American Standard Version
Psalms 145:17
17Jehovah is righteous in all his ways,And gracious in all his works.
Psalms 145:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works.
Context of Psalms 145:17
15The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season. 16Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works. 18Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth. 19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
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צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֑יו וְ֝חָסִ֗יד בְּכָל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 145:17
- Psalms 50:6And the heavens shall declare his righteousness; For God is judge himself. [Selah
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of thy throne: Lovingkindness and truth go before thy face.
- Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness are round about him: Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- Psalms 99:3Let them praise thy great and terrible name: Holy is he.
- Psalms 103:6Jehovah executeth righteous acts, And judgments for all that are oppressed.
- Genesis 18:25That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that so the righteous should be as the wicked; that be far from thee: shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
- Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock, his work is perfect; For all his ways are justice: A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, Just and right is he.
- 1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as Jehovah; For there is none besides thee, Neither is there any rock like our God.
- Isaiah 45:21Declare ye, and bring it forth; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath showed this from ancient time? who hath declared it of old? have not I, Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me, a just God and a Saviour; there is none besides me.
- Zephaniah 3:5Jehovah in the midst of her is righteous; he will not do iniquity; every morning doth he bring his justice to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy king cometh unto thee; he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, even upon a colt the foal of an ass.
- Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who visiteth with wrath? (I speak after the manner of men.)
- Revelation 4:8And the four living creatures, having each one of them six wings, are full of eyes round about and within: and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, isthe Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.
- Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, O Lord God, the Almighty; righteous and true are thy ways, thou King of the ages.
- Revelation 16:5And I heard the angel of the waters saying, Righteous art thou, who art and who wast, thou Holy One, because thou didst thus judge:
- Revelation 19:2for true and righteous are his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot, her that corrupted the earth with her fornication, and he hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Commentaries on Psalms 145:17
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17The Lord is righteous in all his ways - In his own character; in his laws; in his providential dealings; in his arrangements for the redemption and salvation of man. In his own character he is what it is desirable that a God should be; in all his laws he ordains that only which it is desirable should be enacted; in all his dealings with people he does that which it is desirable should be done. He violates no right; he wrongs no one; he demands of no one a…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 All God's works show forth his praises. He satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with nothing. He does good to all the children of men; his own people in a special manner. Many children of God, who have been ready to fall into sin, to fall into despair, have tasted his goodness in preventing their falls, or recovering them speedily by his graces and comforts. And with respect to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-20The Lord cares for his creatures.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. holy ... works--literally, "merciful" or "kind, goodness" (Psa 144:2) is the corresponding noun. righteous--in a similar relation of meaning to "righteousness" (Psa 145:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 145
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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