[[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[-Psalm Overview]] | [[Psalm 144]] | [[Psalm 146]] # Psalm 145 📖: Great Is the Lord > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] > [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]] > [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] > [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]] > [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]] > [[#💬 Discussion Questions]] > [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]] > [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] > [[#📂 Internal Notes]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) #### A psalm of praise; by David. 145 I will extol you, my God, O King. I will praise your name continually. 2 Every day I will praise you. I will praise your name continually. 3 The Lord is great and certainly worthy of praise. No one can fathom his greatness. 4 One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts. 5 I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor, and your amazing deeds. 6 They will proclaim the power of your awesome acts. I will declare your great deeds. 7 They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, and sing about your justice. 8 The Lord is merciful and compassionate; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love. 9 The Lord is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made. 10 All your works will give thanks to you, Lord. Your loyal followers will praise you. 11 They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom; they will tell about your power, 12 so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts, and the majestic splendor of your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. 14 The Lord supports all who fall, and lifts up all who are bent over. 15 Everything looks to you in anticipation, and you provide them with food on a regular basis. 16 You open your hand, and fill every living thing with the food it desires. 17 The Lord is just in all his actions, and exhibits love in all he does. 18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely. 19 He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them. 20 The Lord protects all those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked. 21 My mouth will praise the Lord. Let all who live praise his holy name forever. ## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights 1. Psalm 145 is the last psalm attributed to David in the Psalter. 2. Its heading is unique: it is the only psalm titled "a psalm of praise" (*tehillah*), the word from which the Hebrew name of the whole book, *Tehillim*, comes. 3. It is an alphabetic acrostic, each verse beginning with the next Hebrew letter. 4. The traditional Hebrew text lacks a line for the letter *nun*, but a Dead Sea Scroll and the Greek Septuagint include one, which many English Bibles add in 145:13. 5. Verse 8 echoes God's self-description in Exodus 34:6. 6. God's everlasting kingdom (145:13) is praised in similar words in Daniel 4:3. 7. Verses 15-16 have long been used as a prayer of thanks before meals. 8. In Jewish worship, Psalm 145 forms the heart of the "Ashrei" prayer, recited three times daily. 9. The word "all" or "every" appears many times, stressing that God's goodness reaches all He has made. 10. The psalm ends by calling every living thing to praise God's holy name (145:21), leading into the final Hallelujah psalms. ## 🧠 Chapter Summary > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter Christ is the King whose kingdom is everlasting (145:13). The angel promised Mary that her Son would reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will never end (Luke 1:32-33). ## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 💬 Discussion Questions 1. One generation will praise God's works to the next (145:4). Who are you passing your faith on to? 2. The Lord is gracious, compassionate, slow to anger, and abounding in loyal love (145:8). Which of these qualities do you need to remember today? 3. The Lord is near to all who call on Him in truth (145:18). What keeps you from calling on Him honestly? ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - 📖 verse 3: The Lord is great and worthy of praise; no one can fathom His greatness. - 📖 verse 8: The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loyal love. - 📖 verse 18: The Lord is near all who cry out to Him in truth. ## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference - 🔗 [[Luke 01#Verse 32.|Luke 1:32-33]] - His kingdom will never end. - 🔗 [[Exodus 34#Verse 06.|Exodus 34:6]] - The Lord is compassionate and gracious. - 🔗 [[Daniel 04#Verse 03.|Daniel 4:3]] - His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. - 🔗 [[Matthew 06#Verse 11.|Matthew 6:11]] - Give us today our daily bread. - 🔗 [[Acts 17#Verse 27.|Acts 17:27]] - God is not far from each one of us. ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection > [!note] 🌱 Still growing. This section is on its way. ## 📂 Internal Notes