Psalm 145:8-19

Revised Standard Version

⁸ The Lord is gracious and merciful,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
⁹ The Lord is good to all,
    and his compassion is over all that he has made.

¹⁰ All thy works shall give thanks to thee, O Lord,
    and all thy saints shall bless thee!
¹¹ They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom,
    and tell of thy power,
¹² to make known to the sons of men thy^[a] mighty deeds,
    and the glorious splendor of thy^[b] kingdom.
¹³ Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
    and thy dominion endures throughout all generations.

The Lord is faithful in all his words,
    and gracious in all his deeds.^[c]
14 The Lord upholds all who are falling,
    and raises up all who are bowed down.
¹⁵ The eyes of all look to thee,
    and thou givest them their food in due season.
¹⁶ Thou openest thy hand,
    thou satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
¹⁷ The Lord is just in all his ways,
    and kind in all his doings.
¹⁸ The Lord is near to all who call upon him,
    to all who call upon him in truth.
¹⁹ He fulfils the desire of all who fear him,
    he also hears their cry, and saves them.