Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 145:16 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.”
Psalms 145:16
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all {those that be} bowed down.
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.
The LORD {is} righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. {holy: or, merciful, or, bountiful}
The LORD {is} nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
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