Psalms 145 Study Notes: Praise for the Great and Gracious King
David's alphabetical hymn praises God as King, whose greatness no one can measure and whose works each generation tells to the next. It celebrates His grace, His kindness to all creatures, His everlasting kingdom, His nearness to those who pray, His care for those who love Him, and His judgment on the wicked.
General
According to 145:11-13, what do God's saints speak of, and how long does His kingdom last?
Answer: The splendor of His reign, which lasts forever through all generations
All that God has made will thank Him, and His saints, His faithful people, will bless Him (145:10). They talk about how glorious God's kingdom is and how strong He is, so that all people may learn of His powerful deeds and the splendor of His reign (145:11-12). That kingdom has no end; His rule continues through every generation (145:13). David, a human king, praises the King whose reign never passes. Even the pagan king Nebuchadnezzar came to confess God's eternal kingdom (Daniel 4:3, 34), and Hebrews tells believers they are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken (Hebrews 12:28).
- Psalm 145:10-13 (BSB)“All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You. They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might, to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.”All God's works and His saints make known the glory of His kingdom, which lasts forever.
- Daniel 4:3 (BSB)“How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.”Nebuchadnezzar confesses that God's kingdom is eternal and His rule lasts through every generation.
- Daniel 4:34 (BSB)“But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.”After being humbled, Nebuchadnezzar again praises God's everlasting dominion.
- Hebrews 12:28 (BSB)“Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.”Believers are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
Theological
What theme do the saints proclaim in 145:11-13, and what is said of its duration?
Answer: The splendor of His reign, which lasts forever through all generations
God's works give thanks and His saints bless Him (145:10), speaking of His kingdom's glory and His might so that His mighty acts and royal splendor become known to all mankind (145:11-12). His kingdom is everlasting and His rule lasts for every generation (145:13). The earthly king David extols the eternal King. The confessions of Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:3, 34) echo the same language, and Hebrews 12:28 speaks of the unshakable kingdom believers receive.
- Psalm 145:10-13 (BSB)“All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You. They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might, to make known to men Your mighty acts and the glorious splendor of Your kingdom. Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and Your dominion endures through all generations. The LORD is faithful in all His words and kind in all His actions.”All God's works and His saints make known the glory of His kingdom, which lasts forever.
- Daniel 4:3 (BSB)“How great are His signs, how mighty His wonders! His kingdom is an eternal kingdom; His dominion endures from generation to generation.”Nebuchadnezzar confesses that God's kingdom is eternal and His rule lasts through every generation.
- Daniel 4:34 (BSB)“But at the end of those days I, Nebuchadnezzar, looked up to heaven, and my sanity was restored to me. Then I praised the Most High, and I honored and glorified Him who lives forever: “For His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and His kingdom endures from generation to generation.”After being humbled, Nebuchadnezzar again praises God's everlasting dominion.
- Hebrews 12:28 (BSB)“Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.”Believers are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
General
According to 145:4-7, how will knowledge of God's mighty acts be carried forward?
Answer: Each generation will praise His works to the one that follows
David pictures praise passing from parents to children: one generation will praise God's works to the one after it and tell of His mighty acts (145:4). David joins in, meditating on God's wonderful works and declaring His greatness, while others speak of His awesome power, celebrate His great goodness and sing about His righteousness (145:5-7). Faith in God is handed on by telling what He has done. Asaph resolves the same, refusing to hide God's deeds from the next generation (Psalm 78:4), and Moses commands parents to teach God's words to their children all through daily life (Deuteronomy 6:6-7).
- Psalm 145:4-7 (BSB)“One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness. They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.”Each generation passes on God's works to the next, while David himself meditates on and declares them.
- Psalm 78:4 (BSB)“We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.”Asaph resolves not to hide God's deeds from the children but to tell the next generation.
- Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (BSB)“These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”Moses commands parents to teach God's words diligently to their children throughout daily life.
Theological
What means of transmitting God's praise does 145:4-7 describe?
Answer: Each generation will praise His works to the one that follows
David envisions intergenerational witness: each generation commending God's works and declaring His mighty acts to the next (145:4), joined by David's own meditation and proclamation and by others' celebration of God's abundant goodness and righteousness (145:5-7). The covenant community passes on its knowledge of God by rehearsing His deeds. Psalm 78:4 and Deuteronomy 6:6-7 establish the same duty of telling the next generation.
- Psalm 145:4-7 (BSB)“One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts— the glorious splendor of Your majesty. And I will meditate on Your wondrous works. They will proclaim the power of Your awesome deeds, and I will declare Your greatness. They will extol the fame of Your abundant goodness and sing joyfully of Your righteousness.”Each generation passes on God's works to the next, while David himself meditates on and declares them.
- Psalm 78:4 (BSB)“We will not hide them from their children but will declare to the next generation the praises of the LORD and His might and the wonders He has performed.”Asaph resolves not to hide God's deeds from the children but to tell the next generation.
- Deuteronomy 6:6-7 (BSB)“These words I am commanding you today are to be upon your hearts. And you shall teach them diligently to your children and speak of them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”Moses commands parents to teach God's words diligently to their children throughout daily life.
General
True or False: According to 145:9, the LORD's goodness and compassion reach only the people of Israel and none of the rest of His creation.
Answer: False
This is false. Verse 9 says the LORD shows goodness to everyone and that He shows compassion to everything He has made (145:9). His kindness reaches all people and all creatures, not only Israel. Theologians call this common grace: God's everyday kindness to all people, even those who have not come to know Him, which is different from the saving grace He gives to those He saves. Jesus says the Father sends sun and rain on wicked and good people alike (Matthew 5:45), Paul and Barnabas tell a crowd at Lystra that God showed His goodness through rain, harvests, and food (Acts 14:17), and later in this same psalm God opens His hand to feed every living thing (145:15-16).
- Psalm 145:9 (BSB)“The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.”The LORD's goodness and compassion extend to everything He has made.
- Matthew 5:45 (BSB)“that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”Jesus says the Father sends sun and rain on the evil and the good alike.
- Acts 14:17 (BSB)“Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.””Paul and Barnabas tell the people of Lystra that God showed His goodness by giving rain, fruitful seasons, and food.
- Psalm 145:15-16 (BSB)“The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”The same psalm describes God feeding every living thing in its season.
Theological
True or False: Psalm 145:9 limits the LORD's goodness and compassion to Israel alone.
Answer: False
This is false. Verse 9 extends the LORD's goodness and compassion to all His creatures. This is common grace, God's non-saving kindness to all creatures, distinct from the special, saving grace He gives His elect. Jesus grounds love for enemies in the Father's giving sun and rain to evil and good (Matthew 5:45); Paul and Barnabas cite rain, fruitful seasons, and food as God's witness to His goodness among the nations (Acts 14:17); and the psalm itself celebrates God's provision for every living thing (145:15-16).
- Psalm 145:9 (BSB)“The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made.”The LORD's goodness and compassion extend to everything He has made.
- Matthew 5:45 (BSB)“that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.”Jesus says the Father sends sun and rain on the evil and the good alike.
- Acts 14:17 (BSB)“Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.””Paul and Barnabas tell the people of Lystra that God showed His goodness by giving rain, fruitful seasons, and food.
- Psalm 145:15-16 (BSB)“The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”The same psalm describes God feeding every living thing in its season.
General
The description of the LORD in 145:8 echoes words God used about Himself earlier in Scripture. When did He first proclaim them?
Answer: When He passed before Moses on Mount Sinai
Verse 8 describes the LORD as gracious and full of compassion, patient before He becomes angry, and rich in loving devotion, His loyal, covenant-keeping love (145:8). These words echo God's own self-description. After Israel sinned with the golden calf, the LORD passed before Moses on Mount Sinai and proclaimed His name with these qualities, naming compassion before grace and adding faithfulness (Exodus 34:6). Later Scripture keeps returning to it: Jonah quotes it when he complains that God spared Nineveh (Jonah 4:2), and Joel uses it to call Israel back to God (Joel 2:13). David praises God for being exactly who He said He is.
- Psalm 145:8 (BSB)“The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.”David describes the LORD's character in words drawn from God's own self-description.
- Exodus 34:6 (BSB)“Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,”On Sinai the LORD proclaimed His own name to Moses with these same qualities, in a slightly different order and with faithfulness added.
- Jonah 4:2 (BSB)“So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.”Jonah cites this same description of God when complaining that God spared Nineveh.
- Joel 2:13 (BSB)“So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.”Joel calls Israel to return to the LORD on the basis of this same character.
Theological
When did God Himself first proclaim the qualities that 145:8 ascribes to the LORD?
Answer: When He passed before Moses on Mount Sinai
Verse 8 confesses the LORD as gracious, compassionate, patient in anger, and rich in loving devotion (145:8), echoing God's self-proclamation of His name to Moses on Mount Sinai after the golden calf, where compassion is named before grace and faithfulness is added (Exodus 34:6). This confession of God's character recurs throughout the Old Testament, in Jonah's complaint over Nineveh (Jonah 4:2) and Joel's call to return (Joel 2:13). David's praise rests on God's revealed character.
- Psalm 145:8 (BSB)“The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in loving devotion.”David describes the LORD's character in words drawn from God's own self-description.
- Exodus 34:6 (BSB)“Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,”On Sinai the LORD proclaimed His own name to Moses with these same qualities, in a slightly different order and with faithfulness added.
- Jonah 4:2 (BSB)“So he prayed to the LORD, saying, “O LORD, is this not what I said while I was still in my own country? This is why I was so quick to flee toward Tarshish. I knew that You are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion—One who relents from sending disaster.”Jonah cites this same description of God when complaining that God spared Nineveh.
- Joel 2:13 (BSB)“So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.”Joel calls Israel to return to the LORD on the basis of this same character.
General
According to 145:18-19, to whom is the LORD near, and what does He do for those who revere Him?
Answer: Everyone who sincerely prays to Him; He listens and rescues them
God is righteous and kind in everything He does (145:17). He stays close to everyone who prays to Him, and David adds that this means praying in truth, honestly and sincerely rather than with empty words (145:18). For those who revere Him, meaning those who honor and trust Him, He grants what they long for, listens when they cry out, and rescues them (145:19). Moses marveled that no other nation had a god so near whenever they called (Deuteronomy 4:7). Paul promises salvation to everyone, Jew or Gentile, who calls out to the Lord (Romans 10:12-13), and another psalm says the LORD stays close to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18).
- Psalm 145:17-19 (BSB)“The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds. The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.”The LORD is righteous and kind, near to those who call on Him in truth, and He hears and saves those who fear Him.
- Deuteronomy 4:7 (BSB)“For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?”Moses marvels that no nation has a god as near as the LORD is whenever Israel calls on Him.
- Romans 10:12-13 (BSB)“For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.””Paul promises that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
- Psalm 34:18 (BSB)“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.”The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the contrite in spirit.
Theological
In 145:18-19, whom does the LORD draw near to, and what does He do for those who revere Him?
Answer: Everyone who sincerely prays to Him; He listens and rescues them
The LORD, righteous and kind in everything He does (145:17), draws near to everyone who prays to Him sincerely (145:18), and grants the longing of those who revere Him, listening when they cry out and rescuing them (145:19). Deuteronomy 4:7 celebrates this nearness as Israel's unique privilege; Romans 10:12-13 extends the promise of salvation to everyone, Jew and Greek alike, who calls out to the Lord; Psalm 34:18 affirms His nearness to the brokenhearted.
- Psalm 145:17-19 (BSB)“The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds. The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.”The LORD is righteous and kind, near to those who call on Him in truth, and He hears and saves those who fear Him.
- Deuteronomy 4:7 (BSB)“For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?”Moses marvels that no nation has a god as near as the LORD is whenever Israel calls on Him.
- Romans 10:12-13 (BSB)“For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him, for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.””Paul promises that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
- Psalm 34:18 (BSB)“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.”The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the contrite in spirit.
General
What contrast does 145:20 draw?
Answer: The LORD guards everyone who loves Him and brings the wicked to ruin
Near the end of the psalm David sets two groups side by side: the LORD watches over and preserves everyone who loves Him, but He will destroy all the wicked (145:20). God's goodness to all (145:9) does not cancel His justice. He keeps His own people safe, a truth Jesus states strongly when He says His sheep will never perish or be taken from His hand (John 10:28). Another psalm says the LORD guards the lives of His faithful ones (Psalm 97:10). On the other side, Paul speaks of the eternal destruction of people who neither know God nor obey the good news of Jesus (2 Thessalonians 1:8-9). The psalm closes with David's own praise and a call for every creature to bless God's holy name forever (145:21).
- Psalm 145:20-21 (BSB)“The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.”The LORD keeps those who love Him but will destroy the wicked, and David ends by calling all creatures to praise.
- Psalm 97:10 (BSB)“Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.”Another psalm says the LORD preserves the souls of His saints and rescues them from the wicked.
- John 10:28 (BSB)“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.”Jesus says His sheep will never perish and no one can snatch them from His hand.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (BSB)“in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,”Paul describes the eternal destruction of those who do not know God or obey the gospel.
Theological
What twofold outcome does 145:20 declare?
Answer: The LORD guards everyone who loves Him and brings the wicked to ruin
Verse 20 sets the LORD's preservation of those who love Him against His destruction of all the wicked. God's universal goodness (145:9) coexists with His retributive justice. The preservation of His people is His keeping power, the perseverance of the saints grounded in God's action, confirmed by Christ's word that none of His sheep will perish or be snatched from His hand (John 10:28) and by Psalm 97:10. The destruction of the wicked is echoed in 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9. The acrostic closes with David's praise and a summons to every creature to bless God's holy name forever (145:21).
- Psalm 145:20-21 (BSB)“The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy. My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.”The LORD keeps those who love Him but will destroy the wicked, and David ends by calling all creatures to praise.
- Psalm 97:10 (BSB)“Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.”Another psalm says the LORD preserves the souls of His saints and rescues them from the wicked.
- John 10:28 (BSB)“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.”Jesus says His sheep will never perish and no one can snatch them from His hand.
- 2 Thessalonians 1:8-9 (BSB)“in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,”Paul describes the eternal destruction of those who do not know God or obey the gospel.
General
What does 145:3 say about the LORD's greatness?
Answer: No one can search it out to its end
Psalm 145 is David's song of praise, arranged so that its lines follow the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. David addresses God as his God and King and promises to praise Him every day and forever (145:1-2). The reason is God's greatness, which no one can fully explore (145:3). However much we learn of God, there is always more to praise. Isaiah says the LORD's understanding has no limit anyone can reach (Isaiah 40:28), Paul marvels at the depth of God's wisdom and His untraceable ways (Romans 11:33), and Job's friend asks who can fully grasp the Almighty (Job 11:7).
- Psalm 145:1-3 (BSB)“A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.”David resolves to praise his God and King every day and forever, because the LORD's greatness is beyond all searching.
- Isaiah 40:28 (BSB)“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.”Isaiah says the LORD's understanding cannot be searched out.
- Romans 11:33 (BSB)“O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!”Paul praises the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge, whose judgments and ways cannot be traced.
- Job 11:7 (BSB)“Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?”Zophar asks whether anyone can fathom the deep things of God or find the limits of the Almighty.
Theological
What does 145:3 affirm concerning the greatness of the LORD?
Answer: No one can search it out to its end
Psalm 145, David's psalm of praise, is an acrostic following the Hebrew alphabet. Addressing God as his God and King, David vows daily and everlasting praise (145:1-2), grounded in the LORD's greatness, which is unsearchable (145:3): God's incomprehensibility is not a barrier to worship but its fuel. Isaiah 40:28 affirms that His understanding cannot be searched out, Romans 11:33 that His judgments and ways are untraceable, and Job 11:7 asks who can fully grasp the Almighty.
- Psalm 145:1-3 (BSB)“A Psalm of praise. Of David. I will exalt You, my God and King; I will bless Your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever. Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.”David resolves to praise his God and King every day and forever, because the LORD's greatness is beyond all searching.
- Isaiah 40:28 (BSB)“Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary; His understanding is beyond searching out.”Isaiah says the LORD's understanding cannot be searched out.
- Romans 11:33 (BSB)“O, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments, and untraceable His ways!”Paul praises the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge, whose judgments and ways cannot be traced.
- Job 11:7 (BSB)“Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?”Zophar asks whether anyone can fathom the deep things of God or find the limits of the Almighty.
General
What does 145:14-16 say the LORD does for those who fall and for every living thing?
Answer: He holds up the fallen and gives all creatures their food in its season
The LORD supports everyone who stumbles and raises up those who are bent low under heavy burdens (145:14). Every creature looks to Him, and He gives them food at the right time; He opens His hand and satisfies the longing of every creature (145:15-16). God is King, but He is a King who bends down to care for the weak and feed His creatures. Psalm 104 uses the same picture of every creature waiting for God's open hand (Psalm 104:27-28), Jesus points to birds fed by the heavenly Father (Matthew 6:26), and another psalm says the LORD holds up the humble (Psalm 147:6).
- Psalm 145:14-16 (BSB)“The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”The LORD supports those who fall and feeds every living creature.
- Psalm 104:27-28 (BSB)“All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.”All creatures look to God for food, and when He opens His hand they are satisfied.
- Matthew 6:26 (BSB)“Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”Jesus points to the birds that the heavenly Father feeds.
- Psalm 147:6 (BSB)“The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.”The LORD sustains the humble.
Theological
What care does 145:14-16 ascribe to the LORD?
Answer: He holds up the fallen and gives all creatures their food in its season
The King of 145:13 holds up all who stumble and raises all who are bent low (145:14); all eyes wait on Him, and He gives them food in season, opening His hand to satisfy every living thing (145:15-16). God's providence extends to the helpless and to all creation. Psalm 104:27-28 uses the same open-hand image, Jesus grounds trust in the Father who feeds the birds (Matthew 6:26), and Psalm 147:6 affirms that the LORD holds up the humble.
- Psalm 145:14-16 (BSB)“The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.”The LORD supports those who fall and feeds every living creature.
- Psalm 104:27-28 (BSB)“All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.”All creatures look to God for food, and when He opens His hand they are satisfied.
- Matthew 6:26 (BSB)“Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”Jesus points to the birds that the heavenly Father feeds.
- Psalm 147:6 (BSB)“The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.”The LORD sustains the humble.