King James Version
Psalms 145:16 in the King James Version says “Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 145 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.”
Psalms 145:16 · KJV
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Thou openest”
H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“thine hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“and satisfiest”
H7646to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“of every living thing”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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