Verse 15. Infinitely various. 2. --John Calvin. Upgrade your digital Bible study experience with Bible Gateway Plus. There is made, you observe, no exception whatever; the exhibition is simply that of every rank and order of beings looking to the Almighty, confessing dependence upon him, and standing environed by his guardianship. God is that being to whom the only great thing is himself; and, therefore, when, "the eyes of all wait upon him", the seraph gains not attention by his gaze of fire, and the insect loses it not through the feebleness of vision. 15 The eyes of all. There are only 21 verses in this Psalm, so obviously one letter is omitted. 7. Psalm 25. Is this a God of whom to be suspicious? The Universality of Dependence amongst creatures: "The eyes of all wait upon thee." I will always *praise you. The creatures are his, and therefore to be received with thanksgiving; this our Saviour performed with great rigour and zeal; thus teaching us, when "looking up to heaven", that "the eyes of all" ought, in the most literal sense, "to wait" upon that Lord "who gives them their meat in due season." “But greatness, majesty, splendour, are not the Divinest parts of the Divine nature, as this singer had learned. 3. "God giveth to all liberally." Men should make solemn and outward expressions of it, when they receive his creatures for their support; a service and homage not only due to him, but profitable to themselves. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 15 and l wine to gladden the heart of man, Psalm 145. This translation approach gives more attention to the meaning of the original languages rather than their form. This is food convenient for them, given out "in his time" (h), as in the original; either in the Lord's time, which he sees best; or in their time, as the Syriac version, when they most need it, and it will do them most good. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. All rights reserved. Jubilate deo - Herbert Sumsion (1899-1995) I will extol thee - Richard Webster (b. Verse 15. Gratitude. 5. 4. Psalm 34. Verse 16. Now, the words before us set themselves most strenuously against this popular atheism. "A reason for patience if his gifts seem delayed. Psalm 145:15, ESV: "The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season." Surely a delightful psalm—a psalm of great rejoicing for God’s goodness to man’s weakness; of the Lord’s being “nigh,” very near to us; of His abundant kindness, of His power and glory, of His open hand, of His feeding the hungry. 7. A Genesis 9:3; Psalm 104:14–15; Psalm 145:15–16. The Hebrew title for this psalm is tehillim (Praises). 3. Verse 15. Psalms 145:16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Browse Sermons on Psalm 145:15-16. Who, in short, can distrust God because clouds and darkness are round about him, when there is light enough to show that he is the vigilant guardian of every tenant of this earth, that his hand upholds, and his breath animates, and his bounty nourishes, the teeming hordes of the city, and the desert, and the ocean? Psalm 112. He is about your path and about your bed; he "preserveth man and beast"; "his tender mercies are over all his works." The things that you have done are famous. Psalm 145:15-16 in the NRSV reads, The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. If we confess the existence of a God at all, we read it in the workmanship of the tiniest leaf, as well as in the magnificent pinnacles of Andes and Alps: if we believe in the providence of God at all, we must confess that he numbers the hairs of our heads, as well as marshals the stars of the firmament; and that providence is not universal, and therefore cannot be godlike, if a sparrow, any more than a seraph, flit away unregarded. They wait, and God gives. Psalms 145:16. 31:16-31 and Lamentations 1; 2; 3; and 4. "True", you reply, "but the mind does not seem satisfied by this reasoning; it may be convincing to the intellect, but it does not address itself to the feelings." Is this a God to mistrust? [16] You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing. In Psalm 123 the servant looks to his master knowing that his master will take care of him. A fitting way to personally apply these last two verses (i.e., Psalm 145:15-16) would be to eat some wonderful food – while giving thanks to God as our generous Creator-God (1 st Timothy 4:3-5; 1 st Corinthians 10:31), Whose gracious lovingkindness … Psalms 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works. Arch angels, and angels, and men, and beasts of the field, and fowls of the air, and fish of the sea, draw equally the regard of him, who, counting nothing great but himself, the Creator, can pass over as small no fraction of the creature. 8. An evangelist was visiting her home, and as they were sitting down for dinner, her father began the meal with a prayer that consisted of reciting Psalm 145:15, 16: “The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. Whole volumes might be written, yes have been written to amplify this fact. I will say "*bless you" every day. Some of the psalms have a quieter, more domestic counterpoint to the givenness of the world and universe of which we are a part. The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time. The whole creation is represented as fastening its gaze on the universal Parent, and as drawing from his fulness the supply of every necessity. Psalm 145:15, KJV: "The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season." You observe the recurrence, in these two verses, of the one emphatic word ‘desire.’. The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. We, too, turn to You again, longing to be filled— to eat of the Bread of Life, to drink from Your life-giving streams, to taste Your goodness and live. Article Images Copyright © 2021 Getty Images unless otherwise indicated. The Infinitude of the Divine Resources: "And thou givest them their meat." (Job 38:41 Psalms 147:9 104:27 145:15); not as if these unreasonable creatures could know and worship God, but because nature hath taught them so much of this duty as they are capable of and can bear; they have some sense of their burdens and wants, they groan and cry, and desire to be eased; and the Lord hearkeneth to this voice and saith, "Now the poor creature is crying to me, and I will pity it." Psalm 145:9 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 145:9, NIV: "The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made." 7. You open your hand, Let us not isolate parts of verses to make them say what we think they say, but let us interpret Scripture with Scripture. The pronoun is not in the plural, and we are not to read in their season, as if it applied to the animals. There are only 21 verses in this Psalm… And thou givest them their meat in due season - See the notes at Psalm 104:27, where the same words occur. 1952) I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. shall the beasts in their own way cry to God, and wilt thou be silent? You open Your hand and satisfy the hunger and thirst of every living thing. He does good to all the children of men; his own people in a special manner. Luke 12:42 Proverbs 15:23 . Universal dependence and divine support. This is food convenient for them, given out in his time, as in the original; either in the Lord's time, when he sees best, or in their time, as the Syriac version, when they most need it, and it will do them most good. Psalm 145 is the last Davidic psalm and the final acrostic psalm.1 Its placement in the psalter serves to bring Psalms 138-145 to a conclusion and to introduce the last five praise psalms which form a concluding crescendo of praise. Psalm 37. Luke 12:42. You alone provide, O Jehovah! Ah! 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Psalm 34. 8. The imagery of feeding the crying young ravens (147:9b) is drawn from God's own words in Job 38:41. What Psalm 145 means. There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. This is the last psalm to be ascribed to David. THE SATISFIER OF ALL DESIRES. Doth not nature teach you to pray? The eyes of all wait upon thee. of 8. -- Alexander Pitcairne, 1664. In agony nature is no atheist, the mind which knows not where to fly, flies to God. Divine Communications: "And satisfiest the desire of every living thing." God provides (Psalm 145:15-16) “ All eyes look to You, and You give them their food at the proper time. He satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with nothing. 2. Verse 15. and j plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth k food from the earth. How unsearchable, how unfathomable are God's judgments! 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. Verse 15-16. Proud member 6. It were well if all men had the eye of faith, and if all waited therewith upon the Lord. David therefore speaks of the food which is particular to them. We depend upon God for "life, and breath, and all things." (second clause.) 2. Psalm 111. a. Thus we can trust Him to provide for our needs. Psalm 145:9, KJV: "The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works." We saw this in Psalm 145:15-16, that the Lord provides food for all of His creatures. "Like Psalms 25 and Psalms 34, which are also Davidic, this psalm is an acrostic, and like them it is incomplete, the letter `nun' being omitted." ", Verse 15-17. Who can fear that, because God's ways are unsearchable, they may not be all tending to the final good of his creatures, when he knows that with the tenderness of a most affectionate parent this Creator and Governor ministers to the meanest living thing? "The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou give, them their meat in due season." This he does for all, and each living thing has its own season, so that the Lord of heaven is feeding his great flock both by day and by night, during every moment of time. (h) "suo tempore", Pagninus, Montanus, Musculus, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius, Michaelis. The thought of this brings God so near to our poet prophet that he is again speaking with God after the style of thee and thou. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. 13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations. Text: Psalm 145:15-16 . --Hannah More, 1745-1833. Find Top Church Sermons, Illustrations, and Preaching Slides on Psalm 145:15-16. Psalm 145:15 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 145:15, NIV: "The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time." ... Providence, which is confessed in great things, is rejected in small things; and even if you can work up men to an easy confession that God presides over national concerns, you will find them withdrawing individuals from his scrutiny. Hath he given thee a heart and a spiritual soul, as he hath given the brutes a sensitive appetite and natural desires, and shall they cry to God with the one, and not thou with the other? Many dumb beggars have been relieved at Christ's gate by making signs. Psalms 145:15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. The creatures are his, and therefore to be received with thanksgiving; this our Saviour performed with great rigour and zeal; thus teaching us, when "looking up to heaven", that "the eyes of all" ought, in the most literal sense, "to wait" upon that Lord "who gives them their meat in due season." The meal barrel in Scotland is everything to a hungry boy: so he said, "Mother, I think God aye hears when we're scraping the bottom o' the barrel." Thou doest it liberally, with open hand; thou doest it easily, as if it were only to open thine hand; thou doest this at once as promptly as if all supplies were ready to hand. From father down to son. 11am . There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet. The Psalmist here teaches --. Verse 15. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. It is said that God gives them "their food", and, "in its season", for the very variety of it serves more to illustrate the providence of God. ( B) open your hand; you. You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. They may be imprisoned unjustly, such as Joseph or Peter, or due to their own rebellion (Ps. Psalm 145:9, ESV: "The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made." Verse 15. The LORD is gracious and full of compassion: David echoed the self-description of Yahweh to Moses: The LORD, the LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth (Exodus 34:6). (based on Psalm 145:15-16, Isaiah 55:1-3) Lord, the eyes of all look to You in hope; and You give them what they need. Psalm 119. Eyes ... wait upon thee. Salem Media Group. and thou givest them their meat in due season; the meat which endures to everlasting life; the flesh of Christ, which is meat indeed; the doctrines of the Gospel, which, as some of them are milk for babes, others are meat for strong men, or strong meat for experienced believers: and these are given forth under Christ's direction, by his ministering servants, who are his wise and faithful stewards, that give to everyone of the family their portion of meat in due season, which is the word fitly spoken; and, when it is so, how good it is! 5. We bring against this paring down of God's providence a distinct charge of atheism. "Grace to help in time of need" will surely be given to all who look to him. It is as though David had said, "Come, let us muse on the righteousness of God. Giving food to the animals (verse 9a) recalls God providing for all living things in Psalms 145:15-16 Psalms 145:15-16 [15] The eyes of all wait on you; and you give them their meat in due season. Verse 15. i. Psalms 145:14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down. Giving food to the animals (verse 9a) recalls God providing for all living things in Psalm 145:15-16. Psalm 9 and 10. Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever. Thou givest them their meat in due season. Ask the brutes, the ravens, lions, etc. surely if you will fortify yourselves by such facts as these -- "Thou, O Lord, satisfiest the desire of every living thing", "The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season" -- if, I say, you will fortify your minds by such facts as these, you will be able at all times and in all circumstances to join heartily in the acknowledgment of the Psalmist -- "The Lord is righteous in all his ways and holy in all his works." We admit it; but being previously convinced of God's righteousness, we ought not to be staggered by what is dark in his dispensations. Everybody remembers your good things. Rolf Jacobson shares an interesting anecdote from his friend’s life. The exegetical method of those who hold to “common grace” leads to absurdities in Psalm 145, both as regards verses 9-10 and verses 15-16, as well as missing the meaning of the psalm as whole. Psalm 145:15-16. Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing. --William Seeker. Psalm 119. “My God, O king”: David, … (David's Psalm of praise.) 6. Psalm 37. Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 145 EXEGESIS: SUPERSCRIPTION: A praise psalm by David. Verse 15. --Henry Melvill. So that, in place of anything which approximates to the abandonment of our creation, the Psalmist asserts a ceaseless attention to its wants, the suspension of which for an instant would cause chill and darkness throughout the whole universe. Acts 14:17. And thou givest them their meat in due season. The result is a version that is easy to read and understand, but faithful to the meaning of the original biblical texts. For spiritual supplies. The same beneficence works in both. The LORD is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works. Psalms Test 1 study guide by smlengineman includes 38 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. The food he notices as given in its season; for here also we are to notice the admirable arrangements of divine providence, that there is a certain time appointed for harvest, vintage, and hay crop, and that the year is so divided into intervals, that the cattle are fed at one time on grass, at another on hay, or straw, or acorns, or other products of the earth. Copyright © 2021, Bible Study Tools. Acrostics can also be seen in Pro. Psalm 25. The Timeliness of the Divine Communications: "In due season. He would not be God if he were not righteous in all his ways and holy in all his works; and therefore we may be sure that whatsoever he does is the best that could be done, whether or not we can discover its excellence.". 3 s Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. 1. Psalm 145:15-16Open menuKing James VersionOpen menu. 16 You. – Psalm 145:15-16; Philippians 4:19. God cannot be overmastered by what is great and enormous, so neither can he overlook what is small and insignificant. --Henry Melvill. 4. Entire dependence should beget deep humility. Observe the punctuality of the Lord in giving food at meal time, -- in the season when it is due. --George Stanhope, 1660-1728. Version Information. Psalm 147:7-9 calls for thanks to God for not only His creation but for causing life to flourish through His care and provision. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. And when you do that, when you look to the Lord as a servant looks to his master, know that God will help you in your time of need. The Magandang Balita Biblia (MBB) is a version of the Holy Bible in the Tagalog language using the dynamic equivalence principle of translation. Verse 15. Acrostics can also be seen in Pro. PSALM 145 JEHOVAH EXTOLLED FOR HIS GOODNESS AND POWER This is the last of the psalms in Book V which are ascribed to David; but it is impossible to determine the occasion of it with any certainty. Who can be disquieted by the mysteriousness of the Divine dealings when he remembers that they are those of one who never ceases for a solitary moment to consult the happiness of whatsoever he hath formed? You open Your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing" (Psalm 145:15,16). The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. --John Gill. Second, the Lord “gives food to the hungry” (146:7b). -- William Jones, in "The Homiletic Quarterly", 1878. Well, then, pass from what is dark in God's dealing to what is clear. Whether it is the birds of the air, the beasts of the forest, or the fish in the sea—abundant provision has been made to supply their every need. Psalm 9 and 10. Both sufficient and adapted for all. While atheism, in its strict signification, namely, that of total denial of God's existence, is scarcely, if at all, to be found on earth; atheism, as regards the denial of God's providence, is the espoused creed of hundreds amongst us. --Henry Melvill. They have learned to look to thee: it has become their nature to turn to thee for all they want. Verse 15. Doxology is the theme of Psalm 145 and the resounding concern of all the concluding psalms. Yes, this may be true, but when we look on the divine dealings what an abyss of dark waters there is! An encouragement to believing prayer. And we look to God as our master knowing that he will take care of us. ( A) look to you, and you give them their food in due season. Each has its own way of feeding, and the different kinds of aliment are designed and adapted for different uses. Like a flock of sheep the creatures stand around the Lord as their great Shepherd; all eyes are to his hand expecting to receive their food; nor are they disappointed, for when the hour comes suitable provender is ready for each creature. Third, “the Lord sets the prisoners free” (146:7c). These are but the fringes of th… Constant provision should lead to constant thankfulness and consecration. --"The Christian. 31:16-31 and Lamentations 1; 2; 3; and 4. Because it is an acrostic, some of the verses are difficult to understand. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Psalm 112. Hath the Lord elevated thee so far above these inferior creatures, and fitted thee for the immediate acts of his worship, and for a higher communion with himself, and wilt thou not serve him accordingly? You are opening your hand and satisfying the desire of every living thing.” (Psalm 145:15, 16) This book, produced by “the faithful and discreet slave” and published by Jehovah’s Witnesses, focuses on Jehovah God’s marvelous qualities, including those mentioned in Psalm 145. Scholars have raised questions about the Davidic authorship of some psalms Is it to be wondered at when the Lord is feeding the hungry all around us, -- giving food to all creatures, and to ourselves among them? Psalms. Its repetition evidently shows that the Psalmist wishes to run a parallel between God’s dealings in two regions. "I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever." 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. His resources must be. It seems that there is thus a beautiful, though tacit process of reasoning in our text, and that the seventeenth verse is set in its proper connection. Living things have needs, and these create desires; the living God has suitable supplies at hand, and these he gives till inward … 6. 1. As children look to a father for all they need, so do the creatures look to God, the all sufficient Provider. Oh! Many children of God, who have been ready to fall into sin, to fall into despair, have tasted his goodness in preventing their falls, or recovering them speedily by his graces and comforts. ... A secret sense of God's goodness is by no means enough. Matthew 5:45. so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. From beginning to end, it emphasizes praising Yahweh. It may give help if you change the words round like this in these verses: 1. ... Meaning/Content Aspects of Lines (How meaning is created and developed in lines and between lines) ... (ps. And t as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything. Mr. Robertson told of a poor child who was accustomed to see unexpected provision for his mother's wants arrive in answer to prayer. The eyes of all wait upon thee (1959), composed by Jean Berger (1909-2002) The meat which endures to everlasting life; the flesh of Christ, which is meat indeed; the doctrines of the gospel, which, as some of them are milk for babes, others are meat for strong men, or strong meat for experienced believers; and these are given forth under Christ's direction, by his ministering servants, who are his wise and faithful stewards, that give to every one of the family their portion of meat in due season, which is the word fitly spoken; and, when it is so, how good it is! I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. The eyes of all wait upon thee. 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