Psalm 145:4
New International Version
One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.

New Living Translation
Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.

English Standard Version
One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.

Berean Standard Bible
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—

King James Bible
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

New King James Version
One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.

New American Standard Bible
One generation will praise Your works to another, And will declare Your mighty acts.

NASB 1995
One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.

NASB 1977
One generation shall praise Thy works to another, And shall declare Thy mighty acts.

Legacy Standard Bible
One generation shall laud Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty deeds.

Amplified Bible
One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty and remarkable acts.

Christian Standard Bible
One generation will declare your works to the next and will proclaim your mighty acts.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts.

American Standard Version
One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.

Contemporary English Version
Each generation will announce to the next your wonderful and powerful deeds.

English Revised Version
One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
One generation will praise your deeds to the next. Each generation will talk about your mighty acts.

Good News Translation
What you have done will be praised from one generation to the next; they will proclaim your mighty acts.

International Standard Version
One generation will acclaim your works to another and will describe your mighty actions.

Majority Standard Bible
One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts?

NET Bible
One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts!

New Heart English Bible
One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.

Webster's Bible Translation
One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

World English Bible
One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Generation to generation praises Your works, "" And they declare Your mighty acts.

Young's Literal Translation
Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.

Smith's Literal Translation
Generation to generation shall praise thy works, and they shall announce thy powers.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.

New American Bible
One generation praises your deeds to the next and proclaims your mighty works.

New Revised Standard Version
One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
One generation shall tell thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Generation to generation they will tell your works and they will show your heroism!
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
One generation shall laud Thy works to another, And shall declare Thy mighty acts.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Generation after generation shall praise thy works, and tell of thy power.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
I Will Exalt You, My God and King
3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. 4One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— 5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:6-7
These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. / And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Psalm 78:4-6
We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed. / For He established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel, which He commanded our fathers to teach to their children, / that the coming generation would know them—even children yet to be born—to arise and tell their own children

Isaiah 38:19
The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.

Joel 1:3
Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.

Exodus 12:26-27
When your children ask you, ‘What does this service mean to you?’ / you are to reply, ‘It is the Passover sacrifice to the LORD, who passed over the houses of the Israelites in Egypt when He struck down the Egyptians and spared our homes.’” Then the people bowed down and worshiped.

Deuteronomy 4:9
Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.

Psalm 71:18
Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.

Psalm 22:30-31
Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation. / They will come and proclaim His righteousness to a people yet unborn—all that He has done.

Psalm 102:18
Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.

2 Timothy 2:2
And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

2 Timothy 1:5
I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

Acts 2:39
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”

Matthew 28:19-20
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, / and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.


Treasury of Scripture

One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.

generation

Psalm 44:1,2
To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old…

Psalm 71:18
Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.

Psalm 78:3-7
Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us…

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Psalm 145
1. David praises God for his fame
8. For his goodness
11. For his kingdom
14. For his providence
17. For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy














One generation will commend Your works to the next
This phrase emphasizes the importance of passing down the knowledge and experience of God's works from one generation to another. In the biblical context, this reflects the tradition of oral history in ancient Israel, where stories of God's deliverance, such as the Exodus, were recounted to ensure that future generations understood their heritage and God's faithfulness. This practice is seen in Deuteronomy 6:6-7, where parents are instructed to teach God's commandments to their children. The concept of generational teaching is also evident in the New Testament, as seen in 2 Timothy 2:2, where Paul encourages Timothy to entrust teachings to reliable people who can teach others.

and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
The proclamation of God's mighty acts refers to the recounting of His powerful interventions in history, such as creation, the flood, the plagues of Egypt, and the conquest of Canaan. These acts demonstrate God's sovereignty and power over creation and history. In the cultural context of the ancient Near East, where many gods were worshiped, the proclamation of Yahweh's mighty acts served to affirm His supremacy over all other deities. This theme is echoed in the New Testament, where the ultimate mighty act is the resurrection of Jesus Christ, as seen in Acts 2:24, which is proclaimed as the definitive demonstration of God's power and the fulfillment of His promises.

Persons / Places / Events
1. David
The author of Psalm 145, King David, is known for his deep relationship with God and his role as a leader who sought to honor God through his life and reign.

2. Generations
The psalm speaks to the continuity of faith and the responsibility of each generation to pass on the knowledge and praise of God's works to the next.

3. God's Mighty Acts
Refers to the powerful deeds and miracles performed by God throughout history, which are to be remembered and proclaimed.
Teaching Points
The Importance of Generational Faithfulness
Each generation has a responsibility to share the knowledge of God and His works with the next. This ensures the continuity of faith and the preservation of God's truth.

Proclaiming God's Mighty Acts
Believers are called to actively recount and celebrate God's deeds, both in personal testimonies and in communal worship, to inspire faith in others.

Role of Parents and Mentors
Parents and spiritual mentors play a crucial role in teaching and modeling faith to the younger generation, emphasizing the importance of intentional discipleship.

The Power of Testimony
Sharing personal experiences of God's faithfulness can be a powerful tool in encouraging and strengthening the faith of others.

Living a Life Worthy of Imitation
Believers should strive to live lives that reflect God's character and works, serving as examples for others to follow.(4) Shall praise.--Or, praises, with idea of indefinite continuance; and so in the following verses.

Verse 4. - One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. The handing down of God's mercies and deliverances from age to age is always regarded in Scripture as the principal mode whereby they are kept in remembrance (Exodus 12:26, 27; Exodus 13:8-10, 14; Deuteronomy 32:7; Psalm 44:1; Psalm 78:3-7, etc.).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
One generation
דּ֣וֹר (dō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

will commend
יְשַׁבַּ֣ח (yə·šab·baḥ)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7623: To address in a, loud tone, loud, to pacify

Your works
מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ (ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4639: An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property

to the next,
לְ֭דוֹר (lə·ḏō·wr)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling

and they shall proclaim
יַגִּֽידוּ׃ (yag·gî·ḏū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

Your mighty acts,
וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ (ū·ḡə·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1369: Force, valor, victory


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