Psalms 145:1
Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.
Young's Literal Translation
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 do I bless Thee, And praise Thy name to the age and for ever.
Cross References
1 Chronicles 29:13'And now, our God, we are giving thanks to Thee, and giving praise to Thy beauteous name;
Psalms 5:3Jehovah, [at] morning Thou hearest my voice, [At] morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.
Psalms 30:2Jehovah my God, I have cried to Thee, And Thou dost heal me.
Psalms 34:1By David, in his changing his behaviour before Abimelech, and he driveth him away, and he goeth. I do bless Jehovah at all times, Continually His praise [is] in my mouth.
Psalms 45:1To the Overseer. — 'On the Lilies.' — By sons of Korah. — An Instruction. — A song of loves. My heart hath indited a good thing, I am telling my works to a king, My tongue [is] the pen of a speedy writer.
Psalms 47:6Praise God — praise — give praise to our king, praise.
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 →