Psalms 145:21

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
mouth	פִּ֥י pi	H6310	the mouth (as the means of blowing) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
speak	יְֽדַבֶּ֫ר ye.da.Ber-	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
praise	תְּהִלַּ֥ת te.hi.Lat	H8416	laudation · noun, common feminine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֗ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
flesh	בָּ֭שָׂר Ba.sor	H1320	flesh (from its freshness) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
bless	וִיבָרֵ֣ךְ vi.va.Rekh	H1288	to kneel · conjunction + verb, piel, 3rd person masculine singular
holy	קָדְשׁ֗וֹ ka.de.Sho	H6944	a sacred place or thing · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שֵׁ֥ם shem	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct
ever	לְעוֹלָ֥ם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
ever	וָעֶֽד va.'Ed	H5703	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 71:8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
Psalms 51:15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.
Psalms 150:6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.
Psalms 30:12 To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.
Psalms 71:15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.
Psalms 71:23-24 My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.
Psalms 117:1-2 O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
Psalms 145:1-2 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

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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 145:21

(Compare Psa 33:21). all flesh-- (Psa 65:2). The Psalm ends, as it began, with ascriptions of praise, in which the pious will ever delight to join. Next: Psalms Chapter 147

John Gill on Psalms 145:21

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord,.... Always, at all times, as long as he lived; and particularly when all the Lord's people shall be brought safe to glory, and the wicked destroyed; when, as Kimchi observes, he should live again with the dead that shall be raised; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever; not every animal, or irrational creature; not carnal men, but spiritual men; such as are praying ones, that come to a God hearing prayer: these should be praising ones; such who have hearts of flesh given them, and are sensible of divine favours, as well as of their sinfulness and unworthiness; Jews and Gentiles, all sorts of men called by grace, all flesh on who…

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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

Since this is so, and we have heard the blessing of the Lord, the works of the Lord, the wondrous things of the Lord, the mercies of the Lord, the severity of the Lord, His Providence over all His works, the confession of all His works; observe how He concludeth in His praise, "My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless His holy Name for ever and ever" (ver. 21).
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 145

We have confessed that God the Word took not a body only but also a soul. Why then did the divine Evangelist omit in this place mention of the soul and mention the flesh only? Is it not clear that he mentioned the visible nature and intended to include the nature united to it? For the mention of the soul is understood of course in that of the flesh. For when we hear the prophet saying, "Let all flesh bless his holy name," we do not understand the prophet to be exhorting bodies of flesh without souls but believe the whole to be summoned to give praise in the summoning of a part.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, DIALOGUE 9

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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…
Praise · Is obligatory upon: All men — Is obligatory upon: All men

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 145:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:21

John Gill on Psalms 145:21

John Calvin on Psalms 145:17–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 145:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:10–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:21

John Gill on Psalms 145:21

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 145:21