Psalms 145:18
16 You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
17 The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
19 He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.
20 The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
- KJV
- The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
- WEB
- The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
- ASV
- Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.
- DARBY
- Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.
- BLB
- Near [is] YHWH to all those calling on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.
- ÅB
- Herren er nær hos alle dem som kaller på ham, hos alle som kaller på ham i sannhet.
- OTB
- Herren er nær alle som kaller på ham,
til alle som kaller på ham oppriktig. - B1930
- Herren er nær hos alle dem som kaller på ham, hos alle som kaller på ham i sannhet.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 29:12–13
Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
Read in contextPsalms 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 4:7
For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
Read in contextJohn 4:24
God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
Read in contextIsaiah 58:9
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
Read in context1 John 3:20–22
Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things.
Read in contextJames 4:8
Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Read in contextJohn 14:23
Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
Read in context