1 I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

I will praise You, my God and King. I will honor Your name forever and ever.

2 E very day will I bless thee; And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

I will honor You every day, and praise Your name forever and ever.

3 G reat is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised; And his greatness is unsearchable.

The Lord is great and our praise to Him should be great. He is too great for anyone to understand.

4 O ne generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.

Families of this time will praise Your works to the families-to-come. They will tell about Your powerful acts.

5 O f the glorious majesty of thine honor, And of thy wondrous works, will I meditate.

I will think about the shining-greatness of Your power and about Your great works.

6 A nd men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts; And I will declare thy greatness.

Men will speak of Your powerful acts that fill us with fear. And I will tell of Your greatness.

7 T hey shall utter the memory of thy great goodness, And shall sing of thy righteousness.

Many words will come from their mouths about how good You are. They will sing for joy about how right You are.

8 J ehovah is gracious, and merciful; Slow to anger, and of great lovingkindness.

The Lord is full of loving-favor and pity, slow to anger and great in loving-kindness.

9 J ehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.

The Lord is good to all. And His loving-kindness is over all His works.

10 A ll thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; And thy saints shall bless thee.

All Your works will give thanks to You, O Lord. And all those who belong to You will honor You.

11 T hey shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, And talk of thy power;

They will speak of the shining-greatness of Your holy nation, and talk of Your power.

12 T o make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

They will make Your powerful acts and the great power of Your holy nation known to the sons of men.

13 T hy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

Your holy nation is a nation that lasts forever. And Your rule lasts for all time.

14 J ehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

The Lord holds up all who fall. He raises up all who are brought down.

15 T he eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.

The eyes of all look to You. And You give them their food at the right time.

16 T hou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

You open Your hand and fill the desire of every living thing.

17 J ehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.

The Lord is right and good in all His ways, and kind in all His works.

18 J ehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.

The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.

19 H e will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.

He will fill the desire of those who fear Him. He will also hear their cry and will save them.

20 J ehovah preserveth all them that love him; But all the wicked will he destroy.

The Lord takes care of all who love Him. But He will destroy all the sinful.

21 M y mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah; And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord. And all flesh will honor His holy name forever and ever.