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Psalms 145 - Summary

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I will extol You, my God, O King, and bless Your name forever. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall praise Your works to another. The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. The LORD upholds all who fall. The LORD is near to all who call upon Him in truth.

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Book IChapters 1-41
Book IIChapters 42-72
Book IIIChapters 73-89
Book IVChapters 90-106
Book VChapters 107-150

Mixed collection including psalms of ascent, Davidic psalms, and the Hallel psalms of praise.

Bible Bites

'The apple of my eye' comes from the Bible

The everyday phrase 'the apple of my eye', meaning someone deeply cherished, comes straight from Scripture: 'Keep me as the apple of your eye' (Psalm 17:8). Many common English sayings, from 'a drop in the bucket' to 'the writing on the wall,' were born in the Bible.

Psalm 17:8

The Longest Book by Chapter Count

With 150 chapters (psalms), the book of Psalms contains more chapters than any other book in the Bible. These ancient songs range from the shortest chapter in Scripture (Psalm 117 with just 2 verses) to the longest (Psalm 119 with 176 verses).

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Nobody knows what 'Selah' means

The little word 'Selah' appears about 74 times in the Psalms, and its exact meaning has been lost. It may signal a musical pause, a swelling of the instruments, or a moment to stop and reflect. After thousands of years, it remains one of the Bible's small unsolved mysteries.

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