Psalm 145:9

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:9

The Lord is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works. "The Lord is good to all;" he "maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and send-eth rain on the just and on the unjust" ( Matthew 5:45 ). He "wouldeth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live," And his "tender mercies," or "compassions," are not only over his human creatures, but" over all his works"—all that he has made—animals as well as men, "creeping things,"... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:9

The Lord is good to all. I. NEVER WAS IT MORE NECESSARY THAN NOW TO INSIST UPON THIS BLESSED REVELATION OF GOD . 1. For one main characteristic of the days in which we live is men ' s sensitiveness to human suffering . From one cause and another they have become open-eyed and tender-hearted in regard to the terrible distresses which afflict such vast portions of the human race. And this sensitiveness and compassion are unquestionably from God, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:9

Recognizing God's universal goodness. "We who recognize the loving-kindness, as well as the power of God, in what may seem the harsher and more forbidding agencies of Nature, ought not to be weary and faint in our minds if over our warm human life the same kind pitying hand should sometimes cause his snow of disappointment to fall like wool, and cast forth his ice of adversity like morsels, knowing that even by these unlikely means shall ultimately be given to us, too, as to Nature, the... read more

Albert Barnes

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 145:8-13

Psalms 145:8-13. The Lord is gracious, &c. See notes on Exodus 34:6-7; and Numbers 14:18. The Lord is good to all Not only to Israel, but to all mankind, whose hearts he fills with food and gladness, as is said Acts 14:17; yea, to all his creatures, to beasts as well as men. All thy works praise thee They give men and angels just occasion to praise thee; for they set forth thy glory, and manifest thy infinite perfections. And thy saints bless thee Give thanks for thy goodness... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:1-21

Psalm 145-146 God is gracious and mercifulThe book of Psalms closes with six hymns of general praise. The first of these is David’s ‘Song of Praise’ and in the Hebrew is an acrostic. The other five have no titles, but each begins and ends with the words ‘Praise the Lord’.God is great and worthy to be the object of people’s praise, day and night, for ever and ever (145:1-3). Those who know God’s greatness should meditate upon it and proclaim it to others (4-7). Not only is God great, but he is... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 145:9

to all. Septuagint reads "to them that wait on Him". tender mercies = compassions. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 145:1-21

Psalms 145This acrostic psalm begins a series of six psalms, the last six in the Psalter, which are especially full of praise to God. The title, "a psalm of praise," occurs only here in the Book of Psalms. The word "praise" appears 46 times in the last six psalms. In this psalm David praised God for His powerful acts, for His mercy and grace, for His everlasting kingdom, and for His response to those who pray to Him. As such it resembles history psalms, but its genre is most similar to the... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 145:8-9

These verses are a classic expression of praise for God’s character. David moved from considering the greatness of God’s acts to reflecting on His motivating attitudes.The same statement in Hebrew occurs in six other places in the Old Testament (Exodus 34:6; Nehemiah 9:17; Psalms 86:15; Psalms 103:8; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2). God’s grace is His favor and divine enablement that He gives to those who do not deserve it. His mercy is the forbearance He demonstrates to those who deserve His wrath. He... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 145:8-10

2. God’s mercy and grace 145:8-10 read more

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