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Texts -- Psalms 145:8-21 (NET)

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145:8 The Lord is merciful and compassionate ; he is patient and demonstrates great loyal love . 145:9 The Lord is good to all , and has compassion on all he has made . 145:10 All he has made will give thanks to the Lord . Your loyal followers will praise you. 145:11 They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom ; they will tell about your power , 145:12 so that mankind might acknowledge your mighty acts , and the majestic splendor of your kingdom . 145:13 Your kingdom is an eternal kingdom , and your dominion endures through all generations . 145:14 The Lord supports all who fall , and lifts up all who are bent over . 145:15 Everything looks to you in anticipation , and you provide them with food on a regular basis . 145:16 You open your hand , and fill every living thing with the food they desire . 145:17 The Lord is just in all his actions , and exhibits love in all he does . 145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him, all who cry out to him sincerely . 145:19 He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers ; he hears their cry for help and delivers them. 145:20 The Lord protects those who love him, but he destroys all the wicked . 145:21 My mouth will praise the Lord . Let all who live praise his holy name forever !

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  • [Psa 145:8] The Greatness Of His Mercy
  • [Psa 145:8] The Pilgrim’s Journey
  • [Psa 145:10] Make Him Known
  • [Psa 145:12] Ye Sons Of Men, With Joy Record
  • [Psa 145:15] Lord, In Thy Name Thy Servants Plead

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

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  • The messianic psalms are perhaps the most commonly known type. They predict the coming of a messiah. Franz Delitzsch broke these psalms down into five kinds. The first is the purely prophetic, which predicts that a future Dav...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • 72:15-17 In return for his beneficent rule the king would receive the blessing of his people. They would express their gratitude by bringing him wealth (cf. 1 Kings 10:10) and by praying for him. As a result of his good influ...
  • There are 44 psalms in this section of the Psalter. David composed 15 of these (108-110; 122; 124; 131; 133; 138-145), Solomon wrote one (127), and the remaining 28 are anonymous. Psalms 113-118 compose the so-called Egyptian...
  • This is one of the acrostic psalms (cf. Pss. 9, 10; 25; 34; 37; 112; 119; and 145). Each line in the Hebrew text begins with the next letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The writer evidently expressed his thoughts this way so the ...
  • 145:8-10 Verses 8 and 9 are a classic expression of praise for God's character. The same statement in Hebrew occurs in six other places in the Old Testament (Exod. 34:6; Neh. 9:7; Pss. 86:15; 103:8; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2). God...
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • The reader might assume that the Lord's deliverance of the Ninevites from imminent doom is the climax of the story. This is not the case. The most important lesson of the book deals with God's people and specifically God's in...
  • The title of this prophetic book is also the name of its writer.Haggai referred to himself as simply "the prophet Haggai"(1:1; et al.) We know nothing about Haggai's parents, ancestors, or tribal origin. His name apparently m...
  • The Pharisees, who considered themselves enlightened, now tried to badger the formerly blind man into denying that he saw the light.9:24 The Pharisees now questioned the healed man again. They had already decided that Jesus w...

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • Thou openest Thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing… 19. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear Him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.'--Psalm 145:16-19.YOU observe the recurrence...
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