EasyEnglish Bible 2018
Psalms 145:20
20Whoever loves the Lord, he keeps safe. But he destroys wicked people.
Psalms 145:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
Context of Psalms 145:20
18The Lord is ready to help everyone who asks him. He is near to everyone who prays honestly. 19Very kindly he gives his own people the things that they need. He saves them when they call to him for help. Whoever loves the Lord, he keeps safe. But he destroys wicked people. 21Yes, I will praise the Lord! Everyone who lives should praise his holy name for ever!
Read all of Psalms 145Psalms 145:20 word by word
שׁוֹמֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה אֶת־כָּל־אֹהֲבָ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָרְשָׁעִ֣ים יַשְׁמִֽיד׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 145:20
- Psalms 31:23Love the Lord, all you people who belong to him! If people serve the Lord faithfully, he keeps them safe. But if people are proud, he punishes them as they deserve.
- Psalms 37:28The Lord loves justice. He will never leave those who serve him. He will take care of them for ever, but he will remove the children of wicked people.
- Psalms 97:10If you love the Lord, then hate anything that is evil. The Lord protects the lives of those who serve him. He keeps them safe from the power of wicked people.
- Exodus 20:6But I will truly love all those who love me. They are the people who obey my laws. I will continue to love them and their families for ever.
- John 10:27My sheep recognize my voice. I know them and they follow me.
- Romans 8:28We know that God works to help those people who love him. He uses everything that happens to them to bring something good. He does this for those people that he has chosen to serve him.
- James 2:5My Christian friends, listen to me. God has chosen to bless people who are poor in this world. He has helped them to trust him. So really they are rich. God will give to them a place in his kingdom. He has promised to do that for all people who love him.
- 1 Peter 1:5God is using his great power to keep you safe, because you trust him. He will continue to keep you safe until the last day, when Christ will return. Then you will know that God has saved you completely from sin and from death.
- Psalms 1:6The Lord takes care of people who respect him. But wicked people are living in a way that will take them to a bad end.
- Psalms 9:17Justice sends the wicked people away, into the deep hole of death. This will happen to all the nations that do not respect God.
- Matthew 25:41Then the king will say to those people who are at his left side, “Go away from me. God has decided to punish you. He has prepared a fire that will burn for ever. He has prepared it for Satan and his servants. You will also go into that fire.
Commentaries on Psalms 145:20
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The Lord preserveth all them that love him - He keeps them; watches over them; defends them; makes them the object of his care. See Psalm 31:20, note, Psalm 31:23, note; Psalm 97:10, note. But all the wicked will he destroy - All that are found ultimately to be wicked; all that on the final trial deserve to be classed with the wicked. See Psalm 9:17, note; Psalm 11:6, note; Matthew 25:46, note.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. 20The Lord cares for those who love him and fear him. God-fearers love the Lord and find refuge in him (Psalm 5:11). They seek him as their only true Savior (Psalms 40:16; 70:4). They will experience a good future (Psalm 69:36) and enjoy the peace that God gives (119:165).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. Those who fear Him (Psa 145:19) are those who are here said to love Him.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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