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Psalms 145:20

The Lord preserveth all them that love Him, whose faith finds its expression in childlike love and trust in Him: but all the wicked will He destroy, for His avenging wrath is bound to strike all those who persist in their wickedness. All these wonderful facts having been set forth concerning the Lord, the psalmist is constrained to summarize his praise in conclusion:

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See also Psalms 145:20 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 145:20. _THE LORD PRESERVETH_] He is the keeper of all them that love him. _BUT ALL THE WICKED WILL HE DESTROY._] They call not upon him; they fight against him, and he will confound an...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    THE LORD PRESERVETH ALL THEM THAT LOVE HIM - He keeps them; watches over them; defends them; makes them the object of his care. See Psalms 31:20, note, Psalms 31:23, note; Psalms 97:10, note....

  • 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

    WICKED. lawless. Hebrew. _rasha._ App-44....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Fear and love are the inseparable elements of true religion. Fear preserves love from degenerating into presumptuous familiarity: love prevents fear from becoming a servile and cringing dread....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _all the wicked will he destroy_ See note on Psalms 143:12. The victory of good must ultimately involve the defeat and destruction of evil....

  • 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_...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. THE LORD PRESERVETH ALL THEM THAT LOVE HIM. In it was "them that fear Him;" therefore the fear meant is not slavish,...

  • 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

    PRESERVETH... DESTROY. — Notice this recurrent thought, that the guardianship of the good implies the destruction of the wicked....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    שֹׁומֵ֣ר יְ֭הוָה אֶת ־כָּל ־אֹהֲבָ֑יו וְ אֵ֖ת

  • 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 BOUNTIFUL PROVISION Psalms 145:10-21 There is more happiness in the world than we are disposed to think. God's works give praise to Him. Take, for instance, the gladness of one summer day, w...

  • 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...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Every verse is full of the same assurances of divine goodness, mercy, and love. God in Christ is righteous, is nigh to his people, is attentive to them, knows them, loves them, guards them, blesses th...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    20._Jehovah preserves_, etc. He insists upon the same truth, — that God is near to his people to help them in the time of need; this being a sure proof of his presence, that by his mercy they come saf...

  • 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

    THE LORD PRESERVETH ALL THEM THAT LOVE HIM,.... All do not love Christ, none but those that are born again, and believe in him: love to Christ is a fruit of the Spirit, and accompanies faith in him; i...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy. Ver. 20. _The Lord preserveth all them that love him_] See Psalms 91:14,16. _See Trapp on "_ Psa 91:14 _"_ _See Trapp o...

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

    _The Lord preserveth all that love him_ They lie exposed to many dangers in this world from men and things, from visible and invisible foes; but he, by preserving them in their integrity, and enabling...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    10-21 All God's works show forth his praises. He satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with nothing. He does good to all the children...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Frequently in this world, but infallibly in the next....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 145:20 LORD H3068 preserves H8104 (H8802) love H157 (H8802) wicked H7563 destroy H8045 (H8686)...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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

    _All them that love Him._ LOVE TO GOD I. On what account God is to be loved, and is loved by His saints. 1. For Himself (Psalms 8:1). 2. As their chief, yea, only good (Psalms 73:25). 3. For the b...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him._ GOD AND HIS PEOPLE I. The persons who are favoured with the Divine presence. 1. They call upon God. 2. They call upon Him in truth. 3. They de...

  • 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 145:13 Building on vv. Psalms 145:8, these verses develop the notion of God’s kindness to all his creatures (vv....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 145:20 The English brings out the mirror pattern of the Hebrew: _verb_ (PRESERVES), then _object_ (ALL WHO LOVE HIM); _object_ (ALL THE WICKED), then

  • 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

    1 Peter 1:5; Exodus 20:6; James 2:5; John 10:27; Matthew 25:41;...

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