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Psalms 145:1

Psalms 145:1
David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

I will extol thee, my God, O King,.... Or "the King" (a), the King Messiah, who is by way of eminency called "the King", as in Psa 21:1. This is the foundation of this whole psalm, as Aben Ezra…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

I will extol thee ... - I will lift thee up; I will lift up thy name and praise, so that it may be heard afar. And I will bless thy name forever and ever - I will bless or praise thee. I will do it…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 145:1-9

The entitling of this David's psalm of praise may intimate not only that he was the penman of it, but that he took a particular pleasure in it and sung it often; it was his companion wherever he went.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 145:1-2

Cp. Psa 30:1; Psa 34:1; Psa 34:3; and generally the doxology in 1Ch 29:10 ff.