King James Version
Psalms 145:9 in the King James Version says “The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 145 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.”
Psalms 145:9 · KJV
They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. of great: Heb. great in mercy
The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
KJV Study — Public Domain
“is good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“are over all his works”
H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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