“ The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. ”
The Lord upholdeth all that fall - The word used here is a participle, literally, “The Lord sustaining;” that is, the Lord is a Sustainer or Upholder of all that fall. The allusion is to those wh...
The LORD upholdeth all that (h) fall, and raiseth up all [those that be] bowed down. (h) Who being in misery and affliction would faint and fall away if God did not uphold them, and therefore they s...
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 attri...
fall . are ready to fall. raiseth up. Occurs only here and Psalms 146:8 .
14. Jehovah upholding all the falling. He gives instances of the goodness and mercy of God, such as make it evident that God reigns only for the promotion of the general welfare of mankind. B...
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. The Lord upholdeth all that fall - נפלים nophelim, the falling, or those who are not able to keep their feet; the weak...
Psalms 145:14 .— Between this and the 13th verse is omitted the verse beginning with nun, in the Hebrew; but as the LXX. and some other translations have it, it is easily supplied: יהוה נאמן...
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. The Lord upholdeth all that fall - namely, the godly when they fall ( Psalms 37:17 ; Psalms 37:24 ). And rai...
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 goo...
The Lord. — Comp. Psalms 37:24 . It marks a grand step in theology when the first instance of majesty of the Divine Being is sought in His condescension to human weakness and pity for frailty and...
Psalms 145:1-21 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...
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...
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, b...
All these are so many delightful relations of the grace and glory of Jehovah, with the blessings connected with his government, in the kingdoms of nature and providence, and of redemption.
The Lord upholdeth all that fall ,.... Not all that fell in Adam, as all mankind did; nor all that fall into sin, as every man does; and therefore not those that fall into hell: but this is to be un...
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all [those that be] bowed down. Ver. 14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall ] None of his subjects can fall below his helping hand, his sweet support...
The Lord upholdeth all that fall All that look to him for help; indeed all that are upheld, whose support is not from themselves, or from men, but only from God's powerful providence and grace. Th...
Grateful Acknowledgments. 10 All thy works shall praise thee, O L ORD ; and thy saints shall bless thee. 11 They shal...
Upholdeth all; either, 1. All that look up to him for help: or, 2. All that are upheld; whose support is not from themselves, nor from other men, but only from God's powerful and good providenc...
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 Alphabetica...
Psalms 145:13-14 What we admire in these verses is their combining the magnificence of unlimited power with the assiduity of unlimited tenderness. The greatness of God is often turned into an argu...
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 145:1-19 . I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless th...
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 wi...
I will extol Thee, my God, O King. The Kinghood of God, and the glory of His providence: - I. The Kinghood of God ( Psalms 145:1-13 ). 1. Absolutely incomparable. (1) Majesty incomprehens...
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 alphabe...
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...
Luke 13:11-13 ; Luke 22:31 ; Luke 22:32 ; Psalms 119:117 ; Psalms 146:8 ; Psalms 37:24 ; Psalms 38:6 ; Psalms 42:5 ; Psalms 94:18
All — All that look up to him for help.