Psalms 145

David celebrateth God in regard of his greatness, mightiness, gloriousness and terrible Acts: As also for his Goodness, Righteousness, and Mercifulness, and likewise, for his everlasting Kingdoms sake, favour ad tender care over all, but especially, those, that fear him, and call upon him.]

1. A Psalm-Psalm of David: [Or, a Psalm. This Psalm alone bears this Title, and yet the who’e Tehillim] Aleph. [the Verses of this Psalm are fitted to the Hebrew Alphabeth, or A B. The letter Nun, to N. Onely missing. This same Artifice, David shewed in diverse other Psalms; See the Annotations, on Psalm 25.verse 1.] O my God, thou King, [thou onely True, and Almighty King] I will exalt thee; and praise thy Name in Eternity, and evermore.

2. Beth. All (Or, ever) day will I praise thee, and celebrate thy Name in eternity, and evermore.

3. Gimel. The LORD is great, and greatly to be praised: [See the Annotations, Psalm 48.on verse 2.] and his greatness is unsearchable.

4. Daleth. Generation on Generation [The word Generation, implieth here and elsewhere all men living in one and same age] shall praise thy works: and they shall declare thy mightiness. [i.e. thy powerful Acts, and of verse 12. Matthew 13:58. And this the Prophet himself doth, from Verse 12.to the end of the Psalm.]

5. He. I will utter the glory of the honour of thy Majesty: and thy wonderful deeds.

6. Vau. And they shall make mention of the power of thy terrible (Acts:) and I will rehearse thy greatness.

7. Zain. They shall abundantly power forth [Hebr. Bring forth like a Spring-vein, Or, bubble forth, flow forth, etc. i.e. praise and celebrate with all the strength of tongue and lungs. See Psalm 19.on verse 3. And 45.2.] the remembrance of the greatness of thy Goodness: [i.e. all the great benefits hewed and performed at all times, unto our forefathers and selves] and they shall publish thy Righteousness, and with shouting.

8. Cheth. Gracious and merciful is the LORD, longsuffering, and great of kindness.

9. Teth. The LORD is good to all, and his mercies are over all his works. [Capable of them, others, above, beyond.]

10. Jod. All thy works, LORD, shall praise thee; and thy favourites shall bless thee. [i.e. praise and thank thee: though in another kind, then the rest of the Creatures, as having an inward feeling and apprehension, testifying unto them, that thou art their Father, and Benefactor. See Genesis.14.verse 20.]

11. Caph. They shall recount the glory of thy Kingdom, and they shall utter thy mightiness.

12. Lamed. To make known unto the children of man, his [i.e. Gods] mightinesses: [i.e. mighty Acts and atchievements, as verse 4.] and the Honour of the gloriousness of his Kingdom. [Gods namely, as verse 5.]

13. Mem. Thy Kingdom is a kingdom of all ages: and thy Dominion is all Generation, and Generation. [i.e. it endureth from time to time; or unto all times through all successions.]

14. Samech. The LORD supports all them that fall, [i.e. all those that are weak and feeble, whether in body, or in spirit] and he lifteth up all bowed (ones.) [i.e. all those which under their heavy Cross or lumber of their sins, do find themselves oppressed, that they must bow down under them.]

15. Ain. The eyes of all [Animals, namely, or creatures that have living bodies] wait upon thee: and thou gavest them their food in its time. [or, in due time, oth, in their time; i.e. in convenient time and season, as Psalms 104:27.]

16. Pe. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfies all that liveth, (according to thy) well-pleasing. [i.e. according as thou art pleased, or, to their satisfaction; others, with well-pleasing; that is, with gifts and goods, flowing and proceeding from thy good will and pleasure.]

17. Tsade. The LORD is righteous in all his ways: and kind in all his works. [i.e. in whatsoever he doth.]

18. Koph. The LORD is near to all that call upon him: [viz. To help or deliver them, according to his kindness and compassion towards them] to all that call upon him in truth. [i.e. with confidence, uprightly, in sincerity, earnestly, uncessantly, from the bottom of their hearts, without Hypocrise, and without Superstition. Compare herewith, Deuteronomy, 4.7. John 4:24.]

19. Rosh. He doth the well-pleasing of them that fear him: [Thus he honoureth them that honour him, 1 Samuel, 2.30. Nevertheless, such a well-pleasing, pleasure and desire is to be understood here, which proceedeth out of a true faith, and becometh those that fear God; 1 John 3:22. and 5.14.] and he doth hear their call, and delivereth them.

20. Schin. The LORD keepeth all them that love him, but he destroyeth all the wicked.

21. Thau. My mouth shall utter the praise of the LORD: and all flesh shall praise his holy Name in Eternity and everymore. [All flesh, i.e. all Nations, all Men; as Isaiah, 44.3. Ezek.36.27. Joel, 2.28.]