Psalms · 21 verses
Psalms 145
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The LORD is good to all—until the psalm reaches the wicked, whom He will destroy.
A praise passed onwardvv. 1–13
David begins with a private vow that immediately becomes a public relay: one generation tells the next what the LORD has done, while David meditates, declares, and blesses. The praise gathers the whole created order into the song, then settles on a kingdom whose dominion outlasts every generation.
The open hand, and the sharp endingvv. 14–21
The LORD now appears as the one who catches the falling, feeds every living thing, and opens His hand to satisfy desire. Nearness belongs to those who call in truth; preservation belongs to those who love Him. Then, after compassion has rested on all He made, the psalm closes with the wicked as the conspicuous exception, while David's mouth returns to praise.
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Ps 145:1A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever.
Ps 145:2Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.
Ps 145:3Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
Ps 145:4One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
Ps 145:5the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works.
Ps 145:6They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness.
Ps 145:7They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
Ps 145:8The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
Ps 145:9The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
Ps 145:10All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
Ps 145:11They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
Ps 145:12to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom.
Ps 145:13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.
Ps 145:14The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
Ps 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Ps 145:16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
Ps 145:17The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
Ps 145:18The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
Ps 145:19He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
Ps 145:20The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
Ps 145:21My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
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Where this is echoed
Readers' own connections, from OpenBible's crowd-voted cross-references — agreement about relevance, and not scholarly confidence. 278 passages were voted onto 21 verses of this chapter; the 16 shown lead on votes, and each is listed at the verse it was voted onto most strongly.
- 18Jeremiah 29:12–13Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- 18Psalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
- 19Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- 18Deuteronomy 4:7For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
- 18John 4:24God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
- 19Ephesians 3:16–20I ask that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
- 18Isaiah 58:9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
- 19John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- 181 John 3:20–22Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
- 18James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- 14Psalms 146:8the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
- 19Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- 14Psalms 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- 191 John 5:15And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.
- 14Psalms 94:18If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
- 20Exodus 20:6but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
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