David’s Psalm of praise.
א Aleph
1 I will extol thee, my God, O King;
And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
ב Bet
2 Every day will I bless thee;
And I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
ג Gimel
3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
And his greatness is unsearchable.
ד Dalet
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another,
And shall declare thy mighty acts.
ה He
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty,
And of thy wondrous works.
ו Waw
6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts:
And I will declare thy greatness.
ז Zain
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness,
And shall sing of thy righteousness.
ח Het
8 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion;
Slow to anger, and of great mercy.
ט Tet
9 The LORD is good to all:
And his tender mercies are over all his works.
י Yod
10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD;
And thy saints shall bless thee.
כ Kaph
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,
And talk of thy power;
ל Lamed
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts,
And the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
מ Mem
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
And thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
ס Samek
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
ע Ain
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
פ Pe
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
צ Zade
17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways,
And holy in all his works.
ק Qoph
18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him,
To all that call upon him in truth.
ר Resh
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him:
He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
ש Shin
20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him:
But all the wicked will he destroy.
ת Taw
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD:
And let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.