“Psa. 145:1     I will extol you, my God and King,

                        and bless your name forever and ever.

²           Every day I will bless you

                        and praise your name forever and ever.

³           Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised,

                        and his greatness is unsearchable.

Psa. 145:4       One generation shall commend your works to another,

                        and shall declare your mighty acts.

⁵           On the glorious splendor of your majesty,

                        and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.

⁶           They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds,

                        and I will declare your greatness.

⁷           They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness

                        and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

Psa. 145:8       The LORD is gracious and merciful,

                        slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

⁹           The LORD is good to all,

                        and his mercy is over all that he has made.

Psa. 145:10     All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD,

                        and all your saints shall bless you!

¹¹         They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom

                        and tell of your power,

¹²         to make known to the children of man your mighty deeds,

                        and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.

¹³         Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,

                        and your dominion endures throughout all generations.

             [The LORD is faithful in all his words

                        and kind in all his works.]

¹⁴         The LORD upholds all who are falling

                        and raises up all who are bowed down.

¹⁵         The eyes of all look to you,

                        and you give them their food in due season.

¹⁶         You open your hand;

                        you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

¹⁷         The LORD is righteous in all his ways

                        and kind in all his works.

¹⁸         The LORD is near to all who call on him,

                        to all who call on him in truth.

¹⁹         He fulfills the desire of those who fear him;

                        he also hears their cry and saves them.

²⁰         The LORD preserves all who love him,

                        but all the wicked he will destroy.

Psa. 145:21     My mouth will speak the praise of the LORD,

                        and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever.”

In Psalm 145, there are a lot of “alls” and “everys”. There are also some “forevers” thrown in for good measure. Here is, I think, what it all boils down to: God is always good to all, with only one exception: the chronically wicked (verse 20^b).

I was in a foul mood this morning, but I made several good decisions. I read Psalm 145, I tried to pray, I attended a virtual 12-step meeting, I admitted I was in a foul mood to people who care about me, especially my wife. (No doubt she was already aware.) I worked on some worthwhile tasks, got some exercise, and took a nap. Guess what! I am going to bed soon, after a wonderful day that did not start out well at all. Well, truth to tell, it was I who did not start out well. Psalm 145, the kindness of a lot of good people—and yes, even my own efforts—turned the day around.

God is good and kind and merciful all the time, even when I am in a foul mood. I need to remember that.