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title: "Psalm 144 (145) – Catholic Bible (CPDV) & Latin · Bless"
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description: "Psalm 144 (Psalm 145 in Hebrew numbering) in the CPDV, with the Latin Vulgate. Exaltabo te, Deus. A psalm of praise, to the infinite majesty of God."
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# Psalm 144 (145)

Psalm 144 in the Vulgate numbering Bless follows is Psalm 145 in Hebrew numbering (the NABRE, RSV and KJV). Here are all 21 verses in the Catholic Public Domain Version, with the Latin of the Clementine Vulgate beside them.

> Exaltabo te, Deus. A psalm of praise, to the infinite majesty of God.
>
> — Bp. Richard Challoner, chapter summary

## Psalm 144 (Catholic Public Domain Version)

1. The Praise of David himself.I will extol you, O God, my king. And I will bless your name, in this time and forever and ever.
2. Throughout every single day, I will bless you. And I will praise your name, in this time and forever and ever.
3. The Lord is great and exceedingly praiseworthy. And there is no end to his greatness.
4. Generation after generation will praise your works, and they will declare your power.
5. They will tell of the magnificent glory of your sanctity. And they will discourse of your wonders.
6. And they will talk about the virtue of your terrible acts. And they will describe your greatness.
7. They will shout about the memory of your abundant sweetness. And they will exult in your justice.
8. The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and full of mercy.
9. The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.
10. O Lord, may all your works confess to you, and let your holy ones bless you.
11. They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and they will declare your power,
12. so as to make known to the sons of men your power and the glory of your magnificent kingdom.
13. Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion is with all, from generation to generation. The Lord is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works.
14. The Lord lifts up all who have fallen down, and he sets upright all who have been thrown down.
15. O Lord, all eyes hope in you, and you provide their food in due time.
16. You open your hand, and you fill every kind of animal with a blessing.
17. The Lord is just in all his ways and holy in all his works.
18. The Lord is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth.
19. He will do the will of those who fear him, and he will heed their supplication and accomplish their salvation.
20. The Lord watches over all who love him. And he will destroy all sinners.
21. My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and may all flesh bless his holy name, in this time and forever and ever.

## Psalm 144 in Latin (Clementine Vulgate, 1592)

1. Laudatio ipsi David. Exaltabo te, Deus meus rex, et benedicam nomini tuo in sæculum, et in sæculum sæculi.
2. Per singulos dies benedicam tibi, et laudabo nomen tuum in sæculum, et in sæculum sæculi.
3. Magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis, et magnitudinis ejus non est finis.
4. Generatio et generatio laudabit opera tua, et potentiam tuam pronuntiabunt.
5. Magnificentiam gloriæ sanctitatis tuæ loquentur, et mirabilia tua narrabunt.
6. Et virtutem terribilium tuorum dicent, et magnitudinem tuam narrabunt.
7. Memoriam abundantiæ suavitatis tuæ eructabunt, et justitia tua exsultabunt.
8. Miserator et misericors Dominus: patiens, et multum misericors.
9. Suavis Dominus universis, et miserationes ejus super omnia opera ejus.
10. Confiteantur tibi, Domine, omnia opera tua, et sancti tui benedicant tibi.
11. Gloriam regni tui dicent, et potentiam tuam loquentur:
12. ut notam faciant filiis hominum potentiam tuam, et gloriam magnificentiæ regni tui.
13. Regnum tuum regnum omnium sæculorum; et dominatio tua in omni generatione et generationem. Fidelis Dominus in omnibus verbis suis, et sanctus in omnibus operibus suis.
14. Allevat Dominus omnes qui corruunt, et erigit omnes elisos.
15. Oculi omnium in te sperant, Domine, et tu das escam illorum in tempore opportuno.
16. Aperis tu manum tuam, et imples omne animal benedictione.
17. Justus Dominus in omnibus viis suis, et sanctus in omnibus operibus suis.
18. Prope est Dominus omnibus invocantibus eum, omnibus invocantibus eum in veritate.
19. Voluntatem timentium se faciet, et deprecationem eorum exaudiet, et salvos faciet eos.
20. Custodit Dominus omnes diligentes se, et omnes peccatores disperdet.
21. Laudationem Domini loquetur os meum; et benedicat omnis caro nomini sancto ejus in sæculum, et in sæculum sæculi.

## Catechism of the Catholic Church

Paragraph numbers and the Catechism's own section headings (never quoted); text at vatican.va.
- CCC ¶ 300: The Creator ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- CCC ¶ 295: The Creator ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))
- cf. CCC ¶ 342: Heaven and Earth ([vatican.va index](https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/_INDEX.HTM))

## The saints

- “Thou art great, O Lord, and greatly to be praised.” — St. Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, I.1, c. 400 (On this theme: verse 3)
- “I am well aware, almighty God and Father, that in my life I owe You a most particular duty. It is to make my every thought and word speak of You.” — St. Hilary of Poitiers, On the Trinity, I.37, c. 360 (On this theme: verse 21)

## Read at Mass (US)

- Thu, Dec 10, 2026: Thursday of the Second Week of Advent — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 145:1 and 9, 10-11, 12-13ab
- Wed, Mar 10, 2027: Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18
- Tue, Apr 27, 2027: Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Easter — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21
- Sun, Jul 25, 2027 (computed): Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 145:10-11, 15-16, 17-18

16 more dates through December 31, 2028, in the [liturgical calendar](https://blessbible.app/calendar/).

Citations as published in the USCCB liturgical calendar (principal Mass, first option). Dates after May 31, 2027 are computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish. Mass citations number the Psalms in the Hebrew way.

Source: Catholic Public Domain Version (Ronald L. Conte Jr., 2009), public domain; Latin: Clementine Vulgate (1592).