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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

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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

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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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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:13

Thy dominion endureth - There is neither age nor people in and over which God does not manifest his benignly ruling power. As the above verse begins with the letter מ mem , the next in the order of the alphabet shouid begin with נ nun : but that verse is totally wanting. To say it never was in, is false, because the alphabet is not complete without it; and it is an unanswerable argument to prove the careless manner in which the Jews have preserved the Divine records. Though the... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:14

The Lord upholdeth all that fall - נפלים nophelim , the falling, or those who are not able to keep their feet; the weak. He shores them up; he is their prop. No man falls through his own weakness merely; if he rely on God, the strongest foe cannot shake him. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:15

The eyes of all wait upon thee - What a fine figure! The young of all animals look up to their parents for food. God is here represented as the universal Father, providing food for every living creature. In due season - The kind of food that is suited to every animal, and to all the stages of life in each animal. This is a wonderful mystery. It is a fact that all are thus provided for; but how is it done? All expect it from God, and not one is dsappointed! For, read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:16

Thou openest thine hand - What a hand is this that holds in it all the food that meets the desires and necessities of the universe of creatures! A very large volume might be written upon this: The proper kinds of food for the various classes of animals. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:17

The Lord is righteous - It was the similarity of this to the omitted verse, which should have been the fourteenth, that caused it to be omitted. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:18

The Lord is nigh - Whoever calls upon God in truth, with a sincere and upright heart, one that truly desires his salvation, to that person God is nigh. The following verse shows he is not only near to praying people, but He will hear their cry. Fulfil their desires. 3. Save them. Reader, lift up thy soul in prayer to this merciful God. read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:20

The Lord preserveth - He is the keeper of all them that love him. But all the wicked will he destroy - They call not upon him; they fight against him, and he will confound and destroy them. There is something curious in the שומר shomer , the keeper or guardian of the pious; he is שמיד shamid , the destroyer of the wicked. The first word implies he is continually keeping them; the second, that he causes the others to be destroyed. read more

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