Psalm 145:1 "I will extol You, my God O King, I will bless Your Name forever and ever"

I will now try to memorize the 20 verses of Psalm 145 by studying it verse by verse.

Verse 1 "I will extol You my God O King. I will bless Your name forever and ever"

We are asked to do 2 things in verse 1:

1. To extol the Lord

2. To bless the name of the Lord

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To extol the Lord

The Psalm begins with the Psalmist intentionally extolling the Lord.

To extol is to lift up, to exalt, to raise up and to set on high.

To bless the name of the Lord

The Psalmist also blessed God's name which is to "barak" which includes the physical action of kneeling and saluting. Other meaning of "barak" is to bless, to adore and to praise.

Now I have a clearer focus when I pray for "Barack Obama" the US President! May the Lord be his President as he was named to bless the Lord.

Sometimes words are not enough to express our love and devotion towards God - we need to kneel before His throne!

As the word "bless" here carries a physical action in its meaning i.e. if we were to truly "barak" or to "bless" we would have to incorporate a kneeling action in our worship!

The "name" here refers to God and God alone. Only in His name alone can men be saved. No other Name under heaven and earth can bring salvation.

The "name" in Hebrew is "shem" meaning reputation, fame and glory. It also refers to a memorial or a monument.