The Meaning of Psalms 145:19 Explained

Psalms 145:19

KJV: He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

YLT: The desire of those fearing Him He doth, And their cry He heareth, and saveth them.

Darby: He fulfilleth the desire of them that fear him; he heareth their cry, and saveth them.

ASV: He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him; He also will hear their cry and will save them.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He will fulfil  the desire  of them that fear  him: he also will hear  their cry,  and will save  them. 

What does Psalms 145:19 Mean?

Study Notes

fear
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fear of the Lord
The "fear of the Lord," a phrase of the O.T. piety, meaning reverential trust, with hatred of evil.

Context Summary

Psalms 145:10-21 - God's Bountiful Provision
There is more happiness in the world than we are disposed to think. God's works give praise to Him. Take, for instance, the gladness of one summer day, when from the little green lizards upward there is a perfect murmur of enjoyment in the stilly heat. Shall we not trust God, to whom the care of all things is as easy as the opening of the hand is to us? Psalms 104:28.
Psalms 145:13 is graven in the keystone of a very old building in Damascus, once a Christian church but for many centuries a mosque. The words are still true and are nearer historical fulfillment today than ever, Psalms 145:18. The Lord is always nigh, though we do not perceive or realize His presence, and it is good to affirm it as we pray. To utter these words often during one's daily life is to practice the presence of God, after the manner of the Christian mystics. But some cannot do as much; they can only desire, Psalms 145:19. But He whose love notices the faintest yearning after Himself will fulfill it. See Psalms 145:19. We shall praise God worthily when we see Him as He is! [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 145

1  David praises God for his fame
8  For his goodness
11  For his kingdom
14  For his providence
17  For his justice, holiness, and savings mercy

What do the individual words in Psalms 145:19 mean?

The desire of those who fear Him He will fulfill and also their cry He will hear and save them
רְצוֹן־ יְרֵאָ֥יו יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וְֽאֶת־ שַׁוְעָתָ֥ם יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע וְיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם

רְצוֹן־  The  desire 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: רָצֹון  
Sense: pleasure, delight, favour, goodwill, acceptance, will.
יְרֵאָ֥יו  of  those  who  fear  Him 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָרֵא  
Sense: fearing, reverent, afraid.
יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה  He  will  fulfill 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
וְֽאֶת־  and  also 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שַׁוְעָתָ֥ם  their  cry 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: שַׁוְעָה  
Sense: cry for help.
יִ֝שְׁמַ֗ע  He  will  hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
וְיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם  and  save  them 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.