Psalm 145 is a chapter that I have found myself going back to over and over. What is it about this Psalm that has kept me coming back time and time again? This Psalm has been fuel to my worship of God. And I think I know why. The Psalm describes who God is, what He does & how we should respond in worship. The focus of worship is God & when a worship song or portion of Scripture magnifies the person & work of God it moves the heart of the worshipper to sing to & delight in God. As a worship leader I found myself stirred to praise & worship God from this passage of Scripture. As a preacher I’ve wanted to preach & teach on this passage but I’ve had difficulty ordering an outline of the Psalm until recently. This is what I came up with and I hope it is helpful to you:

Who God is:
He is God-V1
He is King-V1
He is great-V3
He is gracious-V8
He is merciful-V8
He is slow to anger-V8
He is loving-8
He is good-V9
He is faithful-V13
He is kind-V13
He is righteous-V17
He is near-V18

What God does:
He upholds all who are falling-V14
He raises up those who are bowed down-V14
He gives food-V15
He satisfies the desire of every living thing-V16
He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him-V19
He hears their cry-V19
He saves those who fear Him-V19
He preserves those who love Him-V20
He destroys the wicked-V20

What should we do:
We should extol Him-V1
We should daily bless His name-V2
We should daily praise Him-V2
We should greatly praise Him-V3
We should commend His works to the next generation-V4
We should declare His mighty acts to the next generationV4
We should meditate on the splendor of His majesty-V5
We should meditate on His wonderful works-V5
We should speak of the might of His awesome deeds-V6
We should declare His greatness-V6
We should pour for the the fame of His abundant goodness-V7
We should sing aloud of His righteousness-V7
We should give thanks to Him-V10
We should speak of the glory of His Kingdom-V11
We should tell of His power-V11
We should make known the His mighty deeds-V12
We should make known Glorious splendor of His Kingdom-V12
We should speak the praise of The Lord-V21
We should bless His name forever-V21