1.
I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Title. David's [Psalm] of praise. No other Psalm so entitled. An Acrostic Psalm. See App-63 .
God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 .
name. See note on Psalms 20:1 .
2.
Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4 .
4.
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5.
I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
glorious, &c. Hebrew = the majesty of the glory of Thine honour. wondrous works = instances or examples of Thy wonders. Hebrew - words of Thy wonders.
6.
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
And men = And they. See Structure (4-7, above).
terrible. See note on Psalms 111:9 .
7.
They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
abundantly utter = pour forth.
8.
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
gracious, &c. Compare Exodus 34:6 , Exodus 34:7 .
of great mercy = great in lovingkindness, or grace.
9.
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
to all. Septuagint reads "to them that wait on Him".
tender mercies = compassions.
10.
All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
saints = favoured or beloved ones. Compare Psalms 16:10 .
11.
They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
power. Sing, of the Hebrew word "mighty acts" (Psalms 145:4 ).
12.
To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
men. Hebrew. 'adam (with Art.) = mankind. App-14 .
13.
Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
an everlasting kingdom = a kingdom for all ages. Looking backward (eternal, Psalms 77:5 ) as well as forward (everlasting, Psalms 77:7 ). These words, "Thy kingdom [O Christ] is an everlasting kingdom", were (up to 1893) to be seen on the wall of one of the largest Mosques in Damascus. Formerly it was a Temple of Rimmon. It was turned into the (Christian) Church of St. John the Baptist by Arcadius, later it was made into a Mosque by Caliph Walid I (705-717). It was destroyed by fire on Oct 14, 1893, and subsequently rebuilt. ( Enc. Brit vol. 7, p. 785, Camb. (11th) edition.)
generations. Following this verse (13) the Primitive Text read: "Faithful is Jehovah in all His words And holy in all His works", the verse beginning with the missing letter (Nun) = Neeman (= faithful). It is found in some codices, with Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Arabic, and Ethiopic Versions. The Structure (13-20, above) thus confirms the Ancient Versions.
14.
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
fall = are ready to fall.
raiseth up. Occurs only here and Psalms 146:8 .
15.
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
eyes of all wait. Figure of speech Prosopopoeia. App-6 .
16.
Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Thou. This is emphatic in Sept, Syriac, and Vulgate. Compare Psalms 104:26 .
hand. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 .
17.
The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
holy = gracious.
18.
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
nigh: i.e. nigh to help. Compare Psalms 34:18 ; Psalms 119:151 .Deuteronomy 4:7 .
unto all. Note the Figure of speech Anadiplosis ( App-6 ) in the repetition, "to all that call" (for emphasis).
19.
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
their cry: i.e. for help in distress.
20.
The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha. App-44 .
21.
My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
let all flesh = all flesh shall, as in Psalms 145:10 ; thus completing and perfecting the Structure above.
all flesh. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of the Part), App-6 , put for all men.
holy. See note on Exodus 3:5 .
ever and ever. Many codices, with one early printed edition, here add: "And we will bless Jah: From henceforth even for ever, Praise ye Jah. "Compare Psalms 115:18 .