Psalms 145:1

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

A psalm of praise, by David. I will extol you, my God, O king! I will praise your name continually!

📖 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

Referenced Verses

• Ps 30:1 : 1 A psalm– a song used at the dedication of the temple; by David. I will praise you, O LORD, for you lifted me up, and did not allow my enemies to gloat over me.
• Ps 30:12 : 12 So now my heart will sing to you and not be silent; O LORD my God, I will always give thanks to you.
• Ps 34:1 : 1 Written by David, when he pretended to be insane before Abimelech, causing the king to send him away. I will praise the LORD at all times; my mouth will continually praise him.
• Ps 44:4 : 4 You are my king, O God! Decree Jacob’s deliverance!
• Ps 45:1 : 1 For the music director; according to the tune of“Lilies;” by the Korahites, a well-written poem, a love song. My heart is stirred by a beautiful song. I say,“I have composed this special song for the king; my tongue is as skilled as the stylus of an experienced scribe.”
• Ps 45:6 : 6 Your throne, O God, is permanent. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of justice.
• Ps 47:6-8 : 6 Sing to God! Sing! Sing to our king! Sing! 7 For God is king of the whole earth! Sing a well-written song! 8 God reigns over the nations! God sits on his holy throne!
• Ps 48:2-3 : 2 It is lofty and pleasing to look at, a source of joy to the whole earth. Mount Zion resembles the peaks of Zaphon; it is the city of the great king. 3 God is in its fortresses; he reveals himself as its defender.
• Ps 52:9 : 9 I will continually thank you when you execute judgment; I will rely on you, for your loyal followers know you are good.
• Ps 68:4 : 4 Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Exalt the one who rides on the clouds! For the LORD is his name! Rejoice before him!
• Ps 71:14-24 : 14 As for me, I will wait continually, and will continue to praise you. 15 I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent. 16 I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the Sovereign LORD. I will proclaim your justice– yours alone. 17 O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds. 18 Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power. 19 Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; you have done great things. O God, who can compare to you? 20 Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth! 21 Raise me to a position of great honor! Turn and comfort me! 22 I will express my thanks to you with a stringed instrument, praising your faithfulness, O my God! I will sing praises to you accompanied by a harp, O Holy One of Israel! 23 My lips will shout for joy! Yes, I will sing your praises! I will praise you when you rescue me! 24 All day long my tongue will also tell about your justice, for those who want to harm me will be embarrassed and ashamed.
• Ps 95:3 : 3 For the LORD is a great God, a great king who is superior to all gods.
• Ps 100:1 : 1 A thanksgiving psalm. Shout out praises to the LORD, all the earth!
• Ps 103:1-2 : 1 By David. Praise the LORD, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name! 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!
• Ps 113:1-2 : 1 Praise the LORD! Praise, you servants of the LORD, praise the name of the LORD! 2 May the LORD’s name be praised now and forevermore!
• Ps 145:21-146:2 : 21 My mouth will praise the LORD. Let all who live praise his holy name forever! 1 Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! 2 I will praise the LORD as long as I live! I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!
• Ps 149:2 : 2 Let Israel rejoice in their Creator! Let the people of Zion delight in their King!
• Isa 33:22 : 22 For the LORD, our ruler, the LORD, our commander, the LORD, our king– he will deliver us.
• Dan 4:37 : 37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live in pride.
• Matt 25:34 : 34 Then the king will say to those on his right,‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
• Rev 19:16 : 16 He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh:“King of kings and Lord of lords.”
• Ps 5:2 : 2 Pay attention to my cry for help, my king and my God, for I am praying to you!
• Mal 1:14 : 14 “There will be harsh condemnation for the hypocrite who has a valuable male animal in his flock but vows and sacrifices something inferior to the Lord. For I am a great king,” says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies,“and my name is awesome among the nations.”