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Psalm 145 in Hebrew and English

21 verses, about 2 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The text of the psalm

תְּהִלָּה לְדָוִד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ אֱלוֹהַי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַאֲבָרֲכָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃

[A Psalm of] praise; of David. I will extol Thee, my God, O King; And I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.

בְּכָל־יוֹם אֲבָרֲכֶךָּ וַאֲהַלְלָה שִׁמְךָ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃

Every day will I bless Thee; And I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.

גָּדוֹל יְהוָה וּמְהֻלָּל מְאֹד וְלִגְדֻלָּתוֹ אֵין חֵֽקֶר׃

Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.

דּוֹר לְדוֹר יְשַׁבַּח מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וּגְבוּרֹתֶיךָ יַגִּֽידוּ׃

One generation shall laud Thy works to another, And shall declare Thy mighty acts.

הֲדַר כְּבוֹד הוֹדֶךָ וְדִבְרֵי נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ אָשִֽׂיחָה׃

The glorious splendour of Thy majesty, And Thy wondrous works, will I rehearse.

וֶעֱזוּז נוֹרְאֹתֶיךָ יֹאמֵרוּ וּגְדוּלָּתְךָ אֲסַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃

And men shall speak of the might of Thy tremendous acts; And I will tell of Thy greatness.

זֵכֶר רַב־טוּבְךָ יַבִּיעוּ וְצִדְקָתְךָ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃

They shall utter the fame of Thy great goodness, And shall sing of Thy righteousness.

חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם יְהוָה אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם וּגְדָל־חָֽסֶד׃

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; Slow to anger, and of great mercy.

טוֹב־יְהוָה לַכֹּל וְרַחֲמָיו עַל־כָּל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃

The LORD is good to all; And His tender mercies are over all His works.

יוֹדוּךָ יְהוָה כָּל־מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וַחֲסִידֶיךָ יְבָרֲכֽוּכָה׃

All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD; And Thy saints shall bless Thee.

כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתְךָ יֹאמֵרוּ וּגְבוּרָתְךָ יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃

They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom, And talk of Thy might;

לְהוֹדִיעַ לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם גְּבוּרֹתָיו וּכְבוֹד הֲדַר מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃

To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, And the glory of the majesty of His kingdom.

מַלְכוּתְךָ מַלְכוּת כָּל־עֹלָמִים וּמֶמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ בְּכָל־דּוֹר וָדֽוֹר׃

Thy kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, And Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

סוֹמֵךְ יְהוָה לְכָל־הַנֹּפְלִים וְזוֹקֵף לְכָל־הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

עֵינֵי־כֹל אֵלֶיךָ יְשַׂבֵּרוּ וְאַתָּה נוֹתֵן־לָהֶם אֶת־אָכְלָם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃

The eyes of all wait for Thee, And Thou givest them their food in due season.

פּוֹתֵחַ אֶת־יָדֶךָ וּמַשְׂבִּיעַ לְכָל־חַי רָצֽוֹן׃

Thou openest Thy hand, And satisfiest every living thing with favour.

צַדִּיק יְהוָה בְּכָל־דְּרָכָיו וְחָסִיד בְּכָל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃

The LORD is righteous in all His ways, And gracious in all His works.

קָרוֹב יְהוָה לְכָל־קֹרְאָיו לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻהוּ בֶאֱמֶֽת׃

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, To all that call upon Him in truth.

רְצוֹן־יְרֵאָיו יַעֲשֶׂה וְאֶת־שַׁוְעָתָם יִשְׁמַע וְיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

שׁוֹמֵר יְהוָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹהֲבָיו וְאֵת כָּל־הָרְשָׁעִים יַשְׁמִֽיד׃

The LORD preserveth all them that love Him; But all the wicked will He destroy.

תְּהִלַּת יְהוָה יְדַבֶּר פִּי וִיבָרֵךְ כָּל־בָּשָׂר שֵׁם קָדְשׁוֹ לְעוֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; And let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, compared with a second edition letter by letter. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this psalm is read

  • The fifth of the five books of Psalms
  • Read in the monthly cycle on day 30 of the Hebrew month
  • Read in the weekly cycle on Shabbat
  • Its heading names David
  • 21 verses, 152 words, about 2 minutes to read

Psalms that are read with this one

All 150 psalms and today's reading·Prayers by the time they are said

Questions about this psalm

How many verses does Psalm 145 have?

Psalm 145 has 21 verses and 152 words.

On which day is Psalm 145 read in the monthly and weekly cycles?

In the monthly cycle it is read on day 30 of the Hebrew month (in a month of 29 days, on day 29, so the whole book is read every month), and in the weekly cycle on Shabbat.

Whose name is in the heading of Psalm 145?

The heading names David.

How long does it take to read Psalm 145?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.