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You openפּוֹתֵחַyour handאֶת יָדֶךָand satisfyוּמַשְׂבִּיעַeveryלְכָלliving thingחַיwith favor.רָצוֹן
Psalms 145:16
Study it in the app“You open your hand and satisfy every living thing with favor.”
The eyes of all look to God, who opens his hand and satisfies every living thingProvidence
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 145:16, word by word
- You openפּוֹתֵחַpoteach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “poteach” appears- your handיָדֶyade
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yade” appears- and satisfyמַשְׂבִּיעַmasbia
satisfy
To give another all they need: YHWH gives good in plenty.
Where else “masbia” appears- living thingחַיchay
beast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chay” appears- with favorרָצוֹןratson
favor
The goodwill with which one looks on another.
Where else “ratson” appears
The context
15The eyes of all wait for you, and you give them their food in its season.
16 · This verse (above)
17Righteous is YHWH in all his ways, and faithful in all his works.