KJV King James Version
The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
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Psalm 145:9
The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh is good to all. His tender mercies are over all his works.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Good is Jehovah to all, And His mercies are over all His works.
Surrounding context — Psalm 145
6 And [men] shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The LORD [is] gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 The LORD [is] good to all: and his tender mercies [are] over all his works.
10 All thy works shall praise thee, O LORD; and thy saints shall bless thee.
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
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Nahum 1:7The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.Psalm 100:5For the LORD [is] good; his mercy [is] everlasting; and his truth [endureth] to all generations.Matthew 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.Jonah 4:11And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [also] much cattle?Acts 17:25Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;Psalm 104:27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.Psalm 65:9-13Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.Psalm 36:6-7Thy righteousness [is] like the great mountains; thy judgments [are] a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast.Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.Psalm 25:8Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
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