Psalms 145:8

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
gracious	חַנּ֣וּן cha.Nun	H2587	gracious · adjective, masculine singular absolute
compassion	וְרַח֣וּם ve.ra.Chum	H7349	compassionate · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular absolute
slow	אֶ֥רֶךְ 'E.rekh	H750	long · adjective, masculine singular construct
anger	אַ֝פַּ֗יִם 'a.Pa.yim	H639	properly · noun, common masculine dual absolute
great	וּגְדָל u.ge.dol-	H1419	great (in any sense) · conjunction + adjective, masculine singular construct
mercy	חָֽסֶד Cha.sed	H2617	kindness · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Numbers 14:18 The LORD is longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniqu…
Psalms 103:8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
Psalms 86:5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Psalms 116:5 Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
Psalms 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.
Micah 7:18-20 Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his…
Romans 5:20-21 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:1-9

The entitling of this David's psalm of praise may intimate not only that he was the penman of it, but that he took a particular pleasure in it and sung it often; it was his companion wherever he went. In this former part of the psalm God's glorious attributes are praised, as, in the latter part of the psalm, his kingdom and the administration of it. Observe, I. Who shall be employed in giving glory to God. 1. Whatever others do, the psalmist will himself be much in praising God. To this good work he here excites himself, engages himself, and has his heart much enlarged in it. What he does, that he will do, having more and more satisfaction in it. It was his duty; it was his delight. Observe,…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:8

(Compare Psa 103:8; Psa 111:4). over all, &c.--rests on all His works.

John Gill on Psalms 145:8

The Lord is gracious,.... These are the epithets of our Lord Jesus Christ, and may be truly and with great propriety said of him; he is "gracious", kind, and good, in the instances before mentioned; he is full of grace, and readily distributes it; his words are words of grace; his Gospel, and the doctrines of it, are doctrines of grace; his works are works of grace, all flowing from his wondrous grace and mercy: and full of compassion: or "merciful" (d), in the most tender manner; hence he came into the world to save sinners, and in his pity redeemed them; and when on earth showed his compassion both to the bodies and souls of men, by healing the one and instructing the other; and particula…

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John Calvin on Psalms 145:7-13

Psalm 145:7-13 7. They shall steak forth [or, utter copiously] the memory of the greatness of thy goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8. Jehovah is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, and great in mercy. 9. Jehovah is good to all, and his mercies above all his works. 10. All thy works shall praise thee, O Jehovah! and thy merciful ones shall bless thee. 11. They shall speak the glory of thy kingdom, and shall talk of thy power. 12. That they may make known his powers to the sons of men, and the glory of the beauty of his kingdom. 13. Thy kingdom is a kingdom of all ages, and thy dominion unto all successive generations. [279] 7. They shall speak forth, etc. As the verb nv…

The Church Fathers

"Merciful and pitiful is the Lord; long-suffering, and very merciful" (ver. 8). Were He not such as this, there would be no seeking to recover us. Consider thyself: what didst thou deserve, O sinner? Despiser of God, what didst thou deserve? See if aught occur to thee but penalty, if aught occur to thee but punishment. Thou seest then what was due to thee, and what He hath given, who gave gratis. There was given pardon to the sinner; there was given the spirit of justification; there was given charity and love, wherein thou mayest do all good works; and beyond this, He will give thee also life everlasting, and fellowship with the angels: all of His mercy.
— 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…
Goodness of God — A perfection of his character which he exercises towards his creatures according to their various circumstances and relations (Ps. 145:8, 9; 103:8; 1 John 4:8). Viewed generally, it is benevolence;…
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…

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 145:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:8

John Gill on Psalms 145:8

John Calvin on Psalms 145:7-13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 145:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 145:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 145:8

John Gill on Psalms 145:8

John Calvin on Psalms 145:7-13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 145:8-13

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 145:8-9

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 145:8