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Psalms 104:27
27All these living things wait for you to give them their food when they need it.
Psalms 104:27 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
- New International Version (NIV)All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
- English Standard Version (ESV)These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
- New King James Version (NKJV)These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.
Context of Psalms 104:27
25Look at the sea, which is deep and wide! It is full of living things, that are both large and small. They are more than anyone can count. 26Ships travel on the sea. You made the monster, Leviathan, to swim and to play in the sea. All these living things wait for you to give them their food when they need it. 28When you give it to them, they take it. You open your hand to feed them, and they have plenty of good things. 29When you turn away from them, they become very afraid. When you take away their breath, they die and they return to the dust.
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כֻּ֭לָּם אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּן לָתֵ֖ת אָכְלָ֣ם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:27
- Psalms 36:6Your justice is like the strongest mountains. You always do what is right, more than the seas are deep. You take care of people and animals and you keep them safe.
- Psalms 145:15People look to you for help. You give them food when they need it.
- Psalms 147:9He gives food for the animals to eat. He feeds the young ravens when they cry.
- Job 38:41You cannot find food for the ravens to eat. You cannot help them when their babies cry to me because they are weak and hungry.’
- Luke 12:24Think about the birds. They do not plant seeds in the ground. They do not cut down plants to eat. They have no buildings to store food. But God gives them food to eat. You are much more valuable than the birds.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:27
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27These wait all upon thee - The innumerable fry of the smaller aquatic animals, as well as whales, dolphins, porpoises, and sharks, all have their meat from God. He has in his gracious providence furnished that sort of food which is suitable to all. And this provision is various; not only for every kind of fish does God provide food, but a different kind of aliment for each in its different periods of growth. Here are displayed the goodness and infinitely…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27These wait all upon thee - That is, These are all dependent on thee. It does not, of course, mean that they “wait” in the sense that they are conscious of their dependence on God, but that they are “actually” dependent. The original word implies the idea of “expecting” or “hoping,” and is so rendered in the Septuagint and Vulgate. They have no other ground of expectation or hope but in thee. That thou mayest give them their meat in due season - Their food…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Does God listen to the language of mere nature, even in ravenous creatures, and shall he not much more interpret favourably the language of grace in his own people, though weak and broken groanings which cannot be uttered? There is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-30All living things depend on the Lord, who provides what they need and who has power over life and death (compare Matthew 6:11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 27-3027-30. The entire dependence of this immense family on God is set forth. With Him, to kill or make alive is equally easy. To hide His face is to withdraw favor (Psa 13:1). By His spirit, or breath, or mere word, He gives life. It is His constant providence which repairs the wastes of time and disease.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 104
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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