Tehillah (A Praise): These six psalms until the end of the book are all praises of the Blessed God and His glory. Therefore, they begin and end with praise, reflecting the greatness of praise. This psalm starts with the word "Tehillah" in the first verse and also concludes with "Tehillah" in the last verse. The other five psalms start and end with "Hallelujah," all highlighting the greatness of praise. When will the praise of God be truly great? It will be during the ingathering of the exiles when all people will witness the wonders that God performs for Israel. Therefore, the psalms mention the ingathering of the exiles and the rebuilding of Jerusalem. This psalm is a praise to the Blessed God. Consequently, it was composed in alphabetical order, but the letter "Nun" was omitted, and we do not know why. Our sages explained that it is because it contains a reference to the downfall of the enemies of Israel, as it is written, "She has fallen and will not rise again, etc." (Amos 5:2). Anyone who contemplates this psalm will see the wonders of the Creator and His judgments upon His creations. Therefore, our sages said: Anyone who recites "A Praise of David" every day is assured of a place in the World to Come. They did not mean merely reciting it, but reciting it with one's mouth, heart, and tongue.

I will extol Thee: With my heart and my tongue, for You are truly the King. All other kings and rulers, both earthly and heavenly, are under Your dominion, and You are exalted above them. One who recognizes Your exaltedness will say, "My God," but in truth, You are the God of all flesh and the God of gods.

For ever and ever: This can mean that Your name exists forever and ever. Alternatively, it can mean that I will bless it forever and ever, meaning all the days of my life. Another interpretation is: "I will extol Thee" in this world, and "I will bless Thy name" in the World to Come, which is eternal. First, he says, "I will extol Thee," and then he says, "Thy name," to indicate that He and His name are one, and it is the Ineffable Name, while the other names are descriptive titles. The phrase is repeated for emphasis.

Every day I will bless Thee: In this world.

And I will praise Thy name for ever and ever: In the World to Come.

Great is the Lord: Even if one says, "I will magnify and praise Him," He is already great and praised beyond all praises to the extent that:

And his greatness is unsearchable: A person cannot comprehend it through much investigation, for it is unsearchable. Nevertheless, a person should praise Him according to their understanding.

One generation to another: Even if the lives of human beings were long, they would not be able to comprehend all of His greatness in their lifetimes, especially since their lives are short. What should they do given the brevity of their days? Since one generation passes away and another comes, the departing generation should recount to the next generation the wondrous deeds and mighty acts they witnessed during their lifetimes. Thus, the next generation will praise Him for what was told to them about the past and for what they will witness in their own time.

Hadar (Splendour): As I do, I will speak of them to the people of the world.

The glorious splendour of Thy majesty: This means the beauty of the honor of Your strength, for He is honored through His strength and His wonders, as it is said, "I will get me honor upon Pharaoh."

And of Thy wondrous works: That You have done for me, and they too will speak of them whenever they receive the kindness of God. They will recount it to many.

And men shall speak of the might of Thy terrible acts: Just as I will declare Your greatness, so too will they speak of the might of Your awe-inspiring acts. The word greatness is written with a yud, indicating plurality, to show that these acts are numerous to those who receive them. It is read as Your greatness in the singular because all are one to Him, the Blessed One. The names mentioned in this psalm—greatness, might, deeds, majesty, honor, goodness, righteousness, kingdom, wonders, and awe-inspiring acts—are ten in total, which pertains to a specific matter. However, each name does not necessarily correspond exactly to its specific mention. Each can also relate to the context of the others, but their parts are distinguished by different names from one another.

The fame of Thy great goodness: "Great" is a noun, not an adjective, as if it said, "the greatness of Your goodness."

They shall utter: They shall speak, as in "the lips shall speak."

And shall sing of Thy righteousness: They will proclaim it aloud before people.

Gracious and compassionate: These are the attributes by which He expresses His goodness and righteousness. They shall utter and sing of Him, for He is gracious, granting favor to creatures and providing for their needs, and compassionate, showing mercy and pity towards them, protecting them from harm and the world's afflictions.

Slow to anger: He delays His anger towards the wicked and does not punish them immediately.

And of abundant love: The "dalet" with a "kamatz" and a "chet" with a "patach" imply that His love is abundant, enlarging His kindness towards human beings more than they deserve.

[Adonai] is good to all. He is good and merciful even to wild animals, domesticated animals, and fowl. And so it is fitting for a person to follow these ways of His. One should not destroy life other than for a need or to guard oneself from dangers. So we find that our Holy Master (Rabbi Judah the Prince, editor of the Mishnah) bade his handmaiden not to sweep up mice with household embers. Rather, she should let them live in the cellar. He said to her, "It is written, 'His mercy is upon all His works.'"

All Thy works shall praise Thee: Even the various species of living creatures that lack knowledge to recognize the perfection of Your creation and the provision of their sustenance will praise You. Human beings who understand these things will also praise You as if they were all giving You thanks.

And Thy pious ones shall bless Thee: In the script of the "Hei," it is said, "And who are the thankful pious ones, for they are always contemplating Your deeds, and they shall bless You continually. For at all times, upon seeing the innovations that are constantly renewed in the creations and the repairs within life and growth, they shall bless You. So too did the sages establish a blessing for every matter according to its needs, as they said, 'When one sees this and this, they bless in this way.' And [it] said, 'And Your pious ones, for each kindness is of the utmost value, and for those who are always contemplating the work of the deity and they will bless him always at all times of contemplation are the pious.'

Glory (כבוד): In those blessings they shall mention the glory of Your kingdom and Your power, for You are the king over all and the creator of everything, and with Your power and ability, You sustain all creatures.

To Make Known (להודיע): And just as they bless and acknowledge among themselves, so they should make known to the sons of men Your mighty acts, which they do not know, and the glorious majesty of Your kingdom.

Thy kingdom (מלכותך): It is not a kingdom of a human being that has an end either in his life or in his death, but the kingdom of the Almighty, may He be blessed, has no end, for His kingdom is the kingdom of all worlds, all times, and repeated in different words.

The Lord upholds all that fall (סומך ה' לכל הנופלים): The Lord supports all those who fall, and the bowed down, who are the poor and oppressed, He raises up with His compassion.

The eyes of all wait upon Thee (עיני כל אליך ישברו): "The eyes of all look expectantly to You." This means that all living beings, whom You have created, depend on You for their sustenance, for there are those that eat herbs, and those that eat seeds, and those that eat living creatures, like death. And all of them look to You, and hope in You, for You give them their food, and this is done through the chain of causation. And it says, in due season (בעתו): This is the language of singular, that every kind and type has its known time, when their food is prepared for them, and it says, "To You they shall break," and even though they do not have knowledge, they will eat according to their nature, the law given to them, and we know that to You is the hope, for You give and prepare

Thou openest (פותח): This means that You give them their food abundantly, so that they are satisfied, each according to its desire.

Righteous (צדיק): For with righteousness and fairness, He provides food for everyone. Even though He created living creatures to prey upon each other—like the cat for the mouse, the lion, bear, leopard, and other animals that prey on others, and likewise the birds that swoop down on other birds—everything is just from Him. For He also provides food for the predators during their lives. However, when their time comes to die, He has decreed in advance that some will die from being hunted by other animals, and others will die from natural causes.

And gracious in all his works (וחסיד בכל מעשיו): He provides for them beyond what He is obligated to give, and they are not deserving of receiving it. Rather, His grace prevails over them.

God is close to all who call Him. From whichever people that they may be, provided that they call Him in truth in mouth and heart are equal.

He will fulfil the desire of those who fear him (רצון יראיו): He will truly call upon Him and fulfill their desires in what they ask of Him. He will hear their cry and save them from distress that may come upon them in the world or that comes to them to atone for their sins.

The Lord preserves all those who love him (שומר ה' את כל אוהביו): He is good to those who fear Him, for they love Him without expectation of reward or fear of punishment, but purely out of love. He guards them so that no calamity will ever come upon them, and so it will be with all Israel in the future. But all the wicked he will destroy (ואת כל הרשעים ישמיד): There will not remain a wicked person forever, as it says: "And all the arrogant evildoers will be chaff; the day that is coming will set them ablaze."

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord (תהלת ה' ידבר פי): When I come to life with the dead, then my mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and then all flesh will bless His holy name. My intention is to say that all humans alone and not the other lower animals, so she was the mother of all life, speaking.