The Bible Commentaries and Others: Psalms 145 v 9

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Posted by Psalms on Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Psalms 145:9

The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

145:9. The LORD is good to all. Not even his fiercest enemy can deny this, since the very existence of the lips that slander him is a proof that it is slander. He allows his enemies to live, he even supplies them with food, and smooths their way with many comforts; for them the sun shines as brightly as if they were saints, and the rain waters their fields as plentifully as if they were perfect. Is not this goodness to all?

And his tender mercies are over all his works. Kindness is a law of God’s universe: the world was planned for happiness; even now that sin has so sadly marred God’s handiwork, and introduced elements which were not from the beginning, the Lord has so arranged matters that the fall is broken, the curse is met by an antidote, and the inevitable pain is softened with mitigations. Even in this sin-stricken world, under its disordered economy, there are abundant traces of a hand skillful to soothe distress and heal disease. That which makes life bearable is the tenderness of the great Father. Man’s body was framed for a joyful activity, and a peaceful enjoyment of God. Jehovah has in great consideration laid up in the world cures for our ailments, and helps for our feebleness, and if many of these have been long in their discovery, it is because it was more for man’s benefit to find them out himself than to have them labeled and placed in order before his eyes. Jehovah has never taken delight in the ills of his creatures, but has sought their good.

The duty of kindness to animals may logically be argued from this verse. Should not the children of God be like their Father in kindness?

Excerpt from:

The Treasury of David by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)