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Psalms 145:15–16

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The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
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From verse 15

  1. Psalms 136:25Rank 1 from verse 15
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    25Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

  2. Psalms 104:27Rank 2 from verse 15
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    27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

  3. Acts 17:25Rank 3 from verse 15
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    25Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

  4. Matthew 6:26Rank 4 from verse 15
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    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?

  5. Psalms 147:8–9Rank 5 from verse 15
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    8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

    9He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

From verse 16

  1. Psalms 104:28Rank 1 from verse 16
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    28That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

  2. Psalms 107:9Rank 2 from verse 16
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    9For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

  3. Psalms 132:15Rank 3 from verse 16
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    15I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

  4. Job 38:27Rank 4 from verse 16
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    27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 145:15

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 145:16

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

hand

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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

satisfiest

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Second-person singular present form of satisfy, meaning to gratify wants, wishes or desires to the full extent; to supply possession or enjoyment till no more is desired.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

desire

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Sense 1: A wish, longing, request, pleasure, or thing wished for. Sense 2: To wish for, long for, request, or take pleasure in.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

every

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Each individual or member of the class, group, place, time, side, or kind named; all distributively.

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

COMBINED MEANING

living

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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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145:1I WILL extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

145:2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

145:3Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

145:4One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.

145:5I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.

145:6And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.

145:7They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.

145:8The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

145:9The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.

145:10All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.

145:11They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

145:12To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.

145:13Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.

145:14The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.

145:15The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

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145:16Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

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145:17The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.

145:18The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

145:19He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.

145:20The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.

145:21My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

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