Who Is the Lord? (Psa. 145:8)

Years before this verse Pharaoh asked, "Who is the Lord?" (Ex. 5:2).

Psalm 145:8 is a summary that partially answers that question.  I say partial because one verse cannot summarize God's being.  This one is a good start, though.

God is...

• Gracious.  He gives you what you don't deserve (Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:8-9).  He doesn't give you a little grace.  Rather, He lavishes it upon you.  God enjoys blessing you!
• Merciful.  He doesn't give you what you do deserve (Rom. 6:23; Tit. 3:5).  What's deserved is eternal death, separation from God's presence, insertion into the Lake of Fire.
• Slow to anger.  He never responds to you with the purpose of vengeance.  (It doesn't say God cannot be angry, only that He doesn't do evil when He is angry.).  God is not mercurial.
• Great in lovingkindness.  He loves you and expresses that love through kindness (Tit. 3:4; Lam. 3:22-23).  His kindness is great in both quality and quantity.