Psalms 145

¹David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

²Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Psa 145:1-21. A Psalm of praise to God for His mighty, righteous, and gracious government of all men, and of His humble and suffering people in particular. 1-2. (Compare Psa 30:1). bless thy name--celebrate Thy perfections (Psa 5:11). God is addressed as king, alluding to His government of men.

³Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

3. (Compare Psa 18:3; 48:1). greatness--as displayed in His works.

⁴One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

4. shall declare--literally, “they shall declare,” that is, all generations.

⁵I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

5. I will speak--or, “muse” (Psa 77:12; 119:15). thy wondrous works--or, “words of thy wonders,” that is, which described them (Psa 105:27, Margin).

⁶And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

6. terrible acts--which produce dread or fear.

⁷They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

7. memory--(Psa 6:5), remembrance, or what causes to be remembered. righteousness--as in Psa 143:1, goodness according to covenant engagement.

⁸The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

⁹The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

8-9. (Compare Psa 103:8; 111:4). over all, &c.--rests on all His works.

¹⁰All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

10. bless--as in Psa 145:1, to praise with reverence, more than merely to praise.

¹¹They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

¹²To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

11-12. The declaration of God’s glory is for the extension of His knowledge and perfections in the world.

¹³Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

13. (Compare Da 4:3, 34).

¹⁴The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

14. (Compare Psa 37:17; 54:4).

¹⁵The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

¹⁶Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

15-16. eyes of ... thee--or, look with expecting faith (Psa 104:27, 28).

¹⁷The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

17. holy ... works--literally, “merciful” or “kind, goodness” (Psa 144:2) is the corresponding noun. righteous--in a similar relation of meaning to “righteousness” (Psa 145:7).

¹⁸The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

¹⁹He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

18-19. (Compare Psa 34:7, 10).

²⁰The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

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

²¹My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

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.