Psalms 145:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

[ A Psalm of praise; of David.] I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תְּהִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ אֱלוֹהַ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאֲבָרֲכָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד

Transliteration

Tᵊhillâ for Dāwid I will ʾărômimḵā my ʾĕlôhay the hammelėḵ, and I will waʾăbārăḵâ your šimḵā for lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd

Grammar Details

*Tᵊhillâ*: feminine singular noun construct - praise/psalm
*lᵊdāwid*: preposition + proper name - for/of David
*ʾărômimḵā*: Polel imperfect 1st person singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I will exalt/extol you
*ʾĕlôhay*: noun masculine plural construct with 1st person singular suffix - my God
*hammelėḵ*: definite article + noun masculine singular - the king
*waʾăbārăḵâ*: conjunction + Piel imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will bless
*šimḵā*: noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your name
*lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd*: preposition + noun masculine singular + conjunction + noun masculine singular - forever and ever

Word Meanings

*Tᵊhillâ*: praise/psalm/hymn
*ʾărômimḵā*: exalt you/lift you high/extol you
*ʾĕlôhay*: my God/my deity
*hammelėḵ*: the king/the sovereign
*waʾăbārăḵâ*: and I will bless/praise/adore
*lᵊʿôlām wāʿėd*: forever and ever/for eternity and beyond

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Referenced Verses

Ps 30:1 : 1 A Psalm; a Song at the Dedication of the House. [A Psalm] of David. I will extol thee, O Jehovah; For thou hast raised me up, And hast not made my foes to rejoice over me.
Ps 30:12 : 12 To the end that [my] glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Jehovah my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Ps 34:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David; when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.] I will bless Jehovah at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Ps 44:4 : 4 Thou art my King, O God: Command deliverance for Jacob.
Ps 45:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim. [A Psalm] of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves. My heart overfloweth with a goodly matter; I speak the things which I have made touching the king: My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Ps 45:6 : 6 Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: A sceptre of equity is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
Ps 47:6-8 : 6 Sing praise to God, sing praises: Sing praises unto our King, sing praises. 7 For God is the King of all the earth: Sing ye praises with understanding. 8 God reigneth over the nations: God sitteth upon his holy throne.
Ps 48:2-3 : 2 Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, The city of the great King. 3 God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
Ps 52:9 : 9 I will give thee thanks for ever, because thou hast done it; And I will hope in thy name, for it is good, in the presence of thy saints.
Ps 68:4 : 4 Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the deserts; His name is Jehovah; and exult ye before him.
Ps 71:14-24 : 14 But I will hope continually, And will praise thee yet more and more. 15 My mouth shall tell of thy righteousness, [And] of thy salvation all the day; For I know not the numbers [thereof]. 16 I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Jehovah: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only. 17 O God, thou hast taught me from my youth; And hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works. 18 Yea, even when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not, Until I have declared thy strength unto [the next] generation, Thy might to every one that is to come. 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high; Thou who hast done great things, O God, who is like unto thee? 20 Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth. 21 Increase thou my greatness, And turn again and comfort me. 22 I will also praise thee with the psaltery, [Even] thy truth, O my God: Unto thee will I sing praises with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips shall shout for joy when I sing praises unto thee; And my soul, which thou hast redeemed. 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long; For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, that seek my hurt.
Ps 95:3 : 3 For Jehovah is a great God, And a great King above all gods.
Ps 100:1 : 1 A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise unto Jehovah, all ye lands.
Ps 103:1-2 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Bless Jehovah, O my soul; And all that is within me, [bless] his holy name. 2 Bless Jehovah, O my soul, And forget not all his benefits:
Ps 113:1-2 : 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise, O ye servants of Jehovah, Praise the name of Jehovah. 2 Blessed be the name of Jehovah From this time forth and for evermore.
Ps 145:21-146:2 : 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 1 Praise ye Jehovah. Praise Jehovah, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise Jehovah: I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being.
Ps 149:2 : 2 Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: Let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
Isa 33:22 : 22 For Jehovah is our judge, Jehovah is our lawgiver, Jehovah is our king; he will save us.
Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and extol and honor the King of heaven; for all his works are truth, and his ways justice; and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Matt 25:34 : 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
Rev 19:16 : 16 And he hath on his garment and on his thigh a name written, KINGS OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Ps 5:2 : 2 Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God; For unto thee do I pray.
Mal 1:14 : 14 But cursed be the deceiver, who hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a blemished thing; for I am a great King, saith Jehovah of hosts, and my name is terrible among the Gentiles.

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