Psalms 145:9
7 They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.
8 The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.
The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
10 All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
11 They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
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Compare
- BSB
- The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
- KJV
- The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
- WEB
- The LORD is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
- ASV
- Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.
- DARBY
- Jehovah is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.
- BLB
- Good [is] YHWH to all, and His mercies [are] upon all His works.
- ÅB
- Herren er god imot alle, og hans barmhjertighet er over alle hans gjerninger.
- OTB
- Herren er god mot alle,
og hans barmhjertighet strekker seg over alle hans gjerninger. - B1930
- Herren er god imot alle, og hans barmhjertighet er over alle hans gjerninger.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
Read in contextPsalms 100:5
For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.
Read in contextMatthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Read in contextJonah 4:11
So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”
Read in contextPsalms 104:27
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
Read in contextActs 17:25
Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Read in contextPsalms 65:9–13
You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.
Read in contextPsalms 36:6–7
Your righteousness is like the highest mountains; Your judgments are like the deepest sea. O LORD, You preserve man and beast.
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