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John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:17

The Lord is righteous in all his ways ,.... Christ is righteous in all the ways of providence, in which he is jointly concerned with his Father: there are some of the ways of providence, which are now intricate and perplexed, are unsearchable and past finding out, and cannot be easily reconciled to the justice and faithfulness of God, respecting the prosperity of the wicked and the afflictions of the righteous; but these will before long be made manifest, and they will appear to be just... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:18

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him ,.... He is not only nigh unto them in relation, being their near kinsman, brother, father, husband, and head, but with respect to place and presence; not in a general way, as he is the omnipresent God, and so nigh to all, and from whose presence there is no fleeing; but in a special way, he is so nigh to them as he is not unto others, Deuteronomy 4:7 . He is in their hearts, and dwells there by faith, and they dwell in him; his blood is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:19

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him ,.... That have the true fear of God put into their hearts; that fear him not with a servile, but godly fear; that fear the Lord and his goodness, and are true worshippers of him in a spiritual and evangelic manner; for the fear of God includes the whole worship of him, private and public: and the Lord grants to such whatever they desire of him, in his fear, under the direction of his spirit, according to his will, and in submission to it. Do... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:20

The Lord preserveth all them that love him ,.... All do not love Christ, none but those that are born again, and believe in him: love to Christ is a fruit of the Spirit, and accompanies faith in him; it flows from the love of Christ shed into the heart, and from a view of his loveliness, and a sense of his benefits; and, where it is true and genuine, it is superlative and sincere, and shows itself by a regard to its truths and ordinances, to his people, ways, and worship: and such the Lord... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:21

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord ,.... Always, at all times, as long as he lived; and particularly when all the Lord's people shall be brought safe to glory, and the wicked destroyed; when, as Kimchi observes, he should live again with the dead that shall be raised; and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever ; not every animal, or irrational creature; not carnal men, but spiritual men; such as are praying ones, that come to a God hearing prayer: these should be... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145

God is praised for his unsearchable greatness, Psalm 145:1 , Psalm 145:2 ; for his majesty and terrible acts, Psalm 145:3 , Psalm 145:6 ; for his goodness and tender mercies to all, Psalm 145:7-9 ; for his power and kingdom, Psalm 145:10-13 ; for his kindness to the distressed, Psalm 145:14 ; for his providence, Psalm 145:15-17 . He hears and answers prayer, Psalm 145:18-20 . All should praise him, Psalm 145:21 . This Psalm is attributed to David by the Hebrew and all the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:1

I will extol thee - I will raise thee on high, I will lift thee up. I will bless thy name - ועד לעולם leolam vaed , for ever and onward, in this and the coming world. This sort of expressions, which are very difficult to be translated, are on the whole well expressed by those words, in a hymn of Mr. Addison: - Through all eternity to thee A joyful song I'll raise But O, eternity's too short To utter all thy praise! This contains a strong hyperbole; but allowable in such cases. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:3

His greatness is unsearchable - Literally, To his mightinesses there is no investigation. All in God is unlimited and eternal. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:4

One generation - Thy creating and redeeming acts are recorded in thy word; but thy wondrous providential dealings with mankind must be handed down by tradition, from generation to generation; for they are in continual occurrence, and consequently innumerable. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:8

The Lord is gracious - His holy nature is ever disposed to show favor. Full of compassion - Wherever he sees misery, his eye affects his heart. Slow to anger - When there is even the greatest provocation. Of great mercy - Great in his abundant mercy. These four things give us a wonderful display of the goodness of the Divine nature. read more

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