Study Desk

Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a shadow that passes away.

Who gives salvation to kings, Who sets David His servant free from the evil sword.

Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised, And His greatness is [so vast and profound as to be] unsearchable [incomprehensible to man].

The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].

The LORD upholds all those [of His own] who fall And raises up all those who are bowed down.

The LORD is [unwaveringly] righteous in all His ways And gracious and kind in all His works.

My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD, And all flesh will bless and gratefully praise His holy name forever and ever.

When his spirit leaves him, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts and plans perish.

How blessed and graciously favored is he whose help is the God of Jacob (Israel), Whose hope is in the LORD his God,

Great is our [majestic and mighty] Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is inexhaustible [infinite, boundless].

The LORD favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience], Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.

He sends His command to the earth; His word runs very swiftly.

He casts out His ice like fragments; Who can stand before His cold?

He sends out His word and melts the ice; He causes His wind to blow and the waters to flow.

He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and His ordinances to Israel.

He has not dealt this way with any [other] nation; They have not known [understood, appreciated, heeded, or cherished] His ordinances. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)

Praise Him, all His angels; Praise Him, all His hosts (armies)!

Lightning and hail, snow and fog; Stormy wind, fulfilling His orders;

Let them praise the name of the LORD, For His name alone is exalted and supreme; His glory and majesty are above earth and heaven.

He has lifted up a horn for His people [giving them strength, prosperity, dignity, and preeminence], Praise for all His godly ones; For the people of Israel, a people near to Him. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)