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Psalm 145

Psa. 145:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
in all his ways
derek (Hebrew #1870)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
KJV usage: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever).
Pronounce: deh'-rek
Origin: from 1869
, and δholy
chaciyd (Hebrew #2623)
properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)
KJV usage: godly (man), good, holy (one), merciful, saint, (un- )godly.
Pronounce: khaw-seed'
Origin: from 2616
in all his works
ma`aseh (Hebrew #4639)
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
KJV usage: act, art, + bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well, ((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.
Pronounce: mah-as-eh'
Origin: from 6213
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or, merciful, or, bountiful.

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Ministry on This Verse

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righteous.
Psa. 50:6• 6And the heavens declare his righteousness for God [is] judge himself. Selah. (Psa. 50:6)
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Psa. 89:14• 14Righteousness and judgment [are] the foundation of thy throne,{HR}Mercy and truth go before thy face. (Psa. 89:14)
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Psa. 97:2• 2Cloud and darkness [are] around him,{HR}Righteousness and judgment the foundation of his throne. (Psa. 97:2)
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Psa. 99:3‑4• 3They shall praise thy great and terrible name;{HR}Holy [is] {i}he.{/i}
 4And the king's strength loveth judgment:{HR}{i}Thou{/i} hast established equity;{HR}{i}Thou{/i} hast wrought judgment{HR}And righteousness in Jacob. (Psa. 99:3‑4)
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Psa. 103:6• 6Jehovah doeth righteousnesses{HR}And judgments for all oppressed. (Psa. 103:6)
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Gen. 18:25• 25{i}Far be it from thee to do so, to slay the righteous with the wicked, that the righteous should be as the wicked—far be it from thee! Will not the Judge of all the earth do right?{/i} (Gen. 18:25)
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Deut. 32:4• 4{i}He is the Rock{/i}, his doing is perfect:{HR}For all his ways are judgment:{HR}A God of truth without iniquity,{HR}Just and right is he. (Deut. 32:4)
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1 Sam. 2:2‑3• 2There is none holy as Jehovah:{HR}For there is none beside thee:{HR}Neither is there any rock like our God.
 3Talk no more so exceeding proudly;{HR}Let not arrogancy come out of your mouth:{HR}For Jehovah is a God of knowledge,{HR}And by him actions are weighed. (1 Sam. 2:2‑3)
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Isa. 45:21• 21Declare, and bring [them] near; yea, let them take counsel together. Who hath declared this from ancient time? [who] hath told it long ago? [Have] not I Jehovah? and there is no God else besides me; a just God and a Saviour, there is none besides me. (Isa. 45:21)
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Zeph. 3:5• 5The just Jehovah 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. (Zeph. 3:5)
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Zech. 9:9• 9Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass. (Zech. 9:9)
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Rom. 3:5‑6,25‑26• 5But if our unrighteousness commend God's righteousness, what shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who inflicteth wrath? I speak according to man.
 6Let it not be: since how shall God judge the world?
 25whom God set forth as a propitiatory through faith in his blood, for a declaration of his righteousness on account of the praeter-mission of the sins that had been before, in the forbearance of God,
 26with a view to the declaration of his righteousness in the present time, in order to his being just and justifying him that [is] of faith in Jesus. (Rom. 3:5‑6,25‑26)
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Rev. 4:8• 8And the four living creatures, having each of them six wings, round about and within are full of eyes; and they have no rest day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, the Lord God the Almighty that was and that is and that is to come. (Rev. 4:8)
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Rev. 15:3‑4• 3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and wonderful {i}are{/i} thy works, O Lord God the Almighty; just and true {i}are{/i} thy ways, thou King of the nations.
 4Who shall not fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for {i}thou{/i} only {i}art{/i} holy: for all the nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy righteousnesses were manifested. (Rev. 15:3‑4)
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Rev. 16:5‑7• 5And I heard the angel of the waters say, Righteous art thou that art and that wast holy, because thou hast judged these things.
 6For they shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou gavest them blood to drink: they are worthy.
 7And I heard the altar say, Yea, O Lord God the Almighty, true and righteous {i}are{/i} thy judgments. (Rev. 16:5‑7)
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Rev. 19:2,11• 2for true and righteous {i}are{/i} his judgments; for he hath judged the great harlot who corrupted the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
 11And I saw the 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. (Rev. 19:2,11)
holy.
or, merciful, or bountiful.
• But then, further, there are moral character and relationships in which He has to do with men. He is righteous in His ways, takes account of all that is due to others, and also to Himself. He Himself thinks of others, for this also is righteousness in Him, and there is gracious consideration in His works, no evil. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 143-145” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, and kinda in all his works.

JND Translation Notes

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Chasid, as "merciful," Jer. 3.12.

W. Kelly Translation

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Righteous [is] Jehovah in all his ways,{HR}And gracious in all his works.