Psalm 145:1-4

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

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

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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:1

Verse 1 1.I will extol thee, my God and my king. David does not so much tell what he would do himself, as stir up and urge all others to this religious service of offering to God the praises due to his name. The design with which he declares God to be beneficent to the children of men is, to induce them to cultivate a pious gratitude, he insists upon the necessity of persevering in the exercise; for since God is constant in extending mercies, it would be highly improper in us to faint in his... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 145:4

Verse 4 4.Generation to generation, etc. Here he insists upon the general truth, that all men were made and are preserved in life for this end, that they may devote themselves to the praise of God. And there is an implied contrast between the eternal name of God, and that immortality of renown which great men seem to acquire by their exploits. Human excellencies are eulogized in histories; with God it stands differently, for there is not a day in which he does not renew remembrance of his... read more

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