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Your Kingdom Is an Everlasting Kingdom
Psalm 145:1-21
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Psalms 145: An everlasting kingdom with an open hand
Psalm 145 turns one person's praise into a relay across generations. The singer promises daily blessing, yet God's greatness is called unsearchable, so the poem keeps speaking precisely because its subject cannot be exhausted. Grace, compassion, patience, mercy, kingdom, and dominion define a kingship whose duration extends beyond every individual voice. That vast rule is then shown at close range: the falling are upheld, the bowed down raised, waiting eyes fed, and an open hand satisfies living creatures in season. The repeated word "all" widens the field without erasing distinctions. The Lord is near to those who call in truth, preserves those who love him, and destroys the wicked. The ending returns to the speaker's own mouth before inviting all flesh into praise that outlasts any one generation.
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