Bible Strands
Psalms 145:10
All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the LORD directly, describing a future reality where all creation and the covenant community respond to His universal goodness. This declaration follows an affirmation of divine mercy resting on everything He has made and precedes a call to proclaim His kingdom glory.
The words — The Hebrew יוֹדוּ (yodû) means "they will give thanks," paired with יְבָרְכֻךָּ (yĕbārəḵūḵā), "they will bless you," both directed toward Yahweh. These verbs frame the response of all works (כָּל־מַעֲשֶׂיךָ) and faithful ones (חֲסִידֶיךָ) to their Creator.
The thread — This pattern of creation praising its Maker recurs in Psalms 19:1, where the heavens declare God's glory, and Psalms 103:22, which commands all His works to bless the LORD. The same theme extends to Psalms 148:1, which issues a universal call to praise from the highest places.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that gratitude and blessing are the appropriate response to God's universal compassion and creative work. It requires the reader to align their own speech with the described reality of creation's thanksgiving rather than treating it as mere metaphor.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.
Cross-references
- Psalms 19:1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Psalms 103:22 Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
- Psalms 148:1 Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise Him in the highest places.
- Isaiah 43:20 The beasts of the field will honor Me, the jackals and the ostriches, because I provide water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My chosen people.
- 1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
- Revelation 7:9 After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
- Psalms 22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
- Psalms 30:4 Sing to the LORD, O you His saints, and praise His holy name.
- Psalms 32:11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Psalms 68:26 Bless God in the great congregation; bless the LORD from the fountain of Israel.