Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible
Psalms 145:6
Thy greatness. — Or, according to the written text, greatnesses. So Aquila and Jerome. The parallelism is decidedly in favour of the plural.
Thy greatness. — Or, according to the written text, greatnesses. So Aquila and Jerome. The parallelism is decidedly in favour of the plural.
AND MEN SHALL SPEAK OF THE MIGHT OF THY TERRIBLE ACTS - The force, the power of those things done by thee which are suited to inspire fear or reverence. The great power displayed in those acts shall b...
PSALM 143-145 In Psalms 143:1 the enemy is mentioned again, the enemy who pursued David. “For the enemy has persecuted my soul; he has smitten my life down to the ground; he has made me to dwell in da...
CXLV. THE NATURE OF YAHWEH. This Ps., which borrows from very late sources (Psalms 145:13, _e.g._ is translated verbally from the Aramaic of Daniel 4:3), is a useful summary of the Divine attributes,...
AND MEN. And they. See Structure (4-7, above). TERRIBLE. See note on Psalms 111:9....
Jehovah, Who is "the great, mighty, and terrible God" (Deuteronomy 10:17), manifests Himself not only in -mighty acts" of deliverance (Psalms 145:4), but in -terrible acts" of judgement, which inspire...
AND MEN SHALL SPEAK— _So shall men speak of the might of thy awful doings, when I have declared thy greatness._ Mudge, Houbigant, Bishop Hare, and others, read the 5th verse _they shall speak;_ and so...
PSALMS 145 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Alphabetical Psalm in Praise of Jehovah's Greatness, Goodness and Righteousness. ANALYSIS Naturally, this psalm falls into 21 Couplets (and Verses), the letter _nun_...
And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. AND MEN SHALL SPEAK OF THE MIGHT OF THY TERRIBLE ACTS; AND I WILL DECLARE THY GREATNESS. The Qeri' reads thu...
This is an alphabetic Ps., but the v. with the letter _Nun,_ which should come after Psalms 145:13, has been lost. It is a noble Ps., celebrating the praise of God as the bountiful Giver of all good t...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ AN ALPHABET OF *PRAISE PSALMS 145 Jesus said, "Yours is the *kingdom, the power and the *glory, for always, *Amen" ...
וֶ עֱז֣וּז נֹורְאֹתֶ֣יךָ יֹאמֵ֑רוּ _וּ_†_גְדוּלָּתְךָ֥_† אֲסַפְּרֶֽנָּה
Psalms 145:1 This is an acrostic psalm. Like several others of that kind, it is slightly irregular, one letter (Nun) being omitted. The omission is supplied in the LXX by an obviously spurious verse i...
GOD'S UNSEARCHABLE GREATNESS Psalms 145:1-9 This psalm is an acrostic, the verses beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The couplet for the fourteenth letter, _Nun,_ betwee...
This is a great psalm of praise standing alone, and serving as an introduction to the last five, which constitute the final anthem of thanksgiving, the expression of perfected praise. It is a solo, bu...
And [men] shall speak of the might of thy (d) terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. (d) Of your terrible judgments against the wicked....
I do not think it necessary to enlarge upon the several perfections of Jehovah, which the prophet celebrates through this Psalm; for in this case I should amplify the subject to an extent very great i...
Psalms 145 goes on in thought into the millennium, after the distress is over, and the full deliverance can be celebrated. It is Christ in spirit perhaps even in person as in the midst of Israel, lead...
AND [MEN] SHALL SPEAK OF THE MIGHT OF THY TERRIBLE ACTS,.... The terrible things of Christ, which his right hand has taught him, and his mighty power has performed; such as the destruction of a disobe...
And [men] shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness. Ver. 6. _And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts_] Those that will not talk of thy bounty shal...
_I will speak of the glorious honour_, &c. Here are divers words heaped together, to intimate that no words are sufficient to express the majesty of God. _And of thy wondrous works_ “Those works of Go...
A PSALM OF PRAISE FOR THE BLESSINGS DUE TO THE MESSIAH'S EXALTATION. David's psalm of praise, dedicated to Messiah for His mighty, righteous, and gracious government of all men, and of His Church in...
And men shall speak of the might of Thy terrible acts, as the holy God performs His righteous judgments upon the children of men; AND I WILL DECLARE THY GREATNESS, for that is the effect which the act...
DECLARE: _ Heb._ declare it...
1-9 Those who, under troubles and temptations, abound in fervent prayer, shall in due season abound in grateful praise, which is the true language of holy joy. Especially we should speak of God's won...
No text from Poole on this verse....
Psalms 145:6 speak H559 (H8799) might H5807 acts H3372 (H8737) declare H5608 (H8762) greatness H1420...
When you get to the 145 th Psalm, you enter the Beulah Land of the Psalms. Henceforth, the time of the singing of birds is come; and you go from one Hallelujah to another. In the Hebrew, this is one o...
I am going to preach about prayer, so we will read «David's Psalm of praise.» Thus we shall have two parts of true worship. Psalms 145:1. _I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name...
CONTENTS: David engages himself and others to praise God. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Praising God should be our daily work, for God is every day blessing us. His greatness and goodness cann...
This is the last of the acrostic or alphabetical psalms, and should therefore contain twenty two verses, corresponding with the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet. But the verse which begins wit...
_And men shall speak of the might of Thy terrible acts: and I will declare Thy greatness._ HOW “THE UNSPEAKABLE” IS SPOKEN OF Various are the ways in which men speak of the Lord. There is an ascendi...
_I will extol Thee, my God, O King._ THE KINGHOOD OF GOD, AND THE GLORY OF HIS PROVIDENCE: - I. The Kinghood of God (Psalms 145:1). 1. Absolutely incomparable. (1) Majesty incomprehensible. (2) R...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 145:1. This is the last of David’s psalms. This hymn praises the Lord for his goodness and generosity toward his creatures, especially his people. One remarkable feature is...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 145:4 God’s great deeds have protected his people and have produced the conditions in which they can flourish in true faithfulness. ⇐...
INTRODUCTION “This it the last of the Alphabetical Psalms,” says Perowne, “of which there are eight in all, if we reckon the ninth and tenth Psalms as forming one. Like four other of the Alphabetical...
EXPOSITION WITH another hymn of praise, this late collection of Davidical psalms, previously omitted from the Psalter, terminates. Like verses 25. and 34; also Davidical, this psalm is alphabetic, an...
I will extol thee, my God, O King; I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and...
Daniel 3:28; Daniel 3:29; Daniel 6:25; Ezra 1:2; Habakkuk 2:14;...