63:4 For this reason 1 I will praise you while I live;
in your name I will lift up my hands. 2
A psalm of praise, by David.
145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king!
I will praise your name continually! 4
145:2 Every day I will praise you!
I will praise your name continually! 5
146:2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live!
I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!
1 tn Or perhaps “then.”
2 sn I will lift up my hands. Lifting up one’s hands toward God was a gesture of prayer (see Ps 28:2; Lam 2:19) or respect (Ps 119:48).
3 sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people.
4 tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”
5 tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”