Psalms 145:1

The psalm opens with familiar psalm strains. (Comp. openings of Psalms 30, 34)

For ever and ever. — In contemplation of the greatness and majesty of God time ceases to be. The poet vows a homage indefinitely prolonged.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 145:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will extol thee ... - I will lift thee up; I will lift up thy name and praise, so that it may be heard afar. And I will bless thy name forev...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

"David's [Psalm] of praise." (a) I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. (a) He shows which sacrifices are p...
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 Dan...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Title. David's [Psalm] of praise. No other Psalm so entitled. An Acrostic Psalm. See App-63. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4. name. See note on...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1. I will extol thee, my God and my king. David does not so much tell what he would do himself, as stir up and urge all others to this religi...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 741 PRAISE TO GOD FOR HIS GOODNESS AND MERCY Psalms 145:1-2 . I will extol thee, my God, O King: and I will bless thy name for ever a...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

David's Psalm of praise. I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. I will extol thee - I will raise thee on h...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

David praiseth God for his fame, for his goodness, for his kingdom, for his providence, and for his saving mercy. David's Psalm of praise....
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. Psalms 145:1-21 .-An alphabetically-acrostic psalm of thanksg...
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 t...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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 omissio...
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....
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, t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

CONTENTS Agreeably to the title, this Psalm is full of praise. God's glory, greatness, majesty, grace, goodness, in short, all the divine perfection...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

I be g the Reader to observe the different method with which the title of this Psalm is marked from every other. We have several marked as the michta...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

I will extol thee, my God, O King ,.... Or "the King" a, the King Messiah, who is by way of eminency called "the King", as in Psalms 21:1 . This i...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 145:1 «David's [Psalm] of praise. » I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. David's Psalm of prais...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

I will extol thee, my God, O King Or, my God, the king; termed so by way of eminence; the King of kings, the God by whom kings reign, and to whom...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Grateful Acknowledgments. David's psalm of praise. 1 I will exto...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PSALM 145 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm and the rest which follow to the end are wholly laudatory, setting forth the praises of God. The excellency of th...
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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 wi...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
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 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 145:1-13 ). 1. Ab...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION WITH another hymn of praise, this late collection of Davidical psalms, previously omitted from the Psalter, terminates. Like verses...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

I will extol Thee, exalting Him high above all mere men, my God, O King, Messiah being the King over all by virtue of His exaltation to the right h...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 4:37 ; Isaiah 33:22 ; Malachi 1:14 ; Matthew 25:34 ; Psalms 103:1 ; Psalms 103:2 ; Psalms 149:2 ; Psalms 30:1 ; Psalms 44:4 ; Psalms...

¹ I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 145:1

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 145:1