Psalms 145:16

145:15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. wait: or, look unto

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

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You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

145:17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. holy: or, merciful, or, bountiful

What does Psalms 145:16 mean?

Psalms 145:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּתַח (pâthach), יָד (yâd), שָׂבַע (sâbaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

openestפָּתַחpâthach/paw-thakh'/H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve

thine

hand,יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

and

satisfiestשָׂבַעsâbaʻ/saw-bah'/H7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

the

desireרָצוֹןrâtsôwn/raw-tsone'/H7522delight (especially as shown)

every

living

thing.חַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively

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Gifts from God Praise Waiting Upon God

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 145:16.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 7:11

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. windows: or, floodgates

Genesis 9:2

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered.

Genesis 9:5

And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 145:16 say?

Psalms 145:16 (King James Version) reads: "Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing."

Is Psalms 145:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 145:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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