The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:7-20
The goodness of God. As the years increase we are inclined to review the past rather than forecast the future. What shall we dwell upon as we look backward? We should cherish not the recollection of past troubles and difficulties, but "the memory of God's great goodness" ( Psalms 145:7 ). And we do well to extend the field of observation beyond our own experience, and regard— I. THE VAST BREADTH OF HIS BENEFICENCE . " All his works praise him," for he is "good to all,... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:7
Love's full-flowing spring. This is what is meant by the abundant utterance told of in this verse. It is as the waters bursting out from a full spring—irrepressible, perennial, abundant; so when the memory of God's great goodness possesses the soul, it leads to such outpouring of grateful expression as the psalmist here tells of. Now let us speak— I. OF THE SPRING ITSELF . It has two great sources. 1. God ' s great goodness . The psalm tells much of God's providential... read more