Psalm 145

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:3

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised - See Psalms 96:4, note; Psalms 18:3, note.And his greatness is unsearchable - See Job 5:9, note; Job 9:10, note; Job 11:7-8, notes. read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:4

One generation shall praise thy works ... - Shall praise thee on account of thy works or thy doings. That is, Thy praise shall be always kept up on the earth. See the notes at Isaiah 38:19; notes at Psalms 19:2. One generation shall transmit the knowledge of thy works to another by praise - by hymns and psalms recording and celebrating thy praise. Successive generations of people shall take up the language of praise, and it shall thus be transmitted to the end of time.And shall declare thy... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:5

I will speak - That is, in my acts of praise. I will not be ashamed to be known as his worshipper; I will publicly declare my belief in his existence, his greatness, his goodness.Of the glorious honor of thy majesty - The glory of the honor of thy majesty. This accumulation of epithets shows that the heart of the psalmist was full of the subject, and that he labored to find language to express his emotions. It is beauty; it is glory; it is majesty: it is all that is great, sublime, wonderful -... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:6

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts - The force, the power of those things done by thee which are suited to inspire fear or reverence. The great power displayed in those acts shall be a ground or reason for celebrating thy praise. The manifestations of that power will so deeply impress the minds of people, that they will be led to speak of them.And I will declare thy greatness - Hebrew, “And thy greatness, I will declare it.” In respect to that, I will recount it, or I will... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:7

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness - Hebrew, The memory of the greatness of thy goodness they will pour forth. The word rendered “abundantly utter” means to bud forth, to gush out, to flow, as a fountain. Proverbs 18:4; Proverbs 1:23; Proverbs 15:2, Proverbs 15:28. It is applied to words as poured forth in praise. The meaning is, that the heart is full, as a fountain is full of water, and that it naturally overflows, or seeks to discharge itself. The thought of the... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:8

The Lord is gracious - See Psalms 86:5, note; Psalms 86:15, note.And full of compassion - Kind; compassionate; ready to do good. See the notes at Psalms 103:8.Slow to anger - See Psalms 103:8, where the same expression occurs.And of great mercy - Margin, great in mercy. His greatness is shown in his mercy; and the manifestation of that mercy is great: great, as on a large scale; great, as manifested toward great sinners; great, in the sacrifice made that it may be displayed; great, in the... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:9

The Lord is good to all - To all his creatures. That is, he is kind and compassionate toward them; he is disposed and ready to do them good. There is not one of them whom he is not ready and willing to bless; not one whose happiness would not be agreeable to him, or whose welfare he is not ready to promote. Compare Psalms 100:5.And his tender mercies are over all his works - In all that he has made there is evidence that he is a kind and benevolent God. He has a heart to love, to bless, what he... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:10

All thy works shall praise thee - Or, do praise thee; that is, all thy works show what thou art, and combine in setting forth thy perfections. See the notes at Psalms 19:1.And thy saints shall bless thee - Or, do bless thee. All those who are holy in heaven and on earth, the angels around thy throne, and thy people below, all combine to proclaim thy praise. read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:11

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom - Of thy reign; of the great principles of thy government and laws. They see in that reign evidence that thou art worthy of universal praise. Seeing this, it becomes to them a subject on which they talk or converse (compare Malachi 3:16) - a subject of interest to their hearts, and “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” People talk about that which interests them; those things in which they have pleasure; those which they desire to... read more

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:12

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts - To bring other people to understand and to appreciate the evidences of the power of God. A man who sees this himself will wish that others may see it also. This is the foundation of the desire which warms and animates the heart of the Christian missionary - the desire to make the great truths of redemption known as far as possible, even to the ends of the earth.And the glorious majesty of his kingdom - And the glory of the majesty of his reign.... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:4

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:12

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