King James Version
Psalms 145:9
9The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
Psalms 145:9 in other versions
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.
Context of Psalms 145:9
7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 8The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. 10All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee. 11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
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טוֹב־יְהוָ֥ה לַכֹּ֑ל וְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יו עַל־כָּל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 145:9
- Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
- Psalms 36:6Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.
- Psalms 65:9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
- Psalms 104:27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
- Jonah 4:11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
- Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
- Matthew 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
- Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
- Acts 17:25Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Commentaries on Psalms 145:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9The Lord is good to all - To all his creatures. That is, he is kind and compassionate toward them; he is disposed and ready to do them good. There is not one of them whom he is not ready and willing to bless; not one whose happiness would not be agreeable to him, or whose welfare he is not ready to promote. Compare Psalm 100:5. And his tender mercies are over all his works - In all that he has made there is evidence that he is a kind and benevolent God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-9God consistently demonstrates his character toward all his creation (see Psalm 136:25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. (Compare Psa 103:8; 111:4). over all, &c.--rests on all His works.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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