Psalms 145:9

Psalms 145:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
• 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.

Context of Psalms 145:9

7They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness. 8The Lord is gracious and merciful; Slow to anger and great in lovingkindness. The Lord is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works. 10All Your works shall give thanks to You, O Lord, And Your godly ones shall bless You. 11They shall speak of the glory of Your kingdom And talk of Your power;

Psalms 145:9 word by word

טוֹב־יְהוָ֥ה לַכֹּ֑ל וְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יו עַל־כָּל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃Read the interlinear

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• to allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• merciesרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
• are overעַל‛al · uponH5921
• His worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639

Cross-references for Psalms 145:9

• Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the Lord; Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
• Psalms 36:6Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; Your judgments are like a great deep. O Lord, You preserve man and beast.
• Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for thus You prepare the earth.
• Psalms 104:27They all wait for You To give them their food in due season.
• Jonah 4:11Should I not have compassion on Nineveh, the great city in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know the difference between their right and left hand, as well as many animals?”
• Nahum 1:7The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
• Matthew 5:45so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Acts 14:17and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.”
• Acts 17:25nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people 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