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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge: Psalm 145

Chapter 145

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

A. M. 2989. B.C. 1015. (Title.) David's. This incomparable song of praise, which is the last of the acrostic or alphabetical Psalms, each verse beginning with a consecutive letter of the Hebrew alphabet, is supposed to have been composed by David towards the close of his life

Psalm of praise

100:1 *title

extol thee

30:1 68:4 71:14-24 103:1,2 Daniel 4:37

my God

44:4 45:1,6 47:6-8 48:2,3 95:3 149:2 Isaiah 33:22 Malachi 1:14 Matthew 25:34 Revelation 19:16

I will bless

21 30:12 52:9 113:1,2 146:1,2

Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

Every day

72:15 119:164 Revelation 7:15

Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Great

48:1 96:4 147:5 Job 5:9 9:10 Revelation 15:3

and his greatness is unsearchable

Heb. and of his greatness there is no search.

139:6 Job 5:9 9:10 11:7-9 26:14 Isaiah 40:28 Romans 11:33

One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

generation

44:1,2 71:18 78:3-7 Exodus 12:26,27 13:14,15 Deuteronomy 6:7 Joshua 4:21-24 Isaiah 38:19

I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

will speak

40:9,10 66:3,4 71:17-19,24 96:3 104:1,2 105:2 Isaiah 12:4 Daniel 4:1-3,37

works

Heb. things, or, words.

72:18

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

And men

22:22,23,27,31 98:2,3 113:3 126:2,3 Joshua 2:9-11 9:9,10 Ezra 1:2 Jeremiah 50:28 Daniel 3:28,29 6:25-27 Habakkuk 2:14

I will declare thy greatness

Heb. thy greatness I will declare it.

92:1,2 107:21,22,31,32

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

abundantly

36:5-8 Isaiah 63:7 Matthew 12:34,35 2 Corinthians 9:11,12 1 Peter 2:9,10

sing

36:10 51:14 71:15,16,19 72:1-3 89:16 Isaiah 45:24,25 Jeremiah 23:6 Philippians 3:7-9 Revelation 15:3,4 19:1-3

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

Lord is gracious

86:5,15 100:5 103:8 116:5 Exodus 34:6,7 Numbers 14:18 Daniel 9:9 Jonah 4:2 Micah 7:18-20 Romans 5:20,21 Ephesians 1:6,8 2:4

of great mercy

Heb. great in mercy.

The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

good

25:8 36:6,7 65:9-13 104:27 Jonah 4:11 Nahum 1:7 Matthew 5:45 Acts 14:17 Acts 17:25

All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.

All thy

19:1 96:11-13 98:3-9 103:22 104:24 148:1-13 Isaiah 43:20 Isaiah 44:23 Romans 1:19,20

and thy saints

22:23 30:4 32:11 97:12 135:19-21 148:14 Isaiah 43:21 Hebrews 13:15 1 Peter 2:5,9 Revelation 7:9-12 19:5,6

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

the glory

2:6-8 45:6,7 72:1-20 93:1,2 96:10-13 97:1-12 99:1-4 1 Chronicles 29:11,12 Isaiah 9:6,7 24:23 33:21,22 Daniel 7:13,14 Zechariah 9:9 Matthew 6:13 Mark 11:9,10 Revelation 5:12,13 11:15-17

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

make known

98:1 105:5 106:2 110:2,3 145:6-12 136:4-26 Daniel 4:34,35 Matthew 28:18 Acts 2:8-11 Ephesians 1:19-21 3:7,8 Revelation 12:10 19:15,16

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

kingdom

146:10 Isaiah 9:7 Daniel 2:44 7:14,27 1 Timothy 1:17 Revelation 11:15

everlasting kingdom

Heb. kingdom of all ages.

1 Corinthians 15:21-28

The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

upholdeth

37:24 94:18 119:117 Luke 22:31,32

raiseth up

38:6 42:5 146:8 Luke 13:11-13

The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

The eyes

9 104:21,27 136:25 147:8,9 Genesis 1:30 Job 38:39-41 Joel 2:22 Matthew 6:26 Luke 12:24 Acts 17:25

wait upon thee

or, look unto thee.

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

openest

104:28 107:9 132:15 Job 38:27

The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

righteous

50:6 89:14 97:2 99:3,4 103:6 Genesis 18:25 Deuteronomy 32:4 1 Samuel 2:2,3 Isaiah 45:21 Zephaniah 3:5 Zechariah 9:9 Romans 3:5,6,25,26 Revelation 4:8 15:3,4 Revelation 16:5-7 19:2,11

holy

or, merciful, or bountiful.

The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

nigh unto

34:18 46:1,5 Deuteronomy 4:7 1 Kings 18:27,28 Isaiah 58:9 John 14:23 James 4:8

call upon

17:1 119:2 Proverbs 15:8 Isaiah 1:15,16 Jeremiah 29:12,13 Hosea 7:14 Matthew 6:5-8 Matthew 23:14 John 4:24 1 John 3:20-22

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

fulfil

20:4 34:9 36:7,8 37:4,19 Matthew 5:6 Luke 1:53 John 15:7,16 16:24 Ephesians 3:16-20 1 John 5:15

he also will

34:17 37:39,40 91:15

The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

preserveth

31:23 37:28 97:10 Exodus 20:6 John 10:27-29 Romans 8:28-30 James 2:5 1 Peter 1:5-8

all the wicked

1:6 9:17 Matthew 25:41

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

My mouth

1,2,5 30:12 51:15 71:8,15,23,24 89:1

let all flesh

67:3,4 86:9 103:22 117:1,2 150:6 Revelation 5:11-14