Psalms 145:16

Psalms 145:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
• New International Version (NIV)You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Context of Psalms 145:16

14Often people fall, but the Lord lifts them up. He helps everyone who has trouble. 15People look to you for help. You give them food when they need it. Ready to help, you open your hand. You give to every living thing the good things that they want. 17So the Lord is fair in all that he does. He always shows how much he loves us. 18The Lord is ready to help everyone who asks him. He is near to everyone who prays honestly.

Psalms 145:16 word by word

פּוֹתֵ֥חַ אֶת־יָדֶ֑ךָ וּמַשְׂבִּ֖יעַ לְכָל־חַ֣י רָצֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou openestפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and satisfiestשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• the desireרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• of every living thingחַיchay · aliveH2416

Cross-references for Psalms 145:16

• Psalms 104:28When you give it to them, they take it. You open your hand to feed them, and they have plenty of good things.
• Psalms 107:9He gives drink to people who are thirsty. He gives plenty of good things to hungry people.
• Psalms 132:15I will give Zion's people everything that they need. Zion's poor people will have plenty of food to eat.
• Job 38:27The rain falls on dry ground where nothing grows. It causes grass to grow there again.

Commentaries on Psalms 145:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Thou openest thine hand - By the mere opening of the hand all needful gifts are bestowed on the creatures dependent on thee. The same words are found in Psalm 104:28; see the notes at that passage. And satisfiest the desire of every living thing - All kinds of creatures - people, fowls, beasts, fishes, insects - the innumerable multitudes that swarm on the earth, in the air, in the waters. In Psalm 104:28, it is, “They are filled with good.” The meaning…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 All God's works show forth his praises. He satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with nothing. He does good to all the children of men; his own people in a special manner. Many children of God, who have been ready to fall into sin, to fall into despair, have tasted his goodness in preventing their falls, or recovering them speedily by his graces and comforts. And with respect to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-20The Lord cares for his creatures.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. eyes of ... thee--or, look with expecting faith (Psa 104:27, 28).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 16and satisfy every living thing [with] its desire With a sufficiency to sustain him, He satisfies his goodness, his will, and his blessing. desire Heb. רצון, apayement in Old French, propitiation.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 145:16

• Blessing
• Gifts from God
• Praise
• Waiting

In the dictionaries

• Desire
• Destroy
• Kingdom
• Poetry
• Praise
• Psalms
• Acrostic
• Haggai
• Hand
• Psalms, Book of

Commentaries on Psalms 145

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings