Passage

Psalms 145.16

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"14. Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down. 15. The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season."

"16. Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing."

"17. Jehovah is righteous in all his ways, And gracious in all his works. 18. Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth." (Psalms 145:14-18, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"14. Yahweh upholds all who fall, and raises up all those who are bowed down. 15. The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season."

"16. You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing."

"17. Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works. 18. Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth." (Psalms 145:14-18, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"14. The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 15. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. ^{wait: or, look unto}"

"16. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing."

"17. The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. ^{holy: or, merciful, or, bountiful} 18. The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth." (Psalms 145:14-18, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"14. Jehovah is supporting all who are falling, And raising up all who are bowed down. 15. The eyes of all unto Thee do look, And Thou art giving to them their food in its season,"

"16. Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing."

"17. Righteous [is] Jehovah in all His ways, And kind in all His works. 18. Near [is] Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth." (Psalms 145:14-18, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

Argument from the Addressee of Gratitude

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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