Psalm 145-150

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^4 (F)One generation shall commend your works to another,
    and shall declare your mighty acts.
⁵ On ^(G)the glorious splendor of your majesty,
    and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
⁶ They shall speak of ^(H)the might of your awesome deeds,
    and I will declare your greatness.
⁷ They shall pour forth the fame of your ^(I)abundant goodness
    and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

⁸ The Lord is ^(J)gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
⁹ The Lord is ^(K)good to all,
    and his mercy is over all that he has made.

^10 (L)All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,
    and all your ^(M)saints shall bless you!
¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom
    and tell of your power,
¹² to ^(N)make known to the children of man your^{[b] (O)}mighty deeds,
    and ^(P)the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
^13 (Q)Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
    and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

[The Lord is faithful in all his words
    and kind in all his works.]^[c]
14 The Lord ^(R)upholds all who are falling
    and ^(S)raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵ The eyes of all ^(T)look to you,
    and you give them their food in due season.
¹⁶ You ^(U)open your hand;
    you ^(V)satisfy the desire of every living thing.
¹⁷ The Lord is ^(W)righteous in all his ways
    and ^(X)kind in all his works.
¹⁸ The Lord is ^(Y)near to all who call on him,
    to all who call on him ^(Z)in truth.
¹⁹ He ^(AA)fulfills the desire of those who fear him;
    he also ^(AB)hears their cry and saves them.
²⁰ The Lord ^(AC)preserves all who love him,
    but all the wicked he will destroy.

²¹ My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,
    and ^(AD)let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.

^3 (AH)Put not your trust in princes,
    ^(AI)in a son of man, in whom there is ^(AJ)no salvation.
⁴ When ^(AK)his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
    on that very day his plans perish.

^5 (AL)Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
    whose ^(AM)hope is in the Lord his God,
^6 (AN)who made heaven and earth,
    the sea, and all that is in them,
^(AO)who keeps faith forever;
^{7     (AP)}who executes justice for the oppressed,
    ^(AQ)who gives food to the hungry.

^(AR)The Lord sets the prisoners free;
^{8     (AS)}the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
^(AT)The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
    ^(AU)the Lord loves the righteous.
^9 (AV)The Lord watches over the sojourners;
    ^(AW)he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
    but ^(AX)the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.

^10 (AY)The Lord will reign forever,
    your God, O Zion, to all generations.
^(AZ)Praise the Lord!

^7 (BO)Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on ^(BP)the lyre!
⁸ He covers the heavens with clouds;
    he prepares ^(BQ)rain for the earth;
    he makes ^(BR)grass grow on the hills.
⁹ He ^(BS)gives to the beasts their food,
    and to ^(BT)the young ravens that cry.
¹⁰ His delight is not in ^(BU)the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
¹¹ but the Lord ^(BV)takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who ^(BW)hope in his steadfast love.

¹² Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³ For he strengthens ^(BX)the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
¹⁴ He ^(BY)makes peace in your borders;
    he ^(BZ)fills you with the ^(CA)finest of the wheat.
¹⁵ He ^(CB)sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.
¹⁶ He gives ^(CC)snow like wool;
    he scatters ^(CD)frost like ashes.
¹⁷ He hurls down his crystals of ^(CE)ice like crumbs;
    who can stand before his ^(CF)cold?
¹⁸ He ^(CG)sends out his word, and melts them;
    he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
¹⁹ He declares his word to Jacob,
    his ^(CH)statutes and rules^[f] to Israel.
²⁰ He ^(CI)has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his rules.^[g]
(CJ)Praise the Lord!

³ Praise him, sun and moon,
    praise him, all you shining stars!
⁴ Praise him, you ^(CO)highest heavens,
    and you ^(CP)waters above the heavens!

^5 (CQ)Let them praise the name of the Lord!
    For ^(CR)he commanded and they were created.
⁶ And he ^(CS)established them forever and ever;
    he gave ^(CT)a decree, and it shall not ^(CU)pass away.^[h]

⁷ Praise the Lord ^(CV)from the earth,
    you ^(CW)great sea creatures and all deeps,
^8 (CX)fire and hail, ^(CY)snow and mist,
    ^(CZ)stormy wind ^(DA)fulfilling his word!

^9 (DB)Mountains and all hills,
    ^(DC)fruit trees and all ^(DD)cedars!
^10 (DE)Beasts and all livestock,
    creeping things and ^(DF)flying birds!

¹¹ Kings of the earth and ^(DG)all peoples,
    princes and all rulers of the earth!
¹² Young men and maidens together,
    old men and children!

^13 (DH)Let them praise the name of the Lord,
    for ^(DI)his name alone is exalted;
    ^(DJ)his majesty is above earth and heaven.
¹⁴ He has ^(DK)raised up a horn for his people,
    ^(DL)praise for all his saints,
    for the people of Israel who are ^(DM)near to him.
^(DN)Praise the Lord!

³ Praise him with ^(EM)trumpet sound;
    praise him with ^(EN)lute and ^(EO)harp!
⁴ Praise him with ^(EP)tambourine and ^(EQ)dance;
    praise him with ^(ER)strings and ^(ES)pipe!
⁵ Praise him with sounding ^(ET)cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!
⁶ Let ^(EU)everything that has breath praise the Lord!
^(EV)Praise the Lord!