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16 You open your hand
    and satisfy the needs of every living creature.[a]
17 [b]The Lord is righteous in all his ways
    and merciful in everything he does.[c]
18 The Lord is near to all who call out to him,
    to all who call out to him sincerely.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 145:16 See Ps 104:27f; Mt 6:25-34.
  2. Psalm 145:17 The psalmist calls upon all creatures to praise God for his righteous acts—acts of restoration, redemption, and vindication.
  3. Psalm 145:17 See Deut 32:4.
  4. Psalm 145:18 See Deut 4:7; Isa 55:6; 58:9; Jer 29:13.