- (By David for praise.) I will praise you, my God and King, and always honor your name.
- I will praise you each day and always honor your name.
- You are wonderful, LORD, and you deserve all praise, because you are much greater than anyone can understand.
- Each generation will announce to the next your wonderful and powerful deeds.
- I will keep thinking about your marvelous glory and your mighty miracles.
- Everyone will talk about your fearsome deeds, and I will tell all nations how great you are.
- They will celebrate and sing about your matchless mercy and your power to save.
- You are merciful, LORD! You are kind and patient and always loving.
- You are good to everyone, and you take care of all your creation.
- All creation will thank you, and your loyal people will praise you.
- They will tell about your marvelous kingdom and your power.
- Then everyone will know about the mighty things you do and your glorious kingdom.
- Your kingdom will never end, and you will rule forever. Our LORD, you keep your word and do everything you say.
- When someone stumbles or falls, you give a helping hand.
- Everyone depends on you, and when the time is right, you provide them with food.
- By your own hand you satisfy the desires of all who live.
- Our LORD, everything you do is kind and thoughtful,
- and you are near to everyone whose prayers are sincere.
- You satisfy the desires of all your worshipers, and you come to save them when they ask for help.
- You take care of everyone who loves you, but you destroy the wicked.
- I will praise you, LORD, and everyone will respect your holy name forever.
David, the writer of this psalm, began by praising the greatness of God's name and His greatness in general. It was an all-incompassing praise of God for who He is. He is so great, David said, that "His greatness is unsearchable." (145:3) Then David mentioned that one generation will declare God to the next generation. The focus of this declaration will be on God's works and acts. But while the general declaration of God from generation to generation will focus on His works and acts, David will continue to speak of His splendor and greatness.
Then, in verse 10, David points out that all creation will praise the Lord. God's creation apart from mankind gives Him praise without uttering a word. It is a praise man cannot ignore. He may attribute creation to another source than God or to chance, but he cannot ignore it for it is the world and universe in which he lives. And this whole universe which God has made bears witness to God's greatness through its existence.
Among mankind, however, it will only be the godly who bless and praise God. They will "speak of the glory of Your kingdom and will declare Your might, informing all people of Your mighty acts and of the glorious splendor of Your kingdom." (145:11-12) It is not just the godly, however, that God helps, for He "raises up all who are oppressed," and all people look to Him for their food, even though they may not acknowledge it is God to whom they are dependent for their food. And God opens His hand to satisfy "the desire of every living thing." (145:16) But it is those who acknowledge Him and call on Him who benefit the most.
He is near those who call on Him with integrity. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him and hears their cry for help and saves them. He "guards all those who love Him, but He destroys all the wicked." (145:20) Among those who do not acknowledge God or call upon Him there will be those who turn to wickedness. The time will come when they will no longer benefit from God's provision, for they will be destroyed.
David, however, vows to continually give the Lord praise, and encourages "every living thing" to do so as well.
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