 His wind to blow and the waters to flow. 19 He declares ^R4607 His words to Jacob, His statutes ^R4608 and His ordinances to Israel. 20 He has ^R4609 not dealt thus with any nation; And as for His ordinances, they have not ^R4610 known them. Praise ^F1544 the ^F1545 LORD!

Chapter 148

1 Praise ^F1546 the ^F1547 LORD! Praise the LORD from ^R4611 the heavens; Praise Him in ^R4612 the heights! 2 Praise Him, all ^R4613 His angels; Praise Him, all ^R4614 His hosts! 3 Praise Him, sun and moon; Praise Him, all stars of light! 4 Praise Him, highest ^{R4615 F1548} heavens, And the waters ^R4616 that are above the heavens! 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For He ^R4617 commanded and they were created. 6 He has also established ^R4618 them forever and ever; He has made a decree ^R4619 which will not pass away.

7 Praise the LORD from the earth, Sea ^R4620 monsters and all deeps; ^R4621 8 Fire ^R4622 and hail, snow ^R4623 and clouds; ^R4624 Stormy ^R4625 wind, fulfilling ^R4626 His word; 9 Mountains ^R4627 and all hills; Fruit trees ^R4628 and all cedars; 10 Beasts ^R4629 and all cattle; Creeping ^R4630 things and winged fowl; 11 Kings ^R4631 of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth; 12 Both young men and virgins; Old men and children. 13 Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name ^R4632 alone is exalted; His glory ^R4633 is above earth and heaven. 14 And He has lifted ^R4634 up a horn for His people, Praise ^R4635 for all His godly ones; Even for the sons of Israel, a people near ^R4636 to Him. Praise ^F1549 the ^F1550 LORD!

Chapter 149

1 Praise ^F1551 the ^F1552 LORD! Sing to the LORD a new ^R4637 song, And His praise in ^R4638 the congregation of the godly ones. 2 Let Israel be glad in his ^R4639 Maker; Let the sons of Zion rejoice in their King. ^R4640 3 Let them praise His name with dancing; ^R4641 Let them sing praises to Him with timbrel ^R4642 and lyre. 4 For the LORD takes ^R4643 pleasure in His people; He will beautify ^R4644 the afflicted ones with salvation. 5 Let the godly ^R4645 ones exult in glory; Let them sing ^R4646 for joy on their beds.

6 Let the high ^R4647 praises of God be in their mouth, ^F1553 And a two-edged ^R4648 sword ^R4649 in their hand, 7 To execute ^R4650 vengeance on the nations And punishment on the peoples, 8 To bind their kings with ^R4651 chains And their nobles ^R4652 with fetters of iron, 9 To execute ^R4653 on them the judgment written; This is an honor ^R4654 for all His godly ones. Praise ^F1554 the ^F1555 LORD!

Chapter 150

1 Praise ^F1556 the ^F1557 LORD! Praise God in His sanctuary; ^R4655 Praise Him in His mighty expanse. ^{R4656 F1558} 2 Praise Him for His mighty ^R4657 deeds; Praise Him according to His excellent greatness. ^R4658 3 Praise Him with trumpet ^R4659 sound; Praise Him with harp ^R4660 and lyre. 4 Praise Him with timbrel ^R4661 and dancing; Praise Him with stringed ^R4662 instruments and pipe. ^R4663 5 Praise Him with loud cymbals; ^R4664 Praise Him with resounding cymbals. 6 Let everything ^R4665 that has breath praise the ^F1559 LORD. Praise ^F1560 the ^F1559 LORD!