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Psalms 145
Aleph
1 I sing your praises, God my King, I bless your name for ever and ever,
Beth
2 blessing you day after day, and praising your name for ever and ever.
Ghimel
3 Can anyone measure the magnificence of Yahweh the great, and his inexpressible grandeur?
Daleth
4 Celebrating your acts of power, one age shall praise your doings to another.
He
5 Oh, the splendour of your glory, your renown! I tell myself the story of your marvellous deeds.
Waw
6 Men will proclaim your fearful power and I shall assert your greatness;
Zain
7 they will celebrate your generous kindness and joyfully acclaim your righteousness.
Heth
8 He, Yahweh, is merciful, tenderhearted, slow to anger, very loving,
Teth
9 and universally kind; Yahweh’s tenderness embraces all his creatures.
Yod
10 Yahweh, all your creatures thank you, and your faithful bless you.
Kaph
11 Kingly and glorious they proclaim you, they affirm your might.
Lamed
12 Let mankind learn your acts of power, and the majestic glory of your sovereignty!
Mem
13 Your sovereignty is an eternal sovereignty, your empire lasts from age to age.
Samek
14 Only stumble, and Yahweh at once supports you, if others bow you down, he will raise you up.
Ain
15 Patiently all creatures look to you to feed them throughout the year;
Pe
16 quick to satisfy every need, you feed them all with a generous hand.
Sade
17 Righteous in all that he does, Yahweh acts only out of love,
Qoph
18 standing close to all who invoke him, close to all who invoke Yahweh faithfully.
Resh
19 Those who fear him need only to ask to be answered; he hears their cries for help and saves them.
Shin
20 Under his protection the pious are safe, but Yahweh is destruction to the wicked.
Tau
21 Yahweh’s praise be ever in my mouth, and let every creature bless his holy name for ever and ever!