Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 145

The Greatness and the Goodness of God

A Song of Praise. Of David.

145 I will extol thee, my God and King,

and bless thy name for ever and ever.

2 Every day I will bless thee,

and praise thy name for ever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and his greatness is unsearchable.

4 One generation shall laud thy works to another,

and shall declare thy mighty acts.

5 On the glorious splendor of thy majesty,

and on thy wondrous works, I will meditate.

6 Men shall proclaim the might of thy terrible acts,

and I will declare thy greatness.

7 They shall pour forth the fame of thy abundant goodness,

and shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

8 The Lord is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and abounding in mercy.

9 The Lord is good to all,

and his compassion is over all that he has made.

10 All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O Lord,

and all thy saints shall bless thee!

11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,

and tell of thy power,

12 to make known to the sons of men thy mighty deeds,

and the glorious splendor of thy kingdom.

13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and thy dominion endures throughout all generations.

The Lord is faithful in all his words,

and gracious in all his deeds.

14 The Lord upholds all who are falling,

and raises up all who are bowed down.

15 The eyes of all look to thee,

and thou givest them their food in due season.

16 Thou openest thy hand,

thou satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

17 The Lord is just in all his ways,

and kind in all his doings.

18 The Lord is near to all who call upon him,

to all who call upon him in truth.

19 He fulfils the desire of all who fear him,

he also hears their cry, and saves them.

20 The Lord preserves all who love him;

but all the wicked he will destroy.

21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 146

Praise for God’s Help

146 Praise the Lord!

Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;

I will sing praises to my God while I have being.

3 Put not your trust in princes,

in a son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 When his breath departs he returns to his earth;

on that very day his plans perish.

5 Happy is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

whose hope is in the Lord his God,

6 who made heaven and earth,

the sea, and all that is in them;

who keeps faith for ever;

7 who executes justice for the oppressed;

who gives food to the hungry.

The Lord sets the prisoners free;

8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.

The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;

the Lord loves the righteous.

9 The Lord watches over the sojourners,

he upholds the widow and the fatherless;

but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

10 The Lord will reign for ever,

thy God, O Zion, to all generations.

Praise the Lord!

Behold the power of God in the Psalms!

The future proves the past.

Psalm 147

Praise for God’s Care for Jerusalem

147 Praise the Lord!

For it is good to sing praises to our God;

for he is gracious, and a song of praise is seemly.

2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;

he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

3 He heals the brokenhearted,

and binds up their wounds.

4 He determines the number of the stars,

he gives to all of them their names.

5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;

his understanding is beyond measure.

6 The Lord lifts up the downtrodden,

he casts the wicked to the ground.

7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;

make melody to our God upon the lyre!

8 He covers the heavens with clouds,

he prepares rain for the earth,

he makes grass grow upon the hills.

9 He gives to the beasts their food,

and to the young ravens which cry.

10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,

nor his pleasure in the legs of a man;

11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,

in those who hope in his steadfast love.

12 Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!

Praise your God, O Zion!

13 For he strengthens the bars of your gates;

he blesses your sons within you.

14 He makes peace in your borders;

he fills you with the finest of the wheat.

15 He sends forth his command to the earth;

his word runs swiftly.

16 He gives snow like wool;

he scatters hoarfrost like ashes.

17 He casts forth his ice like morsels;

who can stand before his cold?

18 He sends forth his word, and melts them;

he makes his wind blow, and the waters flow.

19 He declares his word to Jacob,

his statutes and ordinances to Israel.

20 He has not dealt thus with any other nation;

they do not know his ordinances.

Praise the Lord!