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Psalms 104:27

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These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
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  1. Psalms 136:25Rank 1 from verse 27
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    25Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  2. Psalms 147:9Rank 2 from verse 27
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    9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

  3. Job 38:41Rank 3 from verse 27
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    41Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

  4. Luke 12:24–28Rank 4 from verse 27
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    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?

    25And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

    26If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

    27Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

    28If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

  5. Psalms 145:15–16Rank 5 from verse 27
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    15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

    16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

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Psalms 104:27

COMBINED MEANING

wait

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Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

meat

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Sense 1: Food, nourishment, sustenance, or provision. Sense 2: Figuratively, that which nourishes or sustains.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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due

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1. Proper, fitting, or appointed for the stated time, season, order, or occasion. 2. Owed, payable, belonging, deserved, required, or rightfully assigned to a person or purpose.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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season

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Sense 1: An appointed time or period. Sense 2: As a verb, to prepare, mature, or make suitable.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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26There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

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28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

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