Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 145:20
The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
20. all the wicked will he destroy ] See note on Psa 143:12. The victory of good must ultimately involve the defeat and destruction of evil.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The Lord preserveth all them that love him – He keeps them; watches over them; defends them; makes them the object of his care. See Psa 31:20, note, Psa 31:23, note; Psa 97:10, note.
But all the wicked will he destroy – All that are found ultimately to be wicked; all that on the final trial deserve to be classed with the wicked. See Psa 9:17, note; Psa 11:6, note; Mat 25:46, note.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Psa 145:20
All them that love Him.
Love to God
I. On what account God is to be loved, and is loved by His saints.
1. For Himself (Psa 8:1).
2. As their chief, yea, only good (Psa 73:25).
3. For the blessings of His goodness communicated to them (Psa 6:9).
4. For the various relations in which they stand toward Him (Psa 18:1).
5. For His great love to them (1Jn 4:19).
II. How, and in what way and manner, love to God manifests itself.
1. In a desire to be like Him (Eph 5:1).
2. In making His glory the supreme end of all their actions (1Co 10:31).
3. In desiring of, and delighting in, communion with God (1Jn 1:3).
4. In a carefulness not to offend Him by sinning against Him (Psa 97:10).
5. In parting with, and bearing, all, for His sake.
6. In a regard to His house, worship, and ordinances (Psa 84:1).
7. By a value for His Word, His Gospel, and the truths of it.
8. In love and affection to the people of God.
III. The nature and properties of the love of God.
1. It is universal; a love of all that is in God and belongs unto Him; of all His attributes and perfections, not of His goodness, grace, and mercy, and of Him for them only: but of His holiness, justice, and truth; and of all His commandments, which are to be respected (Eph 6:23-24).
2. It is superlative; exceeds all other love, or love to all other persons and things.
3. It is hearty and sincere; a love without dissimulation; not in word, nor in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
4. Should be constant; such is the love of God to His people, He rests in His love towards them.
5. It may be increased; the apostle prays for an increase of it, and he thanks God for it that it did abound (1Th 3:12; 2Th 1:3).
IV. The happiness of such that love the Lord.
1. They are loved by Him (Psa 63:3).
2. They are known of God (1Co 8:3; 2Ti 2:19).
3. They are preserved by Him (Psa 145:20; Psa 31:23).
4. They have many instances of mercy, kindness, and respect shown them (Exo 20:6). Hence David prays (Psa 119:123; Pro 8:21).
5. All things that occur unto them in the present life are for their good (Rom 8:28).
6. Great things are laid up and reserved for them that love Him. (T. Hannam.)
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Psa 146:1-10
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 20. The Lord preserveth] He is the keeper of all them that love him.
But all the wicked will he destroy.] They call not upon him; they fight against him, and he will confound and destroy them. There is something curious in the shomer, the keeper or guardian of the pious; he is shamid, the destroyer of the wicked. The first word implies he is continually keeping them; the second, that he causes the others to be destroyed.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Frequently in this world, but infallibly in the next.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
20. Those who fear Him (Ps145:19) are those who are here said to love Him.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The Lord preserveth all them that love him,…. All do not love Christ, none but those that are born again, and believe in him: love to Christ is a fruit of the Spirit, and accompanies faith in him; it flows from the love of Christ shed into the heart, and from a view of his loveliness, and a sense of his benefits; and, where it is true and genuine, it is superlative and sincere, and shows itself by a regard to its truths and ordinances, to his people, ways, and worship: and such the Lord preserves often in times of public calamity; and from the evil of sin, the dominion of it; from Satan’s temptations, from being devoured and destroyed by him; and from a final and total falling away; he preserves them to his kingdom and glory, which is promised to them that love him;
but all the wicked will he destroy; he will consume them from off the earth, so that the wicked shall be no more; he will destroy the man of sin, and all his adherents; all the enemies of Christ, those that do not love him, but oppose him, his Gospel, kingdom, and interest; the beast and false prophet, with all that attend them, shall be cut off; the day of the Lord, like an oven, shall burn up all that do wickedly, and shall leave them neither root nor branch: this will especially be true at the day of judgment, when the wicked shall be ordered to everlasting fire; and they shall go into eternal punishment, when they shall be turned into hell; and all the nations that forget God. Kimchi interprets this of future time, when there shall not be a wicked man left in the world, and compares it with Mal 4:1.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
20. Jehovah preserves, etc. He insists upon the same truth, — that God is near to his people to help them in the time of need; this being a sure proof of his presence, that by his mercy they come safe and unhurt out of every danger which befalls them. It is worthy of our notice, that, instead of fear, he now speaks of love; for, in distinguishing believers by this title, that they love God, he intimates it to be the root of true godliness, that they submit themselves to him voluntarily, which again is the effect of faith. Till God draw us by the attractions of his grace, this placid submission will never follow. The love spoken of by David, however, is perhaps more extensive, as God’s people not only attach themselves to him in the way of obedience to his authority, but knowing that union to him is of all other things most desirable, aspire with their whole soul after this happiness. Still there can be no doubt, that the reference is to it here as the chief part of holiness and righteousness, as was said by Moses,
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And now, O Israel, what does the Lord thy God require of thee,” etc. (Deu 10:12.)
This effect of godliness in securing our safety and preservation under the divine guardianship, David exemplifies by an opposition clause, declaring, that all the wicked shall, in the just judgment of God, miserably perish. That he might close as he had begun, he again affirms, that he will publish the praises of God, and urges all to the same duty by his example. Some would read, every living thing shall bless, but this does not seem to me a proper reading. When Moses, speaking of the flood, says, that “all flesh in which was the breath of life perished,” I grant that the term comprehends the brute creation, but wherever “flesh” is mentioned without any addition, the reference is only to men. Nor is David here stating what they would, but what they should do, declaring all men bound by the great and inexhaustible goodness of God constantly and for ever to praise him.
Fuente: Calvin’s Complete Commentary
(20) Preserveth . . . destroy.Notice this recurrent thought, that the guardianship of the good implies the destruction of the wicked.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Psa 145:20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
Ver. 20. The Lord preserveth all them that love him ] See Psa 91:14-16 . See Trapp on “ Psa 91:14 “ See Trapp on “ Psa 91:15 “ See Trapp on “ Psa 91:16 “
But all the wicked
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
wicked = lawless. Hebrew. rasha. App-44.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
preserveth: Psa 31:23, Psa 37:28, Psa 97:10, Exo 20:6, Joh 10:27-29, Rom 8:28-30, Jam 2:5, 1Pe 1:5-8
all the wicked: Psa 1:6, Psa 9:17, Mat 25:41
Reciprocal: Gen 6:8 – General Gen 19:29 – that God Deu 10:12 – love Psa 12:7 – thou shalt Psa 121:7 – he shall Psa 146:9 – the way Pro 2:8 – and Pro 2:22 – the wicked Ecc 7:18 – for
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psa 145:20-21. The Lord preserveth all that love him They lie exposed to many dangers in this world from men and things, from visible and invisible foes; but he, by preserving them in their integrity, and enabling them to continue in his love, (Joh 15:9,) effectually secures them, so that no real evil befalls them. But all the wicked will he destroy Frequently in this world, and infallibly in the next. To protect and save his subjects and destroy their enemies is the finishing part of the regal character as here exemplified in the King of saints. By his grace he now preserves us from innumerable dangers and temptations, and gradually destroys sin in us; and by his power he will hereafter execute, in the fullest and most extensive sense, this part of his office, when the wicked shall be consumed with the spirit of his mouth, and destroyed with the brightness of his coming. My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, &c. Having now given the reasons why he had resolved to extol his God and King, and to bless his name for ever and ever, the psalmist concludes with repeating his resolution, and exhorts all the world to follow his example in time and in eternity. Horne.