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Time after Pentecost · Proper 9 · Year A

Psalm 145:1-14

I Will Extol You, My God and King

July 5, 2026

Christ in Majesty with King David and Prophets, Unknown Florentine illuminator
Christ in Majesty with King David and Prophets, Unknown Florentine illuminator, c. 1300–1340The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
A Florentine choirbook initial with Christ enthroned inside the letter and David and the prophets ranged below him.I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever … The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.Unknown Florentine illuminatorAn unnamed Florentine workshop illuminator of the fourteenth century, working on choirbooks for religious houses.The Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandA large encyclopaedic museum in Ohio, free to enter since it opened in 1916.The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
LSB Three-Year Lectionary
GospelMatt. 11:25-30Mt 11:25-30
EpistleRom. 7:14-25aRom 7:14-25a
Old TestamentZech. 9:9-12Zec 9:9-12
PsalterPs. 145:1-14Ps 145:1-14

Overview & Insights

“The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.” (Psalm 145:8)

The praise of this psalm is hymnic in that it praises God’s attributes and deeds in general, but the speaker is “I” throughout (“we/us” does not appear), and the opening verses are characteristic of individual thanksgiving. It begins, not with an imperative summons addressed to a congregation, but with a proclamation of praise: “I will exalt you.” The verses form an acrostic (i.e., each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hb. alphabet), but this feature need not imply the psalm is a literary composition not intended for liturgical performance. For example, Psalm 111 is also an acrostic and was probably intended for liturgical performance. Like Psalm 145, its praise consists of general nouns and adjectives that are drawn from Exodus 34:6.

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Commentary

Working Preacher: Commentary on Psalm 145:8-14Working Preacher: Commentary on Ps 145:8-14 Working Preacher

Lutheran lectionary commentary on the LORD's grace and steadfast love.

Enduring Word: Psalm 145Enduring Word: Ps 145 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the psalm of praise.

BibleHub: Commentaries on Psalm 145:1BibleHub: Commentaries on Ps 145:1 BibleHub

Parallel classic commentaries on extolling God the King forever.

Background & Word Study

Sefaria: Psalms 145 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Ps 145 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text with English and Jewish commentary on the psalm.

BibleHub: Psalm 145 InterlinearBibleHub: Ps 145 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew-English interlinear for word-level study of the psalm.

Questions preachers ask

What is Psalm 145?

An acrostic hymn of praise, the only psalm titled “a psalm of praise,” extolling God’s greatness and goodness to all he has made. Its refrain of grace and mercy pairs with Jonah’s reluctant discovery of the same God.

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