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Psalm 144 (145) Catholic Public Domain Version

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Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 145 · About the recordings

Notes on this text (4)

Psalm 144 in CPDV = Psalm 145 in RV1909, WEB.

CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
1 The Praise of David himself.I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever.
145:1 Salmo de alabanza: de David. ENSALZARTE he, mi Dios, mi Rey; y bendeciré tu nombre por siglo y para siempre.
145:1 A praise psalm by David. I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.
2 Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever.
145:2 Cada día te bendeciré, y alabaré tu nombre por siglo y para siempre.
145:2 Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.
3 The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness.
145:3 Grande es Jehová y digno de suprema alabanza: y su grandeza es inescrutable.
145:3 Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.
4 Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.
145:4 Generación á generación narrará tus obras, y anunciarán tus valentías.
145:4 One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.
5 They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders.
145:5 La hermosura de la gloria de tu magnificencia, y tus hechos maravillosos, hablaré.
145:5 I will meditate on the glorious majesty of your honor, on your wondrous works.
6 And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness.
145:6 Y la terribilidad de tus valentías dirán los hombres; y yo recontaré tu grandeza.
145:6 Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.
7 They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice.
145:7 Reproducirán la memoria de la muchedumbre de tu bondad, y cantarán tu justicia.
145:7 They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.
8 The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
145:8 Clemente y misericordioso es Jehová, lento para la ira, y grande en misericordia.
145:8 Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.
9 The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.
145:9 Bueno es Jehová para con todos; y sus misericordias sobre todas sus obras.
145:9 Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
10 O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you.
145:10 Alábente, oh Jehová, todas tus obras; y tus santos te bendigan.
145:10 All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.
11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power,
145:11 La gloria de tu reino digan, y hablen de tu fortaleza;
145:11 They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power,
12 so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom.
145:12 Para notificar á los hijos de los hombres sus valentías, y la gloria de la magnificencia de su reino.
145:12 to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.
13 Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.
145:13 Tu reino es reino de todos los siglos, y tu señorío en toda generación y generación.
145:13 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.
14 The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.
145:14 Sostiene Jehová á todos los que caen, y levanta á todos los oprimidos.
145:14 Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.
15 O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time.
145:15 Los ojos de todos esperan en ti, y tú les das su comida en su tiempo.
145:15 The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.
16 You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing.
145:16 Abres tu mano, y colmas de bendición á todo viviente.
145:16 You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.
145:17 Justo es Jehová en todos sus caminos, y misericordioso en todas sus obras.
145:17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.
18 The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
145:18 Cercano está Jehová á todos los que le invocan, á todos los que le invocan de veras.
145:18 Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
19 He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation.
145:19 Cumplirá el deseo de los que le temen; oirá asimismo el clamor de ellos, y los salvará.
145:19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20 The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners.
145:20 Jehová guarda á todos los que le aman; empero destruirá á todos los impíos.
145:20 Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but he will destroy all the wicked.
21 My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.
145:21 La alabanza de Jehová hablará mi boca; y bendiga toda carne su santo nombre por siglo y para siempre.
145:21 My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
Cross references (21)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in CPDV.

  1. 1 Psalm 47:6–8; Psalm 45:6; Psalm 34:1; Matthew 25:34; Psalm 30:12
  2. 2 Revelation 7:15; Psalm 71:6; Psalm 119:164; Psalm 72:15
  3. 3 Psalm 147:5; Romans 11:33; Job 5:9; Isaiah 40:28; Job 9:10
  4. 4 Psalm 71:18; Psalm 78:3–7; Isaiah 38:19; Deuteronomy 6:7; Joshua 4:21–24
  5. 5 Isaiah 12:4; Psalm 119:27; Psalm 72:18; Psalm 71:24; Daniel 4:37
  6. 6 Habakkuk 2:14; Daniel 3:28–29; Psalm 107:31–32; Psalm 22:31; Psalm 22:27
  7. 7 Isaiah 63:7; Psalm 36:10; Psalm 71:15–16; Psalm 51:14; 2 Corinthians 9:11–12
  8. 8 Numbers 14:18; Psalm 103:8; Psalm 86:5; Psalm 100:5; Psalm 116:5
  9. 9 Nahum 1:7; Psalm 100:5; Matthew 5:45; Jonah 4:11; Psalm 104:27
  10. 10 Psalm 19:1; Psalm 103:22; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 7:9–12; Psalm 148:1–14
  11. 11 Isaiah 9:6–7; Psalm 45:6–7; Psalm 93:1–2; 1 Chronicles 29:11–12; Revelation 11:15–17
  12. 12 Revelation 12:10; Psalm 105:1; Psalm 105:5; Psalm 98:1; Matthew 28:18
  13. 13 1 Timothy 1:17; Daniel 7:14; Isaiah 9:7; Revelation 11:15; Psalm 10:16
  14. 14 Psalm 146:8; Psalm 37:24; Psalm 94:18; Psalm 119:117; Luke 22:31–32
  15. 15 Psalm 136:25; Psalm 104:27; Acts 17:25; Matthew 6:26; Psalm 147:8–9
  16. 16 Psalm 104:28; Psalm 107:9; Psalm 132:15; Job 38:27
  17. 17 Deuteronomy 32:4; Zephaniah 3:5; Psalm 103:6; Psalm 116:5; Isaiah 45:21
  18. 18 Jeremiah 29:12–13; Psalm 34:18; Deuteronomy 4:7; John 4:24; Isaiah 58:9
  19. 19 Psalm 37:4; Ephesians 3:16–20; John 15:7; Matthew 5:6; 1 John 5:15
  20. 20 Exodus 20:6; John 10:27–29; Romans 8:28–30; Psalm 97:10; Psalm 31:23
  21. 21 Psalm 71:8; Psalm 51:15; Psalm 150:6; Psalm 71:23–24; Revelation 5:11–14

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 145.

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Commentary Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm CXLIV)

    The title of this Psalm is brief in number of words, but heavy in the weight of its mysteries. "To David himself against Goliath." This battle was fought in the time of our fathers, and ye, beloved, remember it with me from Holy Scripture....David put five stones in his scrip, he hurled but one.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  2. Quotes verse 145:3 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book I)

    Great art Thou, O Lord, and greatly to be praised; great is Thy power, and of Thy wisdom there is no end. And man, being a part of Thy creation, desires to praise Thee, man, who bears about with him his mortality, the witness of his sin, even the witness that Thou "resistest the proud," --yet man, this part of …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  3. Quotes verse 145:16 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXI)

    Of this lesson David also lays the foundation from old time, saying enigmatically on this wise, "Thou openest Thine hand, and fillest every living thing with bounty;" and again, "To Him that giveth to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that call upon Him." "Who then," it may be said, "have not taken thought"?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  4. Quotes verse 145:15 Basil of Caesarea, On the Holy Spirit (Chapter V)

    Wherefore to Him all things are turned, looking with irresistible longing and unspeakable affection to "the author" and maintainer "of" their "life," as it is written "The eyes of all wait upon thee," and again, "These wait all upon thee," and "Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing."

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)

  5. Quotes verse 145:15 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book VI, Chapters X–XI)

    So were there three begging mouths, sighing out their wants one to the other, and waiting upon Thee, that Thou mightest give them their meat in due season. And in all the bitterness which by Thy mercy followed our worldly pursuits, as we contemplated the end, why this suffering should be ours, darkness came upon us; and we turned away …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)