1 ¶ Aleph I will extol thee, my God, my king, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

2 B eth Each day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Every day I will praise you. I will extol your name forever and ever.

3 G imel Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.

Great is Yahweh, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.

4 D aleth One generation shall praise thy works to another and shall declare thy mighty acts.

One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.

5 H e I will speak of the beauty of the glory of thy majesty and of thy wondrous works.

Of the glorious majesty of your honor, of your wondrous works, I will meditate.

6 V au And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts, and I will declare thy greatness.

Men will speak of the might of your awesome acts. I will declare your greatness.

7 Z ain They shall proclaim the memory of thy great goodness and shall sing of thy righteousness.

They will utter the memory of your great goodness, and will sing of your righteousness.

8 C heth The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and of great mercy.

Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

9 T eth The LORD is good to all; and his tender mercies shine over all his works.

Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.

10 ¶ Jod Let all thy works praise thee, O LORD, and thy merciful ones bless thee.

All your works will give thanks to you, Yahweh. Your saints will extol you.

11 C aph They speak of the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power,

They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power;

12 L amed to make known to the sons of Adam his mighty acts and the glory of the magnificence of his kingdom.

to make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

13 M em Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion endures throughout all generations.

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. Your dominion endures throughout all generations. Yahweh is faithful in all his words, and loving in all his deeds.

14 S amech The LORD upholds all that fall and raises up all those that are oppressed.

Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down.

15 A in The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest them their food in due season.

The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

16 P e Thou dost open thine hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 T zaddi The LORD is righteous in all his ways and merciful in all his works.

Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

18 K oph The LORD is near unto all those that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

19 R esh He will fulfil the desire of those that fear him; he also will hear their cry and will save them.

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

20 S chin The LORD preserves all those that love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

21 T au My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD, and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

My mouth will speak the praise of Yahweh. Let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.