Psalms 145:19
in Psalms 145He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
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ASV
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.
KJV
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
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This verse in Psalms 145
Commentary
10 notes on this verseHe will fulfil the desire of them that fear him,.... That have the true fear of God put into their hearts; that fear him not with a servile, but godly fear; that fear the Lord and his goodness, and are true worshippers of him in a spiritual and evangelic manner; for the fear of God includes the whole worship of him, private and public: and the Lord grants to such whatever they desire of him, in his fear, under the direction of his spirit, according to his will, and in submission to it.
This site's exposition
The LORD is righteous in all His ways
on Psalms 145:17-20
The LORD is called righteous and kind in everything He does. Verse 18 puts Him near everyone who calls on Him in truth, and Gill read that nearness as nearness of place and presence. Verse 20 keeps all who love Him and destroys all the wicked.
This site's exposition
the desires of those who fear Him
Verse 18 promised nearness, and verse 19 names what it does. Charles Spurgeon observed those who honour God's will find Him honouring theirs, because a holy heart desires what a holy God can give. Augustine said the Physician hears to save, though the saving may wait for the last time.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers2 voices
If there are any who are even in the catholic church and live evil lives, before they finish this life, let them hasten to give up the evil life, and let them not think that the catholic [Christian] name is enough for salvation, if they …
"He will perform the will of them that fear Him" (ver. 19). He will perform it, He will perform it: though He perform it not at once, yet He will perform it. Certainly if therefore thou fearest God, that thou mayest do His will, behold even He in a manner ministereth to thee; He doeth thy will. "And He shall hear their prayer, and save them." Thou seest that for this purpose the Physician hears, that He may save. When? Hear the Apostle telling thee. "For we are saved in hope: but hope which is seen is not hope: but if what we see not we hope for, then do we with patience wait for it:" "the salvation," that is, which Peter calleth "ready to be revealed in the last time."
The Medieval Church1 voice
But we must look attentively at this—that not everyone who seems to pray before other people is proven to ask or to seek or to knock at the entrance of the heavenly kingdom in the sight of the searcher of hearts. The prophet would not …
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
In this appears the grace of his kingdom, that his subjects have not only liberty of petitioning, but all the encouragement that can be to petition. The grant is very rich, that God will be nigh to all that call upon him; he will be always within call of their prayers, and they shall always find themselves within reach of his help.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: that is, those who reverence his name and his law. Inasmuch as they have respect unto his will, he will have respect unto their will. They shall have their way for they have his way in their hearts. A holy heart only desires what a holy God can give, and so its desire is filled full out of the fullness of the Lord. He also will hear their cry, and will save them. Divinely practical shall his nearness be, for he will work their deliverance.
2 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: that is, those who reverence his name and his law. Inasmuch as they have respect unto his will, he will have respect unto their will. They shall have their way for they have his way in their hearts. A holy heart only desires what a holy God can give, and so its desire is filled full out of the fullness of the Lord. He also will hear their cry, and will save them. Divinely practical shall his nearness be, for he will work their deliverance. He will listen to their piteous cry, and then will send salvation from every ill. This he will do himself personally; he will not trust them to angels or saints.
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him - Of those who worship him with reverence - those who are his true friends. See the notes at Mat 7:7-8; notes at Joh 14:13; notes at 1Jn 5:14; notes at Psa 34:15. He also will hear their cry, and will save them - He will regard their expressed desire - their earnest prayer.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רְצוֹן־ | retzon- | [the] desire of | H7522 → | 56 times |
| יְרֵאָ֥יו | yereav | [those] fearing him | H3373 → | 64 times |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה | yaaseh | he brings about | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וְֽאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שַׁוְעָתָ֥ם | shavatam | cry for help their | H7775 → | 11 times |
| יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע | yishma' | he hears | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| וְיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃ | veyoshiem | and he saves them | H3467 → | 206 times |
רְצוֹן־[the] desire of
retzon-H7522 →56 times
יְרֵאָ֥יו[those] fearing him
yereavH3373 →64 times
יַעֲשֶׂ֑הhe brings about
yaasehH6213 →2628 times
וְֽאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שַׁוְעָתָ֥םcry for help their
shavatamH7775 →11 times
יִ֝שְׁמַ֗עhe hears
yishma'H8085 →1159 times
וְיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃and he saves them
veyoshiemH3467 →206 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 37:4Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
it leads to
- John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- John 15:7
If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
- Isaiah 58:14
then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of…
- 1 John 5:14–15
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- Psalms 21:1–2
O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
- John 15:16
Through
John 15:7If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
it leads to
- Psalms 37:4
Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
- Psalms 37:4
Through
Matthew 5:6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
it leads to
- John 4:14
But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
- Psalms 107:9
For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
- John 4:14
Where this verse is studied
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About Psalms
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 145; Bede, Homilies on the Gospels 2:14; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 7; Fulgentius of Ruspe, ON THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS 1:26.2; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.