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Psalms 144
Septuagint (Brenton, 1851) 144 compared with King James Version 145
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1David's [Psalm of] praise. I will exalt thee, my God, my king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
1I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3The Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; and there is no end of his greatness .
3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4Generation after generation shall praise thy works , and tell of thy power.
4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5And they shall speak of the glorious majesty of thy holiness, and recount thy wonders.
5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
6And they shall speak of the power of thy terrible [acts]; and recount thy greatness.
6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7They shall utter the memory of the abundance of thy goodness, and shall exult in thy righteousness.
7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8The Lord is compassionate, and merciful; long-suffering, and abundant in mercy.
8The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9The Lord is good to those that wait [on him]; and his compassions are over all his works.
9The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10Let all thy works , O Lord, give thanks to thee; and let thy saints bless thee.
10All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.
11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy dominion;
11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
12to make known to the sons of men thy power, and the glorious majesty of thy kingdom.
12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion [endures] through all generations. The Lord is faithful in his words, and holy in all his works.
13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14The Lord supports all that are falling, and sets up all that are broken down.
14The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest [them] their food in due season.
15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
16Thou openest thine hands, and fillest every living thing with pleasure.
16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
17The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
18The Lord is near to all that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
19He will perform the desire of them that fear him: and he will hear their supplication, and save them.
19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20The Lord preserves all that love him: but all sinners he will utterly destroy.
20The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
21My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
21My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.