What does Psalms Chapter 144 say, and which statements belong to its speaker?

Atlas of Saints · Chapter summary

Opening wording and attribution remain source-grounded. Conditional statements, requests and future assertions retain their distinct times. Closing instructions and edition material remain distinct from added interpretation.

Chapter breakdown

Exaltabo te, Deus introduces praise of infinite majesty, a praise for David. The speaker will extol God his king, bless the name forever and praise every day. The Lord is great, with no end to greatness. Generation shall praise works and declare power; holiness, wonders, terrible acts, greatness, sweetness remembered and rejoicing in justice follow. These are future declarations rather than a witnessed congregation.

The Lord is gracious, merciful, patient, abundant and sweet to all, with mercy over all works. Let works praise and saints bless. They shall tell kingdom glory and power, making mighty acts and glory known to men. The kingdom is of all ages and dominion all generations; the Lord is faithful in all words and holy in all works. He lifts the fallen and cast down. All eyes hope for meat in due season; the opened hand fills creatures with blessing.

He is just in ways and holy in works, near those calling in truth. He will do the will of fearers, hear prayer and save; He keeps lovers and will destroy all wicked. The speaker’s mouth shall praise, and all flesh is called to bless forever. Future help and destruction remain the speaker’s assertions, without added conditions of persistent unrepentance or a universal allocation policy.

The story inside

Opening: Opening wording and attribution remain source-grounded. Development: Conditional statements, requests and future assertions retain their distinct times. Conclusion: Closing instructions and edition material remain distinct from added interpretation.

Lessons worth keeping

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Opening wording and attribution remain source-grounded.
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Conditional statements, requests and future assertions retain their distinct times.
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Closing instructions and edition material remain distinct from added interpretation.

Test your recall

Which images and requests does the speaker use, and what does the chapter leave unresolved?

Source edition and notes

Douay–Rheims, revised by Richard Challoner (1749–1752). Project Gutenberg no. 1581. Locators refer to lines in the admitted pg1581.txt edition. Source notes may include Challoner commentary.

Lines 66944–66948
144:8. The Lord is gracious and merciful: patient and plenteous in mercy. 144:9. The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Lines 66963–66970
144:14. The Lord lifteth up all that fall: and setteth up all that are cast down. 144:15. The eyes of all hope in thee, O Lord: and thou givest them meat in due season. 144:16. Thou openest thy hand, and fillest with blessing every living creature.
Lines 66974–66981
144:18. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth. 144:19. He will do the will of them that fear him: and he will hear their prayer, and save them. 144:20. The Lord keepeth all them that love him; but all the wicked he will destroy.