What does Psalm 145:2 mean?
ESV: Every day I will bless you and praise your name forever and ever.
NIV: Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and ever.
NASB: Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
CSB: I will bless you every day; I will praise your name forever and ever.
NLT: I will praise you every day; yes, I will praise you forever.
KJV: Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
NKJV: Every day I will bless You, And I will praise Your name forever and ever.
Verse Commentary:
Verse Context:
Psalm 145:1–7 is David's promise to praise the Lord every day because the Lord is great. Generation after generation will speak of the Lord's miraculous deeds and majesty. David will meditate on the reality of who God is and on His wondrous works. The generations will speak about the Lord's powerful deeds and sing about His righteousness.
Chapter Summary:
David intends to praise the Lord now and forever. Generation after generation will celebrate the amazing things God has done. The psalm praises the Lord for his love and mercy towards mankind. Those who reach out to Him seeking salvation can find it. Because of these attributes, David declares his intent to worship God, calling on every other person to join him.
Chapter Context:
This psalm is an acrostic: each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Only the letter nun is skipped. This song strongly magnifies the concept of praising God. Themes mentioned here are found in the other psalms, but they are concentrated in this specific song. Paul used a concept from this psalm when he preached at the Areopagus (Acts 17:27).
Book Summary:
The book of Psalms is composed of individual songs, hymns, or poems, each of which is a ''Psalm'' in and of itself. These works contain a wide variety of themes. Some Psalms focus on praising and worshipping God. Others cry out in anguish over the pain of life. Still other Psalms look forward to the coming of the Messiah. While some Psalms are related, each has its own historical and biblical context.
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