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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 145

Introduction

1  David praises God for his fame;
8  for his goodness;
11  for his kingdom;
14  for his providence;
17  for his justice, holiness, and saving mercy.
Verse 1

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
Verse 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
Verse 3

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
Verse 4

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
Verse 5

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
Verse 6

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
Verse 7

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
Verse 8

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.
Verse 9

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
Verse 10

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
Verse 11

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
Verse 12

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
Verse 13

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
Verse 14

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
Verse 15

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.
Verse 16

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
openest
104:28, 107:9, 132:15, Job 38:27
Verse 17

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.
Verse 18

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
Verse 19

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
Verse 20

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
Verse 21

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

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