Great Is the Lord

A Song of Praise. Of David.

¹I will extol you, my God and King,

and bless your name forever and ever.

²Every day I will bless you

and praise your name forever and ever.

³Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,

and his greatness is unsearchable.

⁴One generation shall commend your works to another,

and shall declare your mighty acts.

⁵On the glorious splendor of your majesty,

and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.

⁶They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,

and I will declare your greatness.

⁷They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness

and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

⁸The Lord is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

⁹The Lord is good to all,

and his mercy is over all that he has made.

¹⁰All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord,

and all your saints shall bless you!

¹¹They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom

and tell of your power,

¹²to make known to the children of man your1 mighty deeds,

and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

¹³Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

[The Lord is faithful in all his words

and kind in all his works.]2

¹⁴The Lord upholds all who are falling

and raises up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵The eyes of all look to you,

and you give them their food in due season.

¹⁶You open your hand;

you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷The Lord is righteous in all his ways

and kind in all his works.

¹⁸The Lord is near to all who call on him,

to all who call on him in truth.

¹⁹He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;

he also hears their cry and saves them.

²⁰The Lord preserves all who love him,

but all the wicked he will destroy.

²¹My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.