English Standard Version
Psalms 145:15
15The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.
Psalms 145:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
- New International Version (NIV)The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The eyes of all look to you in hope; you give them their food as they need it.
Context of Psalms 145:15
13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures throughout all generations. [The Lord is faithful in all his words and kind in all his works.] 14The Lord upholds all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season. 16You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17The Lord is righteous in all his ways and kind in all his works.
Read all of Psalms 145Psalms 145:15 word by word
עֵֽינֵי־כֹ֭ל אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּ וְאַתָּ֤ה נֽוֹתֵן־לָהֶ֖ם אֶת־אָכְלָ֣ם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 145:15
- Psalms 145:9The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
- Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
- Psalms 136:25he who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever.
- Psalms 147:8He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.
- Genesis 1:30And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.
- Job 38:39"Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
- Joel 2:22Fear not, you beasts of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit; the fig tree and vine give their full yield.
- Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
- Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds!
- Acts 17:25nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.
Commentaries on Psalms 145:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15The eyes of all wait upon thee - Margin, Look unto thee. All creatures, on the land, in the air, in the waters; all in heaven; all throughout the universe. That is, It is as if all directed their eyes to thee imploringly for the supply of their needs. To no one else can they look for those things which are needful for them. A universe thus looks every day, every hour, every moment, to its God! How sublime the scene! And thou givest them their meat in due…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-21Verses 10-21 All God's works show forth his praises. He satisfies the desire of every living thing, except the unreasonable children of men, who are satisfied with nothing. He does good to all the children of men; his own people in a special manner. Many children of God, who have been ready to fall into sin, to fall into despair, have tasted his goodness in preventing their falls, or recovering them speedily by his graces and comforts. And with respect to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-20The Lord cares for his creatures.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. eyes of ... thee--or, look with expecting faith (Psa 104:27, 28).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 145
- 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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