King James Version
Psalms 145:2 in the King James Version says “Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 145 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.”
Psalms 145:2 · KJV
David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. and his: Heb. and of his greatness there is no search
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“Every day”
H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
“will I bless”
H1288to 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
“thee and I will praise”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
“thy name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“and ever”
H5703properly, a (peremptory) terminus, i.e., (by implication) duration, in the sense of advance or perpetuity (substantially as a noun, either with or wit
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