Psalms 145

This Psalm and the rest which follow to the end are wholly laudatory, setting forth the praises of God. The excellency of this Psalm appears not only from the opinion of the Hebrew Writers, but also from the care which the Psalmist took to digest it into such accurate and Alphabetical order, that it migh... be more easily fixed in the mind and memory of the reader.

I Will extol thee my God O King Or, the King, by way of eminency, the King of kings, the God by whom Kings reign, and to whom I and all other Kings owe subjection and obedience., and I will bless thy Name for ever and ever.

Every day will I bless thee, and I will praise thy Name for ever and ever.

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness In his Being, Majesty and Glory, and all Perfections. is unsearchable.

One generation shall praise thy works to another The people that live in one age shall relate them to their posterity, and so successively in all ages., and shall declare thy mighty acts.

I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty Here are divers words heaped together to intimate that no words were sufficient to express it., and of thy wondrous works.

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness The memorials of thy kindness to thy people, thy never to be forgotten blessings., and shall sing of thy righteousness.

The LORD is gracious and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

The LORD is good to all Not to Israel only, but to all mankind, whose hearts he fills with food and gladness, as it is said Acts 14. 17. yea to all his creatures, as it is in the next clause, to beasts, as well as men. See Psal. 39. 6. and 147. 9.: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

All thy works shall praise thee Objectively, they give men and Angels just occasion to praise thee., O LORD, and thy saints shall bless thee.

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power.

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

The LORD upholdeth all Either, 1. all that look up to him for help: or, 2. all that are upheld: whose support is not from themselves, nor from other men, but only from Gods powerful and good providence. that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

The eyes of all Of all living creatures. wait upon thee Expect and receive their supplies wholly from thy bounty. Expectation is here figuratively ascribed to brute creatures, as Psal. 104. 27. Rom. 8. 22.: and thou givest them their meat in due season When they need it..

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing Or, as divers render it, and which is more agreeable to the order of the words in the Hebrew Text, thou satisfiest every living thing with thy favour or good-will, i. e. with the fruits of thy bounty: the Pronoun thy being easily and fitly understood out of the foregoing clause..

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy Or rather merciful, as this word most commonly signifies. There is a mixture of mercy in the most severe and terrible works of God in this life, judgment without mercy being reserved for the next life, Iam. 2. 13. Revel. 14. 10. in all his works.

The LORD is nigh unto all them To answer their prayers for relief. that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth Sincerely or with an upright heart, trusting to him, and waiting upon him in his way..

He will fulfil the desire So far as it is agreeable to his own will, and convenient for their good; not inordinate desires, which God commonly denies to his people in mercy, and granteth to his enemies in anger. of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy Frequently in this world, but infallibly in the next..

My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD: and let all flesh bless his holy Name for ever and ever.