Psalms 145:9

The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
good	טוֹב tov-	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · adjective, masculine singular absolute
mercies	וְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יו ve.ra.cha.Mav	H7356	compassion (in the plural) · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
works	מַעֲשָֽׂיו ma.'a.Sav	H4639	an action (good or bad) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
Psalms 100:5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain o…
Jonah 4:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right han…
Psalms 104:27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
Acts 17:25 Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Psalms 65:9-13 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn,…
Psalms 36:6-7 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.

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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 145:9

The Lord is good to all,.... Which is to be understood not of the general and providential goodness of God to all men, to all his creatures, and the works of his hands; but of the special goodness of Christ before mentioned, Psalm 145:7; which extends to all the chosen people of God; who are all loved by Christ, redeemed by him, justified and glorified by him; and to Gentiles as well as Jews; for whom he tasted death, laid down his life a ransom for them, and became the propitiation for their sins. Hence his Gospel has been sent to both; and some of each have been effectually called by his grace, and more will. This shows this psalm belongs to Gospel times, in which the grace of Christ appea…

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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

"Sweet is the Lord to all, and His compassions reach into all His works" (ver. 9). Hear the Scripture: "I will not the death of a sinner, but rather that he should turn, and live." By these words of God, he is brought back to hope; but there is another snare to be feared, lest through this very hope he sin the more. What then didst thou also say, thou who through hope sinnest yet more? "Whensoever I turn, God will forgive me all; I will do whatsoever I will." Say not then, "To-morrow I will turn, to-morrow I will please God; and all to-day's and yesterday's deeds shall be forgiven me." Thou sayest true: God hath promised pardon to thy conversion; He hath not promised a to-morrow to thy delay.
— 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…
Goodness Of God, The · Declared to be: Universal — Declared to be: Universal
Insects · Fed by God — Fed by God
Mercy Of God, The · Described as: Over all his works — Described as: Over all his works
Providence Of God, The · Is his care over his works — Is his care over his works

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 145:9

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 145:9

John Calvin on Psalms 145:7-13

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 145:9

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 145:9

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 145:9