Psalms 145:20

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְ֭הוָה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
preserveth	שׁוֹמֵ֣ר sho.Mer	H8104	properly · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
love	אֹהֲבָ֑יו 'o.ha.Vav	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
wicked	הָרְשָׁעִ֣ים ha.re.sha.'Im	H7563	morally wrong · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
destroy	יַשְׁמִֽיד yash.Mid	H8045	to desolate · verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Exodus 20:6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
John 10:27-29 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
Romans 8:28-30 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Psalms 97:10 Ye that love the LORD, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 31:23 O love the LORD, all ye his saints: for the LORD preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
Psalms 1:6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalms 9:5 Thou hast rebuked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever.
Psalms 9:17 The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:10–end

The greatness and goodness of him who is optimus et maximus - the best and greatest of beings, were celebrated in the former part of the psalm; here, in these verses, we are taught to give him the glory of his kingdom, in the administration of which his greatness and goodness shine so clearly, so very brightly. Observe, as before, I. From whom the tribute of praise is expected (Psa 145:10): All God's works shall praise him. They all minister to us matter for praise, and so praise him according to their capacity; even those that refuse to give him honour he will get himself honour upon. But his saints do bless him, not only as they have peculiar blessings from him, which other creatures have…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:20

Those who fear Him (Psa 145:19) are those who are here said to love Him.

John Gill on Psalms 145:20

The Lord preserveth all them that love him,.... All do not love Christ, none but those that are born again, and believe in him: love to Christ is a fruit of the Spirit, and accompanies faith in him; it flows from the love of Christ shed into the heart, and from a view of his loveliness, and a sense of his benefits; and, where it is true and genuine, it is superlative and sincere, and shows itself by a regard to its truths and ordinances, to his people, ways, and worship: and such the Lord preserves often in times of public calamity; and from the evil of sin, the dominion of it; from Satan's temptations, from being devoured and destroyed by him; and from a final and total falling away; he pre…

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John Calvin on Psalms 145:17–end

Psalm 145:17-21 17. Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, and merciful in all his works. 18. Jehovah is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. 19. He will perform the desire of them that fear him, and will hear their cry, and will save them. 20. Jehovah preserves all them that love him, and will destroy all the wicked. 21. My mouth shall speak the praise of Jehovah, and all, flesh shall bless his holy name for ever and ever. 17. Jehovah is righteous in all his ways. He does not now speak of God's goodness merely in providing all his creatures with their daily food, but comprehends other parts of his providence, as in correcting men for their sins, restraining the…

The Church Fathers

"The Lord guardeth all that love Him, and all sinners He will destroy" (ver. 20). Thou seest that there is severity with Him, with whom is so great sweetness. He will save all that hope in Him, all the faithful, all that fear Him, all that call upon Him in truth: "and all sinners He will destroy." What "all sinners," save those who persevere in sin; who dare to blame God, not themselves; who daily argue against God; who despair of pardon for their sins, and from this very despair heap up their sins; or who perversely promise themselves pardon, and through this very promise depart not from their sins and impiety? The time will come for all these to be separated, and for the two divisions to be made of them, one on the right hand, the other on the left; and for the righteous to receive the everlasting Kingdom, the wicked to go into everlasting fire.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 145

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Dictionary and topics

Contentment — A state of mind in which one’s desires are confined to his lot whatever it may be (1 Tim. 6:6; 2 Cor. 9:8). It is opposed to envy (James 3:16), avarice (Heb. 13:5), ambition (Prov. 13:10), anxiety…
Psalms — The psalms are the production of various authors. “Only a portion of the Book of Psalms claims David as its author. Other inspired poets in successive generations added now one now another…
Love · OF MAN FOR GO — OF MAN FOR GO
Love To God · They who have: Are preserved by him — They who have: Are preserved by him
Protection · Is vouchsafed to saints in: Preserving them — Is vouchsafed to saints in: Preserving them

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 145:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:20

John Gill on Psalms 145:20

John Calvin on Psalms 145:17–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 145:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:20

John Gill on Psalms 145:20

John Calvin on Psalms 145:17–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 145:14–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 145:20

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 145:19