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Psalms 145:9

Psalms 145:9
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

The Lord is good to all,.... Which is to be understood not of the general and providential goodness of God to all men, to all his creatures, and the works of his hands; but of the special goodness of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The Lord is good to all - To all his creatures. That is, he is kind and compassionate toward them; he is disposed and ready to do them good. There is not one of them whom he is not ready and willing…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 145:1-9

The 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.…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Jehovah is good to all Not merely, as P.B.V., unto every man, but as the parallelism of the next line shews, to all creation.

tender mercies Compassions.