Psalms 145:15

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The eyes of all look expectantly to You, And You give them their food in due season.

Context of Psalms 145:15

13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, And Your dominion endures throughout all generations. The Lord is faithful in His words, And holy in all His works. 14The Lord supports all who fall, And raises up all who are bowed down. The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time. 16You open Your hand And satisfy the desire of every living thing. 17The Lord is righteous in all His ways, And kind in all His works.

Psalms 145:15 word by word

עֵֽינֵי־כֹ֭ל אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְשַׂבֵּ֑רוּ וְאַתָּ֤ה נֽוֹתֵן־לָהֶ֖ם אֶת־אָכְלָ֣ם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• The eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• lookשָׂבַרώâbar shâbar · to awaitH7663
• giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them their foodאֹ֫כֶל'ôkel · foodH400
• in due timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256

Cross-references for Psalms 145:15

• Psalms 145:9The Lord is good to all, And His mercies are over all His works.
• Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for their prey And seek their food from God.
• Psalms 136:25Who gives food to all flesh, For His faithfulness is everlasting.
• Psalms 147:8It is He who covers the heavens with clouds, Who provides rain for the earth, Who makes grass sprout on the mountains.
• Genesis 1:30and to every animal of the earth and to every bird of the sky and to everything that moves on the earth which has life, I have given every green plant for food”; and it was so.
• Job 38:39“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of young lions,
• Joel 2:22Do not fear, animals of the field, For the pastures of the wilderness have turned green, For the tree has produced its fruit, The fig tree and the vine have yielded in full.
• Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they?
• Luke 12:24Consider the ravens, that they neither sow nor reap; they have no storeroom nor barn, and yet God feeds them; how much more valuable you are than the birds!
• Acts 17:25nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things;

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

Topics related to Psalms 145:15

• Blessing
• Food
• Gifts from God
• Praise
• Waiting

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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