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Tehillim Chapter 145

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Author:
King David
21 verses
Book Five
Reading time:
1 min
Day 29 of monthly cycle

Said three times every day: Shacharit, end of Pesukei DeZimra, and Mincha. Chapter 145 of Tehillim belongs to Book Five (chapters 107 through 150), and is traditionally attributed to King David. It contains 21 verses in vocalized Hebrew from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, paired with the JPS 1917 English translation (both public domain).

  1. תְּהִלָּ֗ה לְדָ֫וִ֥ד אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣ אֱלוֹהַ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַאֲבָרֲכָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
  2. בְּכָל־י֥וֹם אֲבָרֲכֶ֑ךָּ וַאֲהַלְלָ֥ה שִׁ֝מְךָ֗ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃
  3. גָּ֘ד֤וֹל יְהוָ֣ה וּמְהֻלָּ֣ל מְאֹ֑ד וְ֝לִגְדֻלָּת֗וֹ אֵ֣ין חֵֽקֶר׃
  4. דּ֣וֹר לְ֭דוֹר יְשַׁבַּ֣ח מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ יַגִּֽידוּ׃
  5. הֲ֭דַר כְּב֣וֹד הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וְדִבְרֵ֖י נִפְלְאוֹתֶ֣יךָ אָשִֽׂיחָה׃
  6. וֶעֱז֣וּז נוֹרְאֹתֶ֣יךָ יֹאמֵ֑רוּ וגדולתיך [וּגְדוּלָּתְךָ֥] אֲסַפְּרֶֽנָּה׃
  7. זֵ֣כֶר רַב־טוּבְךָ֣ יַבִּ֑יעוּ וְצִדְקָתְךָ֥ יְרַנֵּֽנוּ׃
  8. חַנּ֣וּן וְרַח֣וּם יְהוָ֑ה אֶ֥רֶךְ אַ֝פַּ֗יִם וּגְדָל־חָֽסֶד׃
  9. טוֹב־יְהוָ֥ה לַכֹּ֑ל וְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יו עַל־כָּל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃
  10. יוֹד֣וּךָ יְ֭הוָה כָּל־מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ וַ֝חֲסִידֶ֗יךָ יְבָרֲכֽוּכָה׃
  11. כְּב֣וֹד מַלְכוּתְךָ֣ יֹאמֵ֑רוּ וּגְבוּרָתְךָ֥ יְדַבֵּֽרוּ׃
  12. לְהוֹדִ֤יעַ ׀ לִבְנֵ֣י הָ֭אָדָם גְּבוּרֹתָ֑יו וּ֝כְב֗וֹד הֲדַ֣ר מַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃
  13. מַֽלְכוּתְךָ֗ מַלְכ֥וּת כָּל־עֹֽלָמִ֑ים וּ֝מֶֽמְשֶׁלְתְּךָ֗ בְּכָל־דּ֥וֹר וָדֽוֹר׃
  14. סוֹמֵ֣ךְ יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־הַנֹּפְלִ֑ים וְ֝זוֹקֵ֗ף לְכָל־הַכְּפוּפִֽים׃
  15. עֵֽינֵי־כֹ֭ל אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּ וְאַתָּ֤ה נֽוֹתֵן־לָהֶ֖ם אֶת־אָכְלָ֣ם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃
  16. פּוֹתֵ֥חַ אֶת־יָדֶ֑ךָ וּמַשְׂבִּ֖יעַ לְכָל־חַ֣י רָצֽוֹן׃
  17. צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֑יו וְ֝חָסִ֗יד בְּכָל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃
  18. קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־קֹרְאָ֑יו לְכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִקְרָאֻ֣הוּ בֶאֱמֶֽת׃
  19. רְצוֹן־יְרֵאָ֥יו יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְֽאֶת־שַׁוְעָתָ֥ם יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע וְיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃
  20. שׁוֹמֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹהֲבָ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרְשָׁעִ֣ים יַשְׁמִֽיד׃
  21. תְּהִלַּ֥ת יְהוָ֗ה יְֽדַבֶּ֫ר־פִּ֥י וִיבָרֵ֣ךְ כָּל־בָּ֭שָׂר שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשׁ֗וֹ לְעוֹלָ֥ם וָעֶֽד׃

English translation (JPS 1917)

  1. [A Psalm of] praise; of David. I will extol Thee, my God, O King; And I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.
  2. Every day will I bless Thee; And I will praise Thy name for ever and ever.
  3. Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised; And His greatness is unsearchable.
  4. One generation shall laud Thy works to another, And shall declare Thy mighty acts.
  5. The glorious splendour of Thy majesty, And Thy wondrous works, will I rehearse.
  6. And men shall speak of the might of Thy tremendous acts; And I will tell of Thy greatness.
  7. They shall utter the fame of Thy great goodness, And shall sing of Thy righteousness.
  8. The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; Slow to anger, and of great mercy.
  9. The LORD is good to all; And His tender mercies are over all His works.
  10. All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD; And Thy saints shall bless Thee.
  11. They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom, And talk of Thy might;
  12. To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, And the glory of the majesty of His kingdom.
  13. Thy kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, And Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
  14. The LORD upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.
  15. The eyes of all wait for Thee, And Thou givest them their food in due season.
  16. Thou openest Thy hand, And satisfiest every living thing with favour.
  17. The LORD is righteous in all His ways, And gracious in all His works.
  18. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, To all that call upon Him in truth.
  19. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him; He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
  20. The LORD preserveth all them that love Him; But all the wicked will He destroy.
  21. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD; And let all flesh bless His holy name for ever and ever.

Tehillim Chapter 145: questions and answers

Who wrote Tehillim chapter 145?

According to traditional Jewish attribution, chapter 145 was authored by King David. The book of Tehillim (Psalms) contains 150 chapters compiled by King David, including psalms by ten additional psalmists: Asaph, the sons of Korach, Moses, Heman, Ethan, and others.

How many verses does Psalm 145 have?

Psalm 145 contains 21 verses. The average unhurried reading time is about 1 minute.

Which of the Five Books of Psalms is chapter 145 in?

Chapter 145 belongs to Book Five (chapters 107 through 150). Parallel to Deuteronomy of the Torah's five books.

When is Psalm 145 read in the 30-day cycle?

Following the traditional 30-day cycle for reading the entire Tehillim once a month, Psalm 145 is read on day 29.

Is the Hebrew text of Psalm 145 pointed (with nikud)?

Yes. The Hebrew text comes from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via the Sefaria public-domain project, including full nikud (vowel pointing) and ta'amei mikra (cantillation marks).

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