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A Davidic hymn.

I^[a] exalt You, my God the King, and praise Your name forever and ever.^(a)

I will praise You every day; I will honor Your name forever and ever.^(b)

Yahweh is great and is highly praised;^(c) His greatness is unsearchable.^(d)

One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts.^(e)

I^[b] will speak of Your splendor and glorious majesty and^[c] Your wonderful works.^(f)

They will proclaim the power of Your awe-inspiring acts, and I will declare Your greatness.^[d](g)

They will give a testimony of Your great goodness and will joyfully sing of Your righteousness.^(h)

The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and great in faithful love.⁽ⁱ⁾

The Lord is good to everyone;^(j) His compassion rests on all He has made.^(k)

All You have made will thank You, Lord ; the^[e] godly will praise You.^(l)

They will speak of the glory of Your kingdom and will declare Your might,^(m)

informing all people of Your mighty acts and of the glorious splendor of Your^[f] kingdom.⁽ⁿ⁾

Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; Your rule is for all generations.^(o) The Lord is faithful in all His words and gracious in all His actions.^[g](p)

The Lord helps all who fall; He raises up all who are oppressed.^[h](q)

All eyes look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time.^(r)

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.^(s)

The Lord is righteous in all His ways and gracious in all His acts.^(t)

The Lord is near all who call out to Him, all who call out to Him with integrity.^(u)

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry for help and saves them.^(v)

The Lord guards all those who love Him, but He destroys all the wicked.^(w)

My mouth will declare Yahweh's praise; let every living thing praise His holy name forever and ever.^(x)