The Meaning of Psalms 145:12 Explained

Psalms 145:12

KJV: To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

YLT: To make known to sons of men His mighty acts, The honour of the majesty of His kingdom.

Darby: To make known to the children of men his mighty acts, and the glorious splendour of his kingdom.

ASV: To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, And the glory of the majesty of his kingdom.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

To make known  to the sons  of men  his mighty acts,  and the glorious  majesty  of his kingdom. 

What does Psalms 145:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 145:10-21 - God's Bountiful Provision
There is more happiness in the world than we are disposed to think. God's works give praise to Him. Take, for instance, the gladness of one summer day, when from the little green lizards upward there is a perfect murmur of enjoyment in the stilly heat. Shall we not trust God, to whom the care of all things is as easy as the opening of the hand is to us? Psalms 104:28.
Psalms 145:13 is graven in the keystone of a very old building in Damascus, once a Christian church but for many centuries a mosque. The words are still true and are nearer historical fulfillment today than ever, Psalms 145:18. The Lord is always nigh, though we do not perceive or realize His presence, and it is good to affirm it as we pray. To utter these words often during one's daily life is to practice the presence of God, after the manner of the Christian mystics. But some cannot do as much; they can only desire, Psalms 145:19. But He whose love notices the faintest yearning after Himself will fulfill it. See Psalms 145:19. We shall praise God worthily when we see Him as He is! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 145

1  David praises God for his fame
8  For his goodness
11  For his kingdom
14  For his providence
17  For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy

What do the individual words in Psalms 145:12 mean?

To make known to the sons of men His mighty acts and the glorious majesty of His kingdom
לְהוֹדִ֤יעַ ׀ לִבְנֵ֣י הָ֭אָדָם גְּבוּרֹתָ֑יו וּ֝כְב֗וֹד הֲדַ֣ר מַלְכוּתֽוֹ

לְהוֹדִ֤יעַ ׀  To  make  known 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: דָּעָה 
Sense: to know.
לִבְנֵ֣י  to  the  sons 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הָ֭אָדָם  of  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
גְּבוּרֹתָ֑יו  His  mighty  acts 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: גְּבוּרָה  
Sense: strength, might.
וּ֝כְב֗וֹד  and  the  glorious 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כָּבֹוד  
Sense: glory, honour, glorious, abundance.
הֲדַ֣ר  majesty 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: הָדָר  
Sense: ornament, splendour, honour.
מַלְכוּתֽוֹ  of  His  kingdom 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מַלְכוּת  
Sense: royalty, royal power, reign, kingdom, sovereign power.