Psalms 145:15-21

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!

[145:15]  ¹ tn Heb “the eyes of all wait for you.”

[145:15]  ² tn Heb “and you give to them their food in its season” (see Ps 104:27).

[145:16]  ³ tn Heb “[with what they] desire.”

[145:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “in all his ways.”

[145:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “and [is] loving in all his deeds.”

[145:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “in truth.”

[145:19]  ⁷ tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.

[145:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”

[145:21]  ⁹ tn Heb “the praise of the Lord my mouth will speak.”

[145:21]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all flesh.”