Psalms 145:5

"One generation will commend your works to another, and will declare your mighty acts."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes the timeless nature of God's praise; one generation after another will continue to recount and celebrate His mighty deeds, ensuring that His glory is never forgotten. It underscores a continuous cycle of faith and devotion, where past generations inspire future ones through their testimonies of divine power and mercy.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I will speak -That is, in my acts of praise. I will not be ashamed to be known as his worshipper; I will publicly declare my belief in his existence, his greatness, his goodness. Of the glorious honor of thy majesty -The glory of the honor of thy majesty. This accumulation of epithets shows that the heart of the psalmist was full of the subject, and that he labored to find language to express his emotions. It is beauty; it is glory; it is majesty: it is all that is great, sublime, wonderful - all combined - all concentrated - in one Being.

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