Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 145:17
17The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all his acts.
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
15All eyes look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16You open your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all his acts. 18The Lord is near all who call out to him, all who call out to him with integrity. 19He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry for help and saves them.
Read all of Psalms 145Psalms 145:17 word by word
צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֑יו וְ֝חָסִ֗יד בְּכָל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:17
- Psalms 50:6The heavens proclaim his righteousness, for God is the Judge.Selah
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; faithful love and truth go before you.
- Psalms 97:2Clouds and total darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- Psalms 99:3Let them praise your great and awe-inspiring name. He is holy.
- Psalms 103:6The Lord executes acts of righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
- Genesis 18:25You could not possibly do such a thing: to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. You could not possibly do that! Won’t the Judge of the whole earth do what is just?”
- Deuteronomy 32:4The Rock — his work is perfect; all his ways are just. A faithful God, without bias, he is righteous and true.
- 1 Samuel 2:2There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides you! And there is no rock like our God.
- Isaiah 45:21Speak up and present your case — yes, let them consult each other. Who predicted this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the Lord? There is no other God but me, a righteous God and Savior; there is no one except me.
- Zephaniah 3:5The righteous Lord is in her; he does no wrong. He applies his justice morning by morning; he does not fail at dawn, yet the one who does wrong knows no shame.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness highlights God’s righteousness, what are we to say? I am using a human argument: Is God unrighteous to inflict wrath?
- Revelation 4:8Each of the four living creatures had six wings; they were covered with eyes around and inside. Day and night they never stop, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, the Almighty, who was, who is, and who is to come.
- Revelation 15:3They sang the song of God’s servant Moses and the song of the Lamb: Great and awe-inspiring are your works, Lord God, the Almighty; just and true are your ways, King of the nations.
- Revelation 16:5I heard the angel of the waters say, You are just, the Holy One, who is and who was, because you have passed judgment on these things.
- Revelation 19:2because his judgments are true and righteous, because he has judged the notorious prostitute who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality; and he has avenged the blood of his servants that was on her hands.
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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