145:15 Everything looks to you in anticipation, 1
and you provide them with food on a regular basis. 2
145:16 You open your hand,
and fill every living thing with the food they desire. 3
145:17 The Lord is just in all his actions, 4
and exhibits love in all he does. 5
145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him,
all who cry out to him sincerely. 6
145:19 He satisfies the desire 7 of his loyal followers; 8
he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
145:20 The Lord protects those who love him,
but he destroys all the wicked.
145:21 My mouth will praise the Lord. 9
Let all who live 10 praise his holy name forever!
1 tn Heb “the eyes of all wait for you.”
2 tn Heb “and you give to them their food in its season” (see Ps 104:27).
3 tn Heb “[with what they] desire.”
4 tn Heb “in all his ways.”
5 tn Heb “and [is] loving in all his deeds.”
6 tn Heb “in truth.”
7 tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.
8 tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”
9 tn Heb “the praise of the
10 tn Heb “all flesh.”