The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. Professor Cheyne compares the epithets in a Babylonian hymn to the sun-god; but a closer parallel is to be found in Exodus 34:6, Exodus 34:7, "The Lord God is merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, and transgression, and sin" (see also Psalms 86:15).
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Psalms 145:8
Psalms 145:8
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piece too, all full of praises; and though only this is entitled…Psalms 145 — OverviewPsalms 145 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgePsalms 145:1, David praises God for his fame; Psalms 145:8, for his goodness; Psalms 145:11, for his kingdom; Psalms 145:14, for his providence; Psalms 145:17, for his justice, holiness, and saving mercy. This…Psalms 145 — OverviewPsalms 145 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleDavid's [Psalm] of praise. This psalm is rendered by Ainsworth "a hymn of David"; and the whole book of Psalms is from hence called "the Book of Hymns"; see Eph 5:19; It seems to have been a psalm David took great…Psalms 145:1-9Psalms 145:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe entitling of this David's psalm of praise may intimate not only
that he was the penman of it, but that he took a particular pleasure in
it and sung it often; it was his companion wherever he went. In this…Psalms 145:1-21Psalms 145:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
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, and also, like them,…Psalms 145:1-21Psalms 145:1-21 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe Te Deum of the Old Testament.
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