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Psalms 145:1–5

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I WILL extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
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From verse 1

  1. Psalms 47:6–8Rank 1 from verse 1
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    6Sing praises to God, sing praises: sing praises unto our King, sing praises.

    7For God is the King of all the earth: sing ye praises with understanding.

    8God reigneth over the heathen: God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness.

  2. Psalms 34:1Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1I WILL bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

  3. Psalms 45:6Rank 3 from verse 1
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    6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.

  4. Matthew 25:34Rank 4 from verse 1
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    34Then 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:

  5. Psalms 30:12Rank 5 from verse 1
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    12To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

From verse 2

  1. Revelation 7:15Rank 1 from verse 2
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    15Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

  2. Psalms 71:6Rank 2 from verse 2
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    6By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother’s bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.

  3. Psalms 119:164Rank 3 from verse 2
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    164Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgments.

  4. Psalms 72:15Rank 4 from verse 2
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    15And he shall live, and to him shall be given of the gold of Sheba: prayer also shall be made for him continually; and daily shall he be praised.

From verse 3

  1. Psalms 147:5Rank 1 from verse 3
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    5Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite.

  2. Romans 11:33Rank 2 from verse 3
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    33O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

  3. Job 5:9Rank 3 from verse 3
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    9Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

  4. Isaiah 40:28Rank 4 from verse 3
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    28¶ Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

  5. Job 9:10Rank 5 from verse 3
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    10Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.

From verse 4

  1. Psalms 71:18Rank 1 from verse 4
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    18Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

  2. Psalms 78:3–7Rank 2 from verse 4
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    3Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us.

    4We will not hide them from their children, shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, and his strength, and his wonderful works that he hath done.

    5For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children:

    6That the generation to come might know them, even the children which should be born; who should arise and declare them to their children:

    7That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:

  3. Deuteronomy 6:7Rank 3 from verse 4
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    7And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

  4. Isaiah 38:19Rank 4 from verse 4
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    19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

  5. Joshua 4:21–24Rank 5 from verse 4
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    21And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

    22Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

    23For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

    24That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the Lord, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the Lord your God for ever.

From verse 5

  1. Isaiah 12:4Rank 1 from verse 5
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    4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.

  2. Psalms 119:27Rank 2 from verse 5
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    27Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.

  3. Psalms 72:18Rank 3 from verse 5
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    18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

  4. Daniel 4:1–3Rank 4 from verse 5
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    1NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.

    2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.

    3How great are his signs! and how mighty are his wonders! his kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion is from generation to generation.

  5. Daniel 4:37Rank 5 from verse 5
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    37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 145:1

COMBINED MEANING

extol

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To raise in words or eulogy; to praise; to exalt in commendation; to magnify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

king

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A sovereign ruler; one exercising royal authority over a kingdom.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

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ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 145:2

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 145:3

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Psalms 145:4

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

another

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1. In "one another" and like reciprocal or distributive constructions, each the other, or one in relation to the other or others. 2. One other, one more, or a different or additional person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

declare

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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

mighty

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Possessing or displaying great strength, power, ability, rank, or effect.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 145:5

COMBINED MEANING

speak

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Sense 1: To utter words or articulate sounds, or to use a language. Sense 2: To address or converse with someone. Sense 3: To state, declare, make mention of, or otherwise make a matter known.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

honour

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Sense 1: Esteem, respect, dignity, glory, distinction, or exalted standing. Sense 2: To esteem, respect, acknowledge, reward, or adorn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wondrous

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Wonderful, marvellous, extraordinary, and fitted to awaken wonder.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

works

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Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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145:1I WILL extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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145:2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

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145:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

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145:4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

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145:5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

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145:6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

145:7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

145:8The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

145:9The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

145:10All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

145:11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

145:12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

145:13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

145:14The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

145:15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

145:16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

145:17The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

145:18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

145:20The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

145:21My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

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