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The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Psalms 145:15 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.
  • BSB The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
  • NKJV The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season.
  • NASB The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time.
  • NLT The eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it.

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Quick answer

All creatures look to God, and He gives them food at the proper time. He is the faithful provider for every living thing.

Overview

Every creature depends on God's timely provision, looking to Him as the source of life's needs. This expresses confident trust in His daily care. Jesus drew on such truth when teaching His disciples not to be anxious but to trust their heavenly Father's provision (Matthew 6:26).

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 11

  • Ps 136:25Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.
  • Ps 104:27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
  • Acts 17:25Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
  • Matt 6:26Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
  • Ps 147:8–9Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
  • Job 38:39–41Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
  • Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
  • Gen 1:30And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
  • Ps 145:9The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
  • Ps 104:21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
  • Joel 2:22Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

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Commentaries & study tools

  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

    Clear, readable, conservative exposition — the best free place to start on any passage.

  • CommentaryClassic commentaries for this verseBibleHub (20+ works) · Pastoral · Free

    Matthew Henry, Barnes, Gill, the Pulpit Commentary, Ellicott, Cambridge, and more — stacked on one page for this exact verse.

  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on PsalmsMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

    The beloved Puritan exposition of this whole book — warm, devotional, and verse by verse (free, CCEL).

  • ReferenceInterlinear, lexicon & Strong'sBlue Letter Bible · Seminary · Free

    Hebrew/Greek interlinear, word definitions, and cross-references for this verse.

Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 145:15 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

Original language

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