Psalm 145:1-21

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 145:1

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:9

The Lord is good to all - There is not a soul out of hell that is not continually under his most merciful regards; so far is he from willing or decreeing before their creation the damnation of any man. His tender mercies - His bowels of compassion are over all his works; he feels for his intelligent offspring, as the most affectionate mother does for the child of her own bosom. And through this matchless mercy, these bowels of compassion, his son Jesus tasted death for every man. How far... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:10

All thy works shall praise thee - The God who is good to all. Thy saints - חסידיך chasideycha , thy compassionate ones; those who are partakers of thy great mercy, Psalm 145:8 . These shall bless thee, because they know, they feel, that thou willest the salvation of all. The dark, the gloomy, the hard-hearted, the narrow-minded bigots, who never have had thy love shed abroad in their hearts, can unfeelingly deal in the damnation of their fellows. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:12

To make known - They delight to recommend their God and Father to others. read more

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