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A Special Kind of Nearness
Commentators explain that while God is omnipresent, this verse describes a special, intimate nearness reserved for His people. It's a nearness of relationship, affection, and help that is experienced when we call on Him, as opposed to His general presence in all of creation.
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Psalms
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 145:18
18th Century
Theologian
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him — There is a sense in which he is “near” to all, for he is everywhere present; bu…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 145:18
19th Century
Bishop
The Lord is near ...
“Closer is He than breathing,
and nearer than hands and feet.”
TENNYSON:
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 145:17–18
19th Century
Preacher
The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his work. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him i…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 145:18
16th Century
Theologian
Jehovah is near to all that call upon him. This truth is primarily applicable to believers, whom God, by a unique privilege, invites to dr…
John Gill
On Psalms 145:18
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord [is] near to all them that call upon him He is not only near to them in relation, being their near kinsman, brot…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 145:10–21
17th Century
Minister
All God's works declare His praises. He satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with…