Psalms 145 · Verse 17

Psalms 145:17

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
Psalms 145:17, King James Version

Psalms 145:17 in other translations

BSBThe LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
WEBThe LORD is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.
ASVJehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works.
YLTRighteous is Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works.
DARBYJehovah is righteous in all his ways, and kind in all his works.
BBEThe Lord is upright in all his ways, and kind in all his works.
WebsterThe LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

What does Psalms 145:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. holy ... works--literally, "merciful" or "kind, goodness" (Psa 144:2) is the corresponding noun. righteous--in a similar relation of meaning to "righteousness" (Psa 145:7).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 The Lord is righteous - It was the similarity of this to the omitted verse, which should have been the fourteenth, that caused it to be omitted.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 145:10-21

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…

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Psalms 145:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

צַדִּ֣יקtza.Dik[is] righteousH6662
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
דְּרָכָ֑יוde.ra.Khavways hisH1870
וְ֝חָסִ֗ידve.cha.Sidand faithfulH2623
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
מַעֲשָֽׂיו\׃ma.'a.Savworks hisH4639

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 145:17

  • Deuteronomy 32:4

    He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

  • Zephaniah 3:5

    The just Lord is in the midst thereof; he will not do iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

  • Psalms 103:6

    The Lord executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

  • Psalms 116:5

    Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.

  • Isaiah 45:21

    Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me.

  • Romans 3:25-26

    Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

  • Psalms 99:3-4

    Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy. The king’s strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.

  • Revelation 19:11

    And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

  • Psalms 50:6

    And the heavens shall declare his righteousness: for God is judge himself. Selah.

  • Psalms 89:14

    Justice and judgment are the habitation of thy throne: mercy and truth shall go before thy face.

  • Genesis 18:25

    That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

  • Revelation 15:3-4

    And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints. Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
righteous.
50:6; 89:14; 97:2; 99:3,4; 103:6; Ge 18:25; De 32:4; 1Sa 2:2,3
Isa 45:21; Zep 3:5; Zec 9:9; Ro 3:5,6,25,26; Re 4:8; 15:3,4
Re 16:5-7; 19:2,11
holy. or, merciful, or bountiful.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 145:16

    Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

  • Psalms 145:17

    The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

  • Psalms 145:18

    The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

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Psalms 145:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Justo es Jehová en todos sus caminos, y misericordioso en todas sus obras.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		L’ Éternel est juste dans toutes ses voies, et bon dans toutes ses œuvres.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jehova ist gerecht in allen seinen Wegen und gütig in allen seinen Taten.