Corpus Psalterium · Vol. VI
Psalm CXLV (145)
Cantillated — Acrostic Praise
Paul Whitehorn
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Psalm 145 in Hebrew and English, and the words as they are sung.
A praise psalm by David.
I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
תְּהִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ אֱלוֹהַ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאֲבָרֲכָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
בְּכָל־י֥וֹם אֲבָרֲכֶ֑ךָּ וַאֲהַלְלָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
גָּ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד וְ֝לִגְדֻלָּת֗וֹ אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר׃
One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.
דּ֣וֹר לְ֭דוֹר יְשַׁבַּ֣ח מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ יַגִּֽידוּ׃
I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.
הֲ֭דַר כְּב֣וֹד הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וְדִבְרֵ֖י נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֣יךָ אָשִֽׂיחָה׃
Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
וֶעֱז֣וּז נוֹרְאֹתֶ֣יךָ יֹאמֵ֑רוּ וגדולתיך אֲסַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃
They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.
זֵ֣כֶר רַב־טוּבְךָ֣ יַבִּ֑יעוּ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃
Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
חַנּ֣וּן וְרַח֣וּם יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וּגְדָל־חָֽסֶד׃
Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
טוֹב־יְהוָ֥ה לַכֹּ֑ל וְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יו עַל־כָּל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃
All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.
יוֹד֣וּךָ יְ֭הוָה כָּל־מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יךָ יְבָרֲכֽוּכָה׃
They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power,
כְּב֣וֹד מַלְכוּתְךָ֣ יֹאמֵ֑רוּ וּגְבוּרָתְךָ֥ יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃
to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
לְהוֹדִ֤יעַ ׀ לִבְנֵ֣י הָ֭אָדָם גְּבוּרֹתָ֑יו וּ֝כְב֗וֹד הֲדַ֣ר מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.
מַֽלְכוּתְךָ֗ מַלְכ֥וּת כָּל־עֹֽלָמִ֑ים וּ֝מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֗ בְּכָל־דּ֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר׃
Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.
סוֹמֵ֣ךְ יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף לְכָל־הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃
The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.
עֵֽינֵי־כֹ֭ל אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּ וְאַתָּ֤ה נֽוֹתֵן־לָהֶ֖ם אֶת־אָכְלָ֣ם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃
You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
פּוֹתֵ֥חַ אֶת־יָדֶ֑ךָ וּמַשְׂבִּ֖יעַ לְכָל־חַ֣י רָצֽוֹן׃
Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.
צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֑יו וְ֝חָסִ֗יד בְּכָל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃
Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־קֹרְאָ֑יו לְכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִקְרָאֻ֣הוּ בֶאֱמֶֽת׃
He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
רְצוֹן־יְרֵאָ֥יו יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְֽאֶת־שַׁוְעָתָ֥ם יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע וְיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃
Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.
שׁוֹמֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹהֲבָ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרְשָׁעִ֣ים יַשְׁמִֽיד׃
My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
תְּהִלַּ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה יְֽדַבֶּ֫ר־פִּ֥י וִיבָרֵ֣ךְ כָּל־בָּ֭שָׂר שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשׁ֗וֹ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain), from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: World English Bible (public domain). Verse numbers follow the English Bible; the Hebrew numbering is shown beneath where it differs.
all my life.
All my life I'll lift you high.
My God, my King, I'll bless your name forever and ever.
Bless you, I will, every day that dawns I'll praise your name forever and ever
Heart full of mercy, kind as the Lord, slow to boil, overflowing with love
And everything the Lord is good to all, His tenderness
Covers all he made
Covers all he made
All my life I lift you high
My God, my King, I'll bless your name
Forever and ever
Plenty I will
Every day that dawns
I'll praise your name
Forever and ever
Crown the Lord as great
Praise Him to the sky
No one can measure
How big, big He is
He's down all the years
Each, each generation
A generation tells the next
What you've done
Distress strength
The hell of your all
The stress strengthens of your own
Every glory, glory of your splendor
Or I'll think it through
All the wonders you have worked
And I will
Fear some things you've done
They'll talk about death
And I will tell
Never letting go
The Lord, Lord holds up a wall
On on you, you
Every, every eye is high, is way
And you give them their food
Right on time
All wide open
You've been, you, you
Filled every living thing
Heart full of mercy
Kind is the Lord
Slow to boil, overflowing with love
In everything the Lord is good
To all his tenderness
Court covers all evening
Quiet and steady
The Lord is riding all his ways
Right beside all
Who, who called to him?
Oh, call on him for real
He does what those, those who fear him
Him long for
He hears their cry and saves them
The Lord keeps watch, watch
Who are all loving him?
Heart full of mercy, kindness, the Lord's son of oil
Overflowing with love
In everything the Lord is good to all
His tenderness, cold colors, all we need
Cocoa Black King, your kingdom lasts through every age.
Everything you made will thank you.
Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
All my life I'll lift you high
My God, I got my King
I'll praise your name forever and ever
Bless you, I will
Every day that that dawns
I'll praise your name forever and ever
Ever, ever, ever, ever
In a heart full of mercy, kindness, the Lord
So the water will overflow with love
In everything, the Lord is good to all
His tenderness who covers all you need
These covers are in me
For all my life I've lived you high
My God, my God, my King, y'all I bless
Oh bless your name forever, ever
Ever, ever, ever, ever
Bless you I will
Bless you I will
Bless you, I will
Every day that y'all
Bless you, I will
Bless you, I will
Bless you, I will
Every day that y'all
Now the Lord has prayed
Praise him to the sky
No one can measure, measure
How big, big he is
Down the old me years
Each, each, each, each, generation
Tell the next
You've done stress, strength, strength
Of your arms
Stress, strength, make all of your arms
Every glory, glory of your splendor
There you are, I'll think it through
All the wonders you have worked on
And I will
Fear something, strength of you, you've done
Arm
And I'll talk about
Tell
And I will tell
Never, never letting go
The Lord, Lord holds up all
All who fall, all fall
All on you, you, all you, you
Every fever, a eye is waiting
You give them their food, right on time
I'm wide open, you're open, you fall
You feel every hour
Living, living, living, baby
Heart full of mercy, kind is the Lord
Slow to boil, overflowing with love
In everything, the Lord is good to all
His tenderness, coat covers all evil
Quiet and steady
The Lord is rising on His ways
Right beside all who call to Him
All who call on Him for real
He does what those who fear him, he'll long for
He, he, he hears their cryin' and saves his dumb
The Lord keeps, keeps watch, watch, watch, watch, watch
Over, over, over, over, over, over, over, over, love, love, love, love
Heart full of murmurs, he kind is the Lord
Slow to boil, overflowing with love
In everything, the Lord is good to all
His everyone, His tenderness, co-covers all He made
My King, Your kingdom lasts through every age
Everything you made will thank you
Let all flesh bless His holy name
Forever and ever
You
Lyrics by Paul Whitehorn, taken down from this recording by ear. Some lines may be mishearings.
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