Every Day I Will Bless You

Psalm 145:1-21

Psalm 145 is David’s psalm of praise, the last psalm in the book that bears his name, praising God’s greatness, His goodness to all, and His nearness to all who call on Him.

My God and King, I will exalt You and bless Your name forever. Every day I will bless You. You are gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion; You are good to all. You lift up all who are bowed down. You are near to all who call on You in truth, so I call on You now. Hear my cry, open Your hand, and let my mouth declare Your praise. Amen.

The Scripture

“A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness. They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness. The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion. The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made. All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You. They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might, to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions. The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds. The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them. The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.”

— Psalm 145:1-21

Prayer points from Psalm 145:1-21

Praise God as your God and King, and bless His name (v. 1).

Tell the next generation one thing God has done, and thank Him for it (v. 4).

Praise Him that He is gracious, compassionate and slow to anger (v. 8).

Pray for someone who has fallen or is bowed down, asking Him to lift them up (v. 14).

Call on Him in truth, and thank Him that He is near (v. 18).

Bring Him your cry, trusting that He hears (v. 19).

About this verse

Psalm 145 is the last psalm with David’s name in its heading, and the psalms after it are all praise. In Hebrew it is an acrostic: its lines begin with the letters of the alphabet in order, praise from the first letter to the last. David starts with his own voice, “Every day I will bless You,” widens to every generation telling the next, and ends with every creature blessing God’s holy name. In between he says what God is like: gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, good to all, upholding all who fall, opening His hand to satisfy every living thing. Verse 18 is the line many people hold on to: “The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.” This prayer is for anyone who wants to praise God every day, and for anyone who needs to know He is near when they call.

When to pray this prayer

First thing in the morning, to begin the day with praise

When you feel far from God and need to know He is near

Before a meal, thanking Him for food in its season

When someone you love has fallen and needs lifting up

With your children or grandchildren, telling them His works

On a good day, so the good does not go unthanked

Every Day I Will Bless You

The Scripture

Prayer points from Psalm 145:1-21

About this verse

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