Psalm 145:1-21 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 145:1-9

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. 3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works. 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 145:10-21

The greatness and goodness of him who is optimus et maximus?the best and greatest of beings, were celebrated in the former part of the psalm; here, in these verses, we are taught to give him the glory of his kingdom, in the administration of which his greatness and goodness shine so clearly, so very brightly. Observe, as before, I. From whom the tribute of praise is expected (Ps. 145:10): All God's works shall praise him. They all minister to us matter for praise, and so praise him according... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:1

I will extol thee, my God, O King ,.... Or "the King" F1 המלך "rex", Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. , the King Messiah, who is by way of eminency called "the King", as in Psalm 21:1 . This is the foundation of this whole psalm, as Aben Ezra observes; and shows who is intended and who is the subject of it that is spoken of throughout, even the Messiah, who is the King of the world, the King of the kings of it, the King of Zion, of his church and people, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:2

Every day will I bless thee ,.... For new mercies had every morning; for fresh supplies of grace every day, which all come from the fulness of Christ, to whom all grace is given, and from whence it is received, and in whom all spiritual blessings are, and by whom they are bestowed; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever ; as long as he lived in this world, and to all eternity in the world to come. David understood the doctrine of the saints' perseverance, and knew he should not be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:3

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ,.... Christ is the great God as well as our Saviour; great in all the perfections of his nature, of great wisdom, power, faithfulness, holiness, grace, and goodness; great in his person as God-man, God manifest in the flesh; great in all his offices and relations he bears and stands in to his people; and great in all his works of creation, providence, and redemption, in which he is concerned; and upon all which accounts he is to be praised, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:4

One generation shall praise thy works to another ,.... The works of providence done in one age shall be told by the father to the son with praise to the great Performer of them, and so be transmitted to the latest posterity; for in every age there are new and strange things done in Providence, the memory of which is not lost, but they are recorded for the glory of God and the use of men; and the works of grace and salvation wrought by Christ should be, have been, and will be told from age to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:5

I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty ,.... Of the majesty of the divine Person of Christ; of the honour due unto him; of the glory of him as of the only begotten of the Father, as he is the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person; of his glory as Mediator, and the honour that belongs to him as such, with which he is now crowned at the right hand of the Majesty on high, angels, authorities, and powers, being subject unto him as the Lord and King of glory; ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:6

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts ,.... The terrible things of Christ, which his right hand has taught him, and his mighty power has performed; such as the destruction of a disobedient and ungodly world by a flood, to whom he preached by his Spirit in the days of Noah; the burning of Sodom and Gomorrah by raining on them fire and brimstone from the Lord out of heaven; and the dreadful things he did in Egypt and at the Red sea by the hands of Moses; these, men or saints... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:7

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness ,.... Not only his essential goodness, or the perfections of his nature; nor his providential goodness only; but his special grace and goodness to his own people in becoming their surety, in assuming their nature, in laying down his life for them, in working out their salvation, in paying their debts, and providing for them food and raiment, and all things pertaining to life and godliness: which goodness is "great", inexpressibly... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:8

The Lord is gracious ,.... These are the epithets of our Lord Jesus Christ, and may be truly and with great propriety said of him; he is "gracious", kind, and good, in the instances before mentioned; he is full of grace, and readily distributes it; his words are words of grace; his Gospel, and the doctrines of it, are doctrines of grace; his works are works of grace, all flowing from his wondrous grace and mercy: and full of compassion : or "merciful" F4 רחום "misericors", V. L.... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 145:1-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 145:10-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 145:8

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