English Standard Version
Psalms 145:20
20The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.
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.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord protects all those who love him, but he destroys the wicked.
Context of Psalms 145:20
18The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19He fulfills the desire of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them. The Lord preserves all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy. 21My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord, and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.
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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 his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful but abundantly repays the one who acts in pride.
- Psalms 37:28For the Lord loves justice; he will not forsake his saints. They are preserved forever, but the children of the wicked shall be cut off.
- Psalms 97:10O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Exodus 20:6but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
- John 10:27My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.
- Romans 8:28And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
- James 2:5Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?
- 1 Peter 1:5who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- Psalms 1:6for the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 9:17The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
- Matthew 25:41"Then he will say to those on his left, 'Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
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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