Salmos 145

Salmo de alabanza. De David.

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Álef

1 Te exaltaré, mi Dios y rey;por siempre bendeciré tu nombre.

Bet

2 Todos los días te bendeciré;por siempre alabaré tu nombre.

Guímel

3 Grande es el SEÑOR, y digno de toda alabanza;su grandeza es insondable.

Dálet

4 Cada generación celebrará tus obrasy proclamará tus proezas.

He

5 Se hablará del esplendor de tu gloria y majestad,y yo meditaré en tus obras maravillosas.^[a]

Vav

6 Se hablará del poder de tus portentos,y yo anunciaré la grandeza de tus obras.

Zayin

7 Se proclamará la memoria de tu inmensa bondad,y se cantará con júbilo tu victoria.

Jet

8 El SEÑOR es clemente y compasivo,lento para la ira y grande en amor.

Tet

9 El SEÑOR es bueno con todos;él se compadece de toda su creación.

Yod

10 Que te alaben, SEÑOR, todas tus obras;que te bendigan tus fieles.

Caf

11 Que hablen de la gloria de tu reino;que proclamen tus proezas,

Lámed

12 para que todo el mundo conozca tus proezasy la gloria y esplendor de tu reino.

Mem

13 Tu reino es un reino eterno;tu dominio permanece por todas las edades.

Nun

13 Fiel es el SEÑOR a su palabray bondadoso en todas sus obras.^[b]

Sámej

14 El SEÑOR levanta a los caídosy sostiene a los agobiados.

Ayin

15 Los ojos de todos se posan en ti,y a su tiempo les das su alimento.

Pe

16 Abres la mano y sacias con tus favoresa todo ser viviente.

Tsade

17 El SEÑOR es justo en todos sus caminosy bondadoso en todas sus obras.

Qof

18 El SEÑOR está cerca de quienes lo invocan,de quienes lo invocan en verdad.

Resh

19 Cumple los deseos de quienes le temen;atiende a su clamor y los salva.

Shin

20 El SEÑOR cuida a todos los que lo aman,pero aniquilará a todos los impíos.

Tav

21 ¡Prorrumpa mi boca en alabanzas al SEÑOR!¡Alabe todo el mundo su santo nombre,por siempre y para siempre!

Salmos 145 Commentary

Chapter 145

David extols the power, goodness, and mercy of the Lord. (1-9) The glory of God's kingdom, and his care of those that love him. (10-21)

Verses 1-9 Those who, under troubles and temptations, abound in fervent prayer, shall in due season abound in grateful praise, which is the true language of holy joy. Especially we should speak of God's wondrous work of redemption, while we declare his greatness. For no deliverance of the Israelites, nor the punishment of sinners, so clearly proclaims the justice of God, as the cross of Christ exhibits it to the enlightened mind. It may be truly said of our Lord Jesus Christ, that his words are words of goodness and grace; his works are works of goodness and grace. He is full of compassion; hence he came into the world to save sinners. When on earth, he showed his compassion both to the bodies and souls of men, by healing the one, and making wise the other. He is of great mercy, a merciful High Priest, through whom God is merciful to sinners.

Verses 10-21 All God's works show forth his praises. He satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with nothing. He does good to all the children of men; his own people in a special manner. Many children of God, who have been ready to fall into sin, to fall into despair, have tasted his goodness in preventing their falls, or recovering them speedily by his graces and comforts. And with respect to all that are heavy laden under the burden of sin, if they come to Christ by faith, he will ease them, he will raise them. He is very ready to hear and answer the prayers of his people. He is present every where; but in a special way he is nigh to them, as he is not to others. He is in their hearts, and dwells there by faith, and they dwell in him. He is nigh to those that call upon him, to help them in all times of need. He will be nigh to them, that they may have what they ask, and find what they seek, if they call upon him in truth and sincerity. And having taught men to love his name and holy ways, he will save them from the destruction of the wicked. May we then love his name, and walk in his ways, while we desire that all flesh should bless his holy name for ever and ever.

Footnotes

• [a]. "Se hablará " "… " "obras maravillosas" . (Qumrán y Siríaca; véase también LXX); "Meditaré en el esplendor glorioso de tu majestad / y en tus obras maravillosas " (TM).
• [b]. "Fiel es el Señor a su palabra " "/ " "y bondadoso en todas sus obras " (LXX, Siríaca, Vulgata y un ms. hebreo); TM no incluye estas dos líneas.

Chapter Summary

David's [Psalm] of praise. This psalm is rendered by Ainsworth "a hymn of David"; and the whole book of Psalms is from hence called "the Book of Hymns"; see Ephesians 5:19; It seems to have been a psalm David took great delight in, and it may be that he often repeated and sung it, as it was made by him with great care and contrivance, in a very curious manner, as well as he was assisted in it by divine inspiration; for it is wrote in an alphabetical order, each verse: beginning with the letter of the alphabet in course, and goes through the whole, excepting one letter; and very probably it was composed in this form that it might be the more easily committed to memory, and retained in it. The Jews have a very high opinion of it; their Rabbins say, that whoever says this psalm thrice every day may be sure of being a child of the world to come. This is mentioned by Arama and Kimchi; and which the latter explains thus, not he that says it any way, but with his mouth, and with his heart, and with his tongue. It seems to have been written by David after the Lord had granted him all his requests put up in the preceding psalms, and had given him rest from all his enemies; and when he turned his prayers into praises; for this psalm is wholly praise from one end to the other; and so are all the five following ones; they begin and end with "hallelujah": nor is there a single petition in them, as I remember; so that it may in some sense be said, "here the prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended." It no doubt, as Cocceius observes, belongs to the Messiah and his kingdom, which is everlasting, Psalm 145:13.