Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
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Gill's Exposition
Thou openest thine hand,.... Not of providence, but of grace, in which all things are, and from whence they come; and which the Lord opens liberally and bountifully, and gives out all things richly to…
Barnes' Notes
Thou openest thine hand - By the mere opening of the hand all needful gifts are bestowed on the creatures dependent on thee. The same words are found in Psa 104:28; see the notes at that passage. And…
The greatness and goodness of him who is optimus et maximus - the best and greatest of beings, were celebrated in the former part of the psalm; here, in these verses, we are taught to give him the…
Cambridge Bible
satisfiest the desire of every living thing This rendering probably gives the right sense. Cp. Psa 104:28, on which it is based, "thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good." Cp. Psa…
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