Psalms 145:9

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

טוֹב־יְהוָ֥ה לַכֹּ֑ל וְ֝רַחֲמָ֗יו עַל־כָּל־מַעֲשָֽׂיו

Transliteration

Ṭôb-YHWH to lakkōl and his wᵊraḥămāyw upon ʿal-kāl-maʿăśāyw

Grammar Details

• *Ṭôb*: adjective masculine singular - good
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD
• *lakkōl*: preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - to all/everyone
• *wᵊraḥămāyw*: conjunction + noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and his compassion
• *ʿal-kāl-maʿăśāyw*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - upon all his works

Word Meanings

• *Ṭôb*: good/pleasant/beneficial
• *lakkōl*: to all/to everyone/to everything
• *wᵊraḥămāyw*: and his compassion/mercy/tender mercies
• *ʿal-kāl-maʿăśāyw*: upon all his works/over all his deeds/toward all his creation

Referenced Verses

• Nah 1:7 : 7 The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
• Ps 100:5 : 5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
• Ps 104:27 : 27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
• Jonah 4:11 : 11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?
• Ps 25:8 : 8 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
• Ps 36:6-7 : 6 Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. 7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.
• Ps 65:9-9 : 9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. 11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. 12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
• Matt 5:45 : 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
• Acts 14:17 : 17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
• Acts 17:25 : 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;