Psalms 145:1
“A hymn of praise by David.” I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Leeser Tanakh
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 29:13And now, O our God, we give thanks unto thee, and praise thy glorious name.
Psalms 5:3(5:4) O Lord! in the morning do thou hear my voice: in the morning will I set in order [my prayer] before thee, and 1ook up with hope.
Psalms 30:2(30:3) O Lord my God, I cried loudly unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Psalms 34:1“By David, when he disguised his reason before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.” (34:2) I will bless the Lord at all times: continually shall his praise be in my mouth.
Psalms 45:1“To the chief musician upon Shoshannim, by the sons of Korach, a Maskil, a song of love.” (45:2) My heart swelleth with a good speech; I say, “My works shall be for the 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 →