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Psalms 145:1

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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תְּהִלָּ֗הtehilahpraiseתְּהִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “praise”, the ordinary formH8416laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymnpraise.לְדָ֫וִ֥דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.

אֲרוֹמִמְךָ֣aromimkhahighרוּםverb, polel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “high”, a determination or requestH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…אֱלוֹהַ֣יelohayGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “God”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וַאֲבָרֲכָ֥הvaavarakhahand blessבָרַךְconjunction, verb, piel, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and bless”, a determination or requestH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.שִׁ֝מְךָ֗shimkhafameשֵׁםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.לְעוֹלָ֥םleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…וָעֶֽדvaedand eternityעַדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and eternity”, the ordinary formH5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e. (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or without a preposition)eternity, ever(-lasting, -more), old, perpetually, [phrase] world without end.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A Psalm of praise; of David. I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

I will extol thee, my God, O King; And I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Young’s Literal Translation

Praise by David. I exalt Thee, my God, O king, And bless Thy name to the age and for ever.

World English Bible

I will exalt you, my God, the King. I will praise your name forever and ever.

Darby Translation

I will extol thee, my God, O King, and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Douay-Rheims

Alleluia, of Aggeus and Zacharias.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A Psalm of praise; of David. I will extol Thee, my God, O King; and I will bless Thy name for ever and ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

David's Psalm of praise. I will exalt thee, my God, my king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἴνεσις τοῦ Δαυίδ. Ὑψώσω σε, ὁ Θεός μου ὁ βασιλεύς μου, καὶ εὐλογήσω τὸ ὄνομά σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος.