“The LORD is GRACIOUS AND FULL OF COMPASSION, SLOW to anger and GREAT in mercy. The LORD IS GOOD TO ALL, And His TENDER MERCIES are over all His works.” (Psalms 145:8-9) God said this to Moses when He was revealing Himself to him, “I will be GRACIOUS to whom I will be gracious, and I will have COMPASSION on whom I will have compassion…” (Exodus 33:19) Psalm 145 is an alphabetic acrostic, the initial letter of each verse being the Hebrew alphabet in sequence.
This is the last psalm to be ascribed to David. From beginning to end, it emphasizes praising the Lord God. The Hebrew title for this psalm is tehillâh (Praises).
It seems to me that the 145th Psalm is divided into 3 sections:
- THE GREATNESS OF THE LORD – (Psalm 145:1-6) “Every day I will bless You…I will praise Your name forever…Great is the LORD…His greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall declare Your mighty acts. I will meditate on the glorious splendor of Your majesty…Men shall speak of the might of Your awesome acts, And I will declare Your greatness.”
- THE WONDERFUL ATTRIBUTES OF THE LORD – (Psalm 145:7-13) “They shall utter Your great goodness…And sing of Your righteousness…you are gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger…good to all…His tender mercies over all His works. All Your works praise You…Your saints shall bless You…speak of the glory of Your kingdom…talk of Your power…make known His mighty acts…the glorious majesty of His kingdom…an everlasting kingdom…endures throughout all generations.”
- THE FAITHFULNESS OF THE LORD – (Psalm 145:14-21) “The LORD upholds all who fall…raises up all who are bowed down…The eyes look expectantly to You…You give them their food…You satisfy the desire of every living thing…You are righteous in all Your ways…Gracious in all Your works…You are near to all who call upon Him…in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him…He will hear their cry…He preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy. My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD…all flesh shall bless His holy name Forever and ever.”
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