New International Version
Psalms 145:17
17The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does.
Psalms 145:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord is righteous in everything he does; he is filled with kindness.
Context of Psalms 145:17
15The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. 16You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing. The Lord is righteous in all his ways and faithful in all he does. 18The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. 19He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
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צַדִּ֣יק יְ֭הוָה בְּכָל־דְּרָכָ֑יו וְ֝חָסִ֗יד בְּכָל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:17
- Psalms 50:6And the heavens proclaim his righteousness, for he is a God of justice.
- Psalms 89:14Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you.
- Psalms 97:2Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
- Psalms 99:3Let them praise your great and awesome name— he is holy.
- Psalms 103:6The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
- Genesis 18:25Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?”
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
- 1 Samuel 2:2“There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
- Isaiah 45:21Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the Lord? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.
- Zephaniah 3:5The Lord within her is righteous; he does no wrong. Morning by morning he dispenses his justice, and every new day he does not fail, yet the unrighteous know no shame.
- Zechariah 9:9Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Romans 3:5But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)
- Revelation 4:8Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”
- Revelation 15:3and sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the nations.
- Revelation 16:5Then I heard the angel in charge of the waters say: “You are just in these judgments, O Holy One, you who are and who were;
- Revelation 19:2for true and just are his judgments. He has condemned the great prostitute who corrupted the earth by her adulteries. He has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”
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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