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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:4

The charge of the generations. How are we to understand these words? We may take them in either one of three ways. I. AS A PREDICTION THAT HAS BEEN ABUNDANTLY FULFILLED . One generation has handed on to its successor its treasure store of knowledge and wisdom. We are the heirs of all the ages; it is their accumulated knowledge that has come down to us, and which we , with the fresh additions we shall make, are to hand on to those who come after us. And amongst the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:4

The praise of succeeding generations. In the old times kings forwarded their despatches by running footmen, of whom there were relays (see Job 9:25 ; Jeremiah 51:31 ; 2 Chronicles 30:6-10 ; Esther 3:13-15 ). The statutes, ordinances, etc; of the Bible are the despatches of the great King. The generations, as they succeed each other, are the running footmen. The despatches are words of love and mercy. The runners read and publish as they advance. I. THIS WORK OF ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:5

I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works (comp. Psalms 26:7 ; Psalms 71:17 ). It was the duty of every faithful Israelite to set forth God's majesty, and to "declare his works with rejoicing" ( Psalms 117:2 ). David proclaims himself ready to perform this duty. Then, he thinks, others will join in. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 145:5-6

The one and the many. It is interesting to note the alternations in this psalm, as in numerous others, of the one and the many. The psalmist declares what he himself will do, and then he tells also what the people at large will do. So it is here. The psalm opens with a personal declaration, "I will extol," etc.; "Every day will I bless," etc. Then in Psalms 145:4 he speaks of all the generations of men; then ( Psalms 145:5 ) he returns to himself and his own purposes; Psalms 145:6 ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:1

I will extol thee ... - I will lift thee up; I will lift up thy name and praise, so that it may be heard afar.And I will bless thy name forever and ever - I will bless or praise thee. I will do it now; I will do it in all the future. I will do it in time; I will do it in eternity. See the notes at Psalms 30:1. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 145:2

Every day will I bless thee ... - Compare Psalms 92:2; Psalms 55:17. As we receive blessings from God every day (compare Lamentations 3:23), it is proper that we should render to him daily thanks; as God is the same always - “yesterday, today, and forever” - it is proper that he should receive from day to day the tribute of praise; as we are daily dependent on him - one day as much as another - our recognition of that dependence should be daily; and as he will always be unchangeably the same,... read more

Albert Barnes

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

Albert Barnes

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

Albert Barnes

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 145:1-4

Psalms 145:1-4. I will extol thee, my God, O King Or, my God, the king; termed so by way of eminence; the King of kings, the God by whom kings reign, and to whom I and all other kings owe subjection and obedience. Every day will I bless thee Praising God should be our daily work. No day should pass, though never so busy on the one hand, or sorrowful on the other, without it. We ought to reckon it the most necessary of our daily business, and the most delightful of our daily comforts.... read more

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