Psalm 145:10-21

A Psalm of Praise for the Blessings Due to the Messiah’s Exaltation

They shall speak of the glory of Thy kingdom, especially the Kingdom of Grace, the Church; for it is there that His glory is revealed in the most remarkable way, and talk of Thy power, proclaiming with all earnestness His might, as illustrated so frequently in the history of the Church, v. 12. to make known to the sons of men His mighty acts, the works of redemption gained for all mankind, and the glorious majesty of His kingdom, in spreading the Gospel and its glorious truths throughout the nations.

V. 13. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, standing firm through all eternity, the Kingdom of Grace merging into the Kingdom of Glory, the Church Militant into the Church Triumphant, and Thy dominion endureth throughout all generations, in the power and mercy of His ruling.

V. 14. The Lord upholdeth all that fall, literally, “Is holding up Jehovah for all that are falling,” keeping them through the Word of His grace, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down, rather, “for all those who are bowed down,” hearts broken and contrite on account of the realization of their guilt. Compare Matthew 11, 28. However, it is not only in the Kingdom of Grace that the Messiah’s power is exerted, but also in the Kingdom of Power.

V. 15. The eyes of all wait upon Thee, looking to the Lord for their sustenance, and Thou givest them their meat in due season, supplying them with food as they are in need of it.

V. 16. Thou openest Thine hand, which is like the true horn of plenty, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing, His bounty supplying in rich measure what they actually need for their maintenance. To these acts of God’s providential care are added those of His government.

V. 17. The Lord is righteous in all His ways and holy in all His works; being sinless, without a flaw, in His essence, His acts also are of a nature that no justified complaint can be lodged against Him with regard to any of His dealings with men.

V. 18. The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth, their prayer being prompted by, and flowing from, true faith, and being strictly free from all hypocrisy and doubt.

V. 19. He will fulfill the desire of them that fear Him; He also will hear their cry and will save them, probably not always in the manner in which they had imagined their deliverance, but always in agreement with their longing and therefore in true fulfillment of the prayer of faith, Matthew 21, 22; Mark 11, 24; James 5, 16; 1 John 3, 22.

V. 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: v. 21. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, making it his business to extol Him everywhere and at all times; and let all flesh, joining the psalmist in his grateful anthem, bless His holy name forever and ever, glorifying Him for all the various ways in which He manifested Himself for the benefit of mankind in general and of His Church in particular; for the believers are looking forward to everlasting salvation in heaven.