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ESV: They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness.

NIV: They tell of the power of your awesome works— and I will proclaim your great deeds.

NASB: People will speak of the power of Your awesome acts, And I will tell of Your greatness.

CSB: They will proclaim the power of your awe-inspiring acts, and I will declare your greatness.

NLT: Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue; I will proclaim your greatness.

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

NKJV: Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness.

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.

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.

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).

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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