They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

PSALMS 145:7KJV
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Psalms 145:7 (KJV)

What does Psalms 145:7 mean?

Psalms 145:7 describes people openly and joyfully speaking about God’s great goodness and singing about His righteousness. The verse highlights a response of praise and celebration, focusing on remembering and declaring God’s character.

King David is the speaker in Psalms 145, addressing God in a psalm of praise. In this verse, David pictures a community that does not keep quiet about God’s kindness but instead talks about it with enthusiasm and sings about how just and fair God is. The verse fits into a larger song where David is encouraging ongoing, public praise for God’s actions and character.

The Hebrew behind Psalms 145:7

  • The word "utter" (נָבַע, nava‘) means to gush forth or bubble up, often used for springs of water. Here, it suggests that people’s praise for God’s goodness is overflowing and cannot be contained.
  • "Memory" (זֵכֶר, zeker) refers to remembrance or recalling something important. In this context, it highlights the act of keeping God’s goodness alive in people’s minds and conversations.
  • "Great" (רַב, rav) means abundant or much, emphasizing the vastness of God’s goodness.
  • "Goodness" (טוּב, tuv) points to God’s kindness, generosity, and benevolence, not just moral goodness but also practical acts of care.
  • "Sing" (רָנַן, ranan) means to shout for joy or sing out, showing that the response to God’s righteousness is not just quiet reflection but loud, joyful song.
  • "Righteousness" (צְדָקָה, tsedaqah) refers to God’s justice, fairness, and faithfulness to what is right.

Why Psalms 145:7 matters

  • Psalms 145:7 clears up the idea that praise for God is only private or silent; the verse shows it as something overflowing and shared out loud.
  • The verse emphasizes that remembering God’s goodness is not passive but active—people are encouraged to talk about and sing of God’s character together.
  • This verse connects to the whole psalm’s theme: God’s greatness and goodness are so abundant that they naturally lead to joyful, public praise from generation to generation.

Where else these words appear

“utter” Hebrew H5042 · used in 11 verses

  • Psalms 19:2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
  • Psalms 94:4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
  • Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

“memory” Hebrew H2143 · used in 23 verses

  • Exodus 3:15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.
  • Psalms 9:6 O thou enemy, destructions are come to a perpetual end: and thou hast destroyed cities; their memorial is perished with them.
  • Psalms 112:6 Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

“goodness” Hebrew H2898 · used in 31 verses

  • Genesis 24:10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor.
  • Nehemiah 9:35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.
  • Proverbs 11:10 When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

“sing” Hebrew H7442 · used in 52 verses

  • Leviticus 9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
  • Psalms 81:1 To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
  • Isaiah 24:14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.