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He showers compassion on all his creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/145.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/145.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD <i>is</i> good to all: and his tender mercies <i>are</i> over all his works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/145.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD <i>is</i> good to all, And His tender mercies <i>are</i> over all His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/145.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/145.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/145.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/145.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh is good to all, And His compassions are over all His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/145.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works [the entirety of things created].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/145.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to everyone; his compassion rests on all he has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/145.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to everyone; His compassion rests on all He has made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/145.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/145.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You are good to everyone, and you take care of all your creation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/145.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/145.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is good to everyone and has compassion for everything that he has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/145.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He is good to everyone and has compassion on all he made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/145.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is good to everyone and his mercies extend to everything he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/145.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/145.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, and has compassion on all he has made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/145.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/145.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/145.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/145.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH [is] good to all, "" And His mercies [are] over all His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/145.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Good is Jehovah to all, And His mercies are over all His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/145.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah is good to all, and his mercies over all his works.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/145.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord is sweet to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/145.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 144:9>The Lord is sweet to all things, and his compassion is upon all his works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/145.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, compassionate toward all your works. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/145.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/145.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his servants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/145.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH is good and his mercies are upon all his works.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/145.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD is good to all; And His tender mercies are over all His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/145.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord is good to those that wait <i>on him</i>; and his compassions are over all his works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/145-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17939" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">I Will Exalt You, My God and King</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ- (Adj-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">is good</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: lak·kōl (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">to all;</a> <a href="/hebrew/7356.htm" title="7356: wə·ra·ḥă·māw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Compassion. From racham; compassion; by extension, the womb; by implication, a maiden.">His compassion</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">rests on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">He has made.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a></span><br />Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-35.htm">Luke 6:35-36</a></span><br />But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. / Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a></span><br />Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/4-4.htm">1 Timothy 4:4</a></span><br />For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-4.htm">Ephesians 2:4-5</a></span><br />But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, / made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/3-4.htm">Titus 3:4-5</a></span><br />But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, / He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a></span><br />For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/34-6.htm">Exodus 34:6</a></span><br />Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a></span><br />For the LORD is good, and His loving devotion endures forever; His faithfulness continues to all generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8</a></span><br />The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/136-1.htm">Psalm 136:1</a></span><br />Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/3-22.htm">Lamentations 3:22-23</a></span><br />Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail. / They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.</p><p class="hdg">good</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-8.htm">Psalm 25:8</a></b></br> Good and upright <i>is</i> the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/36-6.htm">Psalm 36:6,7</a></b></br> Thy righteousness <i>is</i> like the great mountains; thy judgments <i>are</i> a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></b></br> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, <i>which</i> is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/psalms/144-13.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/119-156.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/psalms/119-156.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/psalms/145-6.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/psalms/147-1.htm">Good</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-10.htm">Mercies</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-3.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/psalms/145-10.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 145</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-1.htm">David praises God for his fame</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm">For his goodness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-11.htm">For his kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-14.htm">For his providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/145.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/145.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD is good to all;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the universal benevolence of God. The goodness of the LORD is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, highlighting His nature as inherently good (<a href="/psalms/100-5.htm">Psalm 100:5</a>). This goodness is not limited to a select group but extends to all creation, reflecting the idea of common grace. In the context of the ancient Near East, where gods were often seen as capricious and favoring certain people, this statement is radical. It aligns with the New Testament teaching in <a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a>, where God causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust. This universal goodness is a reflection of God's character and His desire for all to come to repentance (<a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a>).<p><b>His compassion rests on all He has made.</b><br>The compassion of God is a central theme in Scripture, often linked with His mercy and love. The Hebrew word for compassion here can also be translated as "tender mercies," indicating a deep, parental care. This compassion is not passive but active, as seen in God's interactions with humanity throughout history. The phrase "all He has made" underscores the inclusivity of God's care, extending to every part of creation. This is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus demonstrates compassion through His healing and teaching (<a href="/matthew/9-36.htm">Matthew 9:36</a>). Theologically, this compassion is a type of Christ, who embodies God's mercy and love through His life, death, and resurrection. The idea that God's compassion "rests" suggests a continual, abiding presence, offering comfort and hope to believers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and faithfulness to His promises. In this Psalm, He is portrayed as good and compassionate.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The attributed author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/145.htm">Psalm 145</a>, a king of Israel known for his heart for God and his poetic contributions to the Psalms.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>Refers to "all He has made," indicating the entirety of God's creation, both human and non-human, which experiences His goodness and compassion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_universal_goodness.htm">God's Universal Goodness</a></b><br>God's goodness is not limited to a select few but extends to all of creation. This challenges us to reflect His goodness in our interactions with others, regardless of their background or beliefs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/compassion_as_a_divine_attribute.htm">Compassion as a Divine Attribute</a></b><br>The Hebrew word for compassion, "racham," implies a deep, tender love. As believers, we are called to emulate this compassion in our daily lives, showing kindness and mercy to those around us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation's_testimony_of_god's_character.htm">Creation's Testimony of God's Character</a></b><br>All of creation bears witness to God's goodness and compassion. We should cultivate a sense of gratitude and stewardship for the world He has made.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/imitating_god's_character.htm">Imitating God's Character</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to imitate God's goodness and compassion, becoming conduits of His love in a broken world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_145.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 145</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_a_good_god_allow_inevitable_sin.htm">If God is perfectly good, why did He create a world where sin is inevitable?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_suffering_persist_if_god_is_good.htm">(Psalm 145:9) If God is truly “good to all,” why does widespread suffering and evil persist throughout human history? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_a_good_god_allow_evil.htm">In 1 John 1:5, God is described as having no darkness at all. How do we reconcile a perfectly good deity with the evil and suffering observed in the world? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_deut._28_punishments_compare_to_god's_mercy.htm">How do the severe punishments in Deuteronomy 28 compare with the portrayal of a merciful God in other parts of the Bible (e.g., Psalm 145:9)? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/145.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9, 10) <span class= "bld">All.</span>--This wide outlook over the world as the object, with all that it contains, of the Divine pity and love, is a noble anticipation of our Lord's teaching in the Sermon on the Mount and is introduced in a similar manner. Just as the subjects of the kingdom of heaven should exceed the heathen in kindness and goodness, because they know the universal and impartial grace of the Father, so here the <span class= "ital">saints, the members of the covenant, </span>are to <span class= "ital">bless </span>Jehovah, who shows them peculiar favour, but also lets His tender mercies flow in an unchecked stream over all His works. All Jehovah's works confess Him, but His saints <span class= "ital">bless </span>Him.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/145.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord is good to all; and his tender mercies are over all his works.</span> "The Lord is good to all;" he "maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and send-eth rain on the just and on the unjust" (<a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a>). He "wouldeth not the death of a sinner, but rather that he may turn from his wickedness and live," And his "tender mercies," or "compassions," are not only over his human creatures, but" over all his works" - all that he has made - animals as well as men, "creeping things," zoophytes, all that can feel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/145-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is good</span><br /><span class="heb">טוֹב־</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to all;</span><br /><span class="heb">לַכֹּ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(lak·kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">His compassion</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ra·ḥă·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7356.htm">Strong's 7356: </a> </span><span class="str2">Compassion, the womb, a maiden</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rests on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He has made.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשָֽׂיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/145-9.htm">Psalm 145:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/145-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 145:9 Yahweh is good to all (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/145-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 145:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 145:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/145-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 145:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 145:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>