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Psalms 145:6

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 thus, in the singular; but the Khethibh reads the plural, 'thy great deeds;' which answers better to the parallel, "thy terrible acts." The thought in is resumed here.

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See also Psalms 145:6 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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,...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    AND MEN. And they. See Structure (4-7, above). TERRIBLE. See note on Psalms 111:9....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    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...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    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...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    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_...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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" ...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THY GREATNESS. — Or, according to the written text, _greatnesses._ So Aquila and Jerome. The parallelism is decidedly in favour of the plural....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וֶ עֱז֣וּז נֹורְאֹתֶ֣יךָ יֹאמֵ֑רוּ _וּ_†_גְדוּלָּתְךָ֥_† אֲסַפְּרֶֽנָּה

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

      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...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    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....

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    DECLARE: _ Heb._ declare it...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 145:6 speak H559 (H8799) might H5807 acts H3372 (H8737) declare H5608 (H8762) greatness H1420...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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. ⇐...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Daniel 3:28; Daniel 3:29; Daniel 6:25; Ezra 1:2; Habakkuk 2:14;...

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