Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 145:2
Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name forever and ever.
Every day will I bless thee … – Compare Psa 92:2; Psa 55:17. As we receive blessings from God every day (compare Lam 3:23), it is proper that we should render to him daily thanks; as God is the same always – yesterday, today, and forever – it is proper that he should receive from day to day the tribute of praise; as we are daily dependent on him – one day as much as another – our recognition of that dependence should be daily; and as he will always be unchangeably the same, it will be proper that he should be praised forever and ever. Two things are apparent from this verse:
(1) that a truly religious man will worship God every day;
(2) that it is the fixed purpose of a truly religious man to continue this forever.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Psa 145:2
Every day will I bless Thee.
A goodly occupation
I. The duty imposed.
1. It is purely voluntary. Whatever we do must be done not grudgingly, or of necessity. To do it against our will is to render mechanical service. In that there is no manhood.
2. It is personal. David appealed to others (verse 21), for he would have others similarly engaged. But he did not wait for them. Commenced himself: led the way. So must we.
3. In harmony with his understanding, judgment, and feelings. Only so far as there is this agreement or harmony is there any hope of a successful performance of this duty.
4. But how can we bless the Lord?
(1) By extolling Him.
(2) Praising Him.
(3) Loving Him.
II. The time set apart. Every day.
1. This possesses considerable advantage. Clocks that require winding up once a week, or once in eight or fifteen days, or longer period, are more likely to be neglected than watches and clocks which require daily attention. Then no need of reckoning up. Cannot well go wrong, for it is an everyday work.
2. This is comprehensive; for does not mean, as in case of watch or clock, a particular Nine, but all the time. In other words, that all our life should be devoted to this purpose.
3. Nor is this unreasonable; for only according to the measure whereby we have been blessed.
4. Therefore makes a business of it. Not occasional or spasmodic, but the regular, uninterrupted course. Conclusion–Keep, therefore, and do this, for this is your wisdom and your understanding. (J. H. Thompson.)
Daily devotion
I. An obligation. As such it calls forth–
1. Reflection. Providence is a great panorama; the Bible is a vast picture-gallery; the human race is an endless orchestra; and the whole an exhibition of infinite wisdom, power, and love. The true observer is filled with calmness, reverence, worship, and his soul ascends Godward in the incense of universal adoration.
2. Thanksgiving. We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, and in the calmness of our forgiven heart we look up to the Giver of all our perfect gifts. Every day we bless Him for the Bible, for the Saviour, for the guidance of His Spirit, for the communion of saints, and for the hope of life eternal.
II. A fit accompaniment to daily duties. The late Princess Alice chose for her personal motto the lark. Her reason for it was that the lark soared high in the heavens to praise its Maker, and then descended to make its nest on the ground. It was a beautiful sentiment, and will apply to the godly: Give us this day our daily bread–that is the cry of devotion to be followed by work. Sir Thomas More stipulated when he took office under the government first to look to God and then to the king.
III. Our stay in trial.
IV. A witness for Christ. Our places of worship are only open at stated times, and the Gospel preached at appointed hours, but he whose soul knows the blessedness of communion with God is a daily minister of religion. Fletcher of Madeley and his brother, when they were boys, went on Lake Geneva in a boat. After a while the mist swept down, and completely enveloped the lake. The boys soon lost their points, and kept on rowing about in the dark. At eight oclock all the bells in the town began to peal in honour of a great event. The boys heard the bells, turned their boat towards the sound, and were soon safely landed. Let every Christian peal the bells of grace to direct the mariners who are in the darkness towards the haven of rest. (D. Davies.)
Praise unintermittent
Suppose some one entering heaven were to say to the redeemed, Suspend your songs for a moment! ye have been praising Christ, lo! these six thousand years: many of you have without cessation praised Him now these many centuries. Stop your song a moment; pause and give your songs to some one else for a moment. Oh l can you conceive the scorn with which the myriad eyes of the redeemed would smite the tempter. Stop from praising Him! No, never. Time may stop, for it shall be no more: the world may stop, for its revolutions must cease; the universe may stop its cycles and the movings of its world; but for us to stop our songs–never! never! (C. H. Spurgeon.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Every day will I bless thee,…. For new mercies had every morning; for fresh supplies of grace every day, which all come from the fulness of Christ, to whom all grace is given, and from whence it is received, and in whom all spiritual blessings are, and by whom they are bestowed;
and I will praise thy name for ever and ever; as long as he lived in this world, and to all eternity in the world to come. David understood the doctrine of the saints’ perseverance, and knew he should not be an apostate and blasphemer of the name of Christ, but a praiser of it as long as he had a being; and that his principal service, and that of all the saints in the other world, will be praise; not praying, nor preaching, nor hearing the word, and attendance on other ordinances, which will be no more, but adoring and magnifying the riches of divine grace, Ps 104:34.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Psa 145:2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
Ver. 2. Every day will I bless thee ] No day shall pass me without a morning and evening sacrifice; besides, what is more, upon all emergent occasions. The Jews have above a hundred benedictions which they are bound to say over every day; and one among the rest, for the benefit of evacuation. If I were a nightingale, saith Epictetus, a heathen (In Encher.), I would do as a nightingale; but since I am a man, what shall I do? I will praise my Maker, and never cease to do it: I exhort also all men to do the like.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Every day: Psa 72:15, Psa 119:164, Rev 7:15
Reciprocal: Exo 3:15 – this is my name for ever 2Sa 22:50 – I will sing 1Ki 1:48 – Blessed Neh 9:5 – bless Psa 30:12 – I will Psa 34:1 – General Psa 35:28 – General Psa 52:9 – praise Psa 61:8 – sing Psa 71:6 – thou art Psa 71:8 – General Psa 71:15 – My mouth Psa 75:9 – But Psa 84:4 – they will Psa 92:2 – show Psa 100:4 – be thankful Psa 104:33 – General Psa 108:1 – I will Psa 115:18 – General Psa 145:21 – My mouth Psa 146:2 – While I live Isa 38:20 – therefore Dan 2:20 – Blessed Mic 4:5 – the name Luk 20:38 – a God Rom 1:25 – more Phi 4:4 – alway