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they tell of your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/145.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Let each generation tell its children of your mighty acts; let them proclaim your power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/145.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/145.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/145.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/145.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />One generation will praise Your works to another, And will declare Your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/145.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/145.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />One generation shall praise Thy works to another, And shall declare Thy mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/145.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />One generation shall laud Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/145.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty <i>and</i> remarkable acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/145.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One generation will declare your works to the next and will proclaim your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/145.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/145.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />One generation shall laud thy works to another, And shall declare thy mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/145.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Each generation will announce to the next your wonderful and powerful deeds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/145.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />One generation shall laud thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/145.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />One generation will praise your deeds to the next. Each generation will talk about your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/145.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />What you have done will be praised from one generation to the next; they will proclaim your mighty acts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/145.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />One generation will acclaim your works to another and will describe your mighty actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/145.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/145.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/145.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/145.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/145.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/145.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Generation to generation praises Your works, "" And they declare Your mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/145.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Generation to generation praiseth Thy works, And Thy mighty acts they declare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/145.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Generation to generation shall praise thy works, and they shall announce thy powers.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/145.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Generation and generation shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy power. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/145.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 144:4>Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/145.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />One generation praises your deeds to the next and proclaims your mighty works. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/145.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/145.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />One generation shall tell thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/145.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Generation to generation they will tell your works and they will show your heroism!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/145.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />One generation shall laud Thy works to another, And shall declare Thy mighty acts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/145.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Generation after generation shall praise thy works, and tell of thy power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/145-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17903" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">I Will Exalt You, My God and King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: dō·wr (N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">One generation</a> <a href="/hebrew/7623.htm" title="7623: yə·šab·baḥ (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to address in a loud tone, i.e. loud; figuratively, to pacify.">will commend</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">Your works</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·wr (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">to the next,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5046.htm" title="5046: yag·gî·ḏū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp) -- To be conspicuous. ">and will proclaim</a> <a href="/hebrew/1369.htm" title="1369: ū·ḡə·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Strength, might. Feminine passive participle from the same as gibbowr; force; by implication, valor, victory.">Your mighty acts—</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Psalm 78:4-6</a></span><br />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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Isaiah 38:19</a></span><br />The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-3.htm">Joel 1:3</a></span><br />Tell it to your children; let your children tell it to their children, and their children to the next generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-26.htm">Exodus 12:26-27</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-9.htm">Deuteronomy 4:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/71-18.htm">Psalm 71:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30-31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/102-18.htm">Psalm 102:18</a></span><br />Let this be written for the generation to come, so that a people not yet created may praise the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm">2 Timothy 2:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">2 Timothy 1:5</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Acts 2:39</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/28-19.htm">Matthew 28:19-20</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-15.htm">Hebrews 13:15</a></span><br />Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">One generation shall praise your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.</p><p class="hdg">generation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Psalm 44:1,2</a></b></br> To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil. We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, <i>what</i> work thou didst in their days, in the times of old… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-18.htm">Psalm 71:18</a></b></br> Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto <i>this</i> generation, <i>and</i> thy power to every one <i>that</i> is to come.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-3.htm">Psalm 78:3-7</a></b></br> Which we have heard and known, and our fathers have told us… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/143-5.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/psalms/142-2.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/psalms/31-5.htm">Commend</a> <a href="/psalms/142-2.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/psalms/135-13.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/145-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/117-1.htm">Laud</a> <a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/28-5.htm">Operation</a> <a href="/psalms/145-3.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/psalms/76-10.htm">Praiseth</a> <a href="/psalms/144-2.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/143-5.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/145-6.htm">Acts</a> <a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">Clear</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-15.htm">Commend</a> <a href="/psalms/145-5.htm">Declare</a> <a href="/psalms/146-10.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/145-6.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/147-12.htm">Laud</a> <a href="/psalms/145-12.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Operation</a> <a href="/psalms/145-10.htm">Praise</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-21.htm">Praiseth</a> <a href="/psalms/145-6.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/145-5.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 145</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-1.htm">David praises God for his fame</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">For his goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-11.htm">For his kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-14.htm">For his providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/145.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/145.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>One generation will commend Your works to the next</b><br>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 <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>, 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 <a href="/2_timothy/2-2.htm">2 Timothy 2:2</a>, where Paul encourages Timothy to entrust teachings to reliable people who can teach others.<p><b>and will proclaim Your mighty acts—</b><br>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 <a href="/acts/2-24.htm">Acts 2:24</a>, which is proclaimed as the definitive demonstration of God's power and the fulfillment of His promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">Psalm 145</a>, 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.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/generations.htm">Generations</a></b><br>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.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_mighty_acts.htm">God's Mighty Acts</a></b><br>Refers to the powerful deeds and miracles performed by God throughout history, which are to be remembered and proclaimed.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_generational_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>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.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/proclaiming_god's_mighty_acts.htm">Proclaiming God's Mighty Acts</a></b><br>Believers are called to actively recount and celebrate God's deeds, both in personal testimonies and in communal worship, to inspire faith in others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_parents_and_mentors.htm">Role of Parents and Mentors</a></b><br>Parents and spiritual mentors play a crucial role in teaching and modeling faith to the younger generation, emphasizing the importance of intentional discipleship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_testimony.htm">The Power of Testimony</a></b><br>Sharing personal experiences of God's faithfulness can be a powerful tool in encouraging and strengthening the faith of others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_a_life_worthy_of_imitation.htm">Living a Life Worthy of Imitation</a></b><br>Believers should strive to live lives that reflect God's character and works, serving as examples for others to follow.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_145.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 145</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_red_hair's_role_in_the_bible.htm">How do Millennials and Generation Z differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_secular_morality_often_superior.htm">Why does secular morality often surpass religious moral teachings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_millennials_and_gen_z_differ.htm">How do Millennials and Generation Z differ?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_5_9_conflict_with_other_miracles.htm">In Job 5:9, does the claim of God performing countless marvels conflict with documented miracles (or lack thereof) in other biblical texts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/145.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">Shall praise.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">praises, </span>with idea of indefinite continuance; and so in the following verses.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/145.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts</span>. 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 (<a href="/exodus/12-26.htm">Exodus 12:26, 27</a>; <a href="/exodus/13-8.htm">Exodus 13:8-10, 14</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/32-7.htm">Deuteronomy 32:7</a>; <a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Psalm 44:1</a>; <a href="/psalms/78-3.htm">Psalm 78:3-7</a>, etc.). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/145-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">One generation</span><br /><span class="heb">דּ֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(dō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will commend</span><br /><span class="heb">יְשַׁבַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(yə·šab·baḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7623.htm">Strong's 7623: </a> </span><span class="str2">To address in a, loud tone, loud, to pacify</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your works</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the next,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֭דוֹר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they shall proclaim</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגִּֽידוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yag·gî·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5046.htm">Strong's 5046: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be conspicuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your mighty acts,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּגְב֖וּרֹתֶ֣יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḡə·ḇū·rō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1369.htm">Strong's 1369: </a> </span><span class="str2">Force, valor, victory</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/145-4.htm">Psalm 145:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/145-4.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 145:4 One generation will commend your works (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/145-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 145:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 145:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/145-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 145:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 145:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>