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

I will extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever.

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

Every day will I bless You; yes, I will praise Your name forever and ever.

3 G reat is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Great is the Lord and highly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable.

4 O ne generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

One generation shall laud Your works to another and shall declare Your mighty acts.

5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

On the glorious splendor of Your majesty and on Your wondrous works I will meditate.

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

Men shall speak of the might of Your tremendous and terrible acts, and I will declare Your greatness.

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

They shall pour forth the fame of Your great and abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of Your rightness and justice.

8 T he Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in mercy and loving-kindness.

9 T he Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

The Lord is good to all, and His tender mercies are over all His works.

10 A ll thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

All Your works shall praise You, O Lord, and Your loving ones shall bless You!

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

They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom and talk of Your power,

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

To make known to the sons of men God’s mighty deeds and the glorious majesty of His kingdom.

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

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

14 T he Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

The Lord upholds all those who are falling and raises up all those who are bowed down.

15 T he eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

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

16 T hou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor.

17 T he Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

The Lord is righteous in all His ways and gracious and merciful in all His works.

18 T he Lord 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 upon Him, to all who call upon Him sincerely and 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 fulfill the desires of those who reverently and worshipfully fear Him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.

20 T he Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

The Lord preserves all those who love Him, but all the wicked will He destroy.

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

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord; and let all flesh bless (affectionately and gratefully praise) His holy name forever and ever.