Psalms 145:1
A Psalm of praise; of David. I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
In Context
2Every day will I bless Thee; and I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:13Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee, and praise Thy glorious name.
Psalms 5:3(5-4) O LORD, in the morning shalt Thou hear my voice; in the morning will I order my prayer unto Thee, and will look forward.
Psalms 30:2(30-3) O LORD my God, I cried unto Thee, and Thou didst heal me;
Psalms 34:1(34-1) A Psalm of David; when he changed his demeanour before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed. (34-2) I will bless the LORD at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalms 45:1(45-1) For the Leader; upon Shoshannim; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. (45-2) My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I say: 'My work is concerning a king'; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Psalms 47:6(47-7) Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises unto our King, sing praises.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:1
The five foregoing psalms were all of a piece, all full of prayers; this, and the five that follow it to the end of the book, are all of a piece too, all full of praises; and though only this is entitled David's psalm yet we have no reason to think but that they were all his as well as all the foregoing prayers. And it is observable, 1. That after five psalms of prayer follow six psalms of praise; for those that are much in prayer shall not want matter for praise, and those that have sped in prayer must abound in… Read the whole commentary →