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Psalms 145:15

145:14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. wait: or, look unto

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The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.

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

The eyes of all wait on you; and you give them their meat in due season.

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

What does Psalms 145:15 mean?

Psalms 145:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עַיִן (ʻayin), שָׂבַר (sâbar), נָתַן (nâthan).

Hebrew interlinear

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The
eyesעַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
of
all
waitשָׂבַרsâbar/saw-bar'/H7663to scrutinize; by implication (of watching) to expect (with hope and patience)
upon
thee;
and
thou
givestנָתַןnâthan/naw-than'/H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them
their
meatאֹכֶלʼôkel/o'-kel/H400food
in
due
season.עֵתʻêth/ayth/H6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
wait:
or,
look
unto

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 145:15.

Genesis 16:5

And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee.

Genesis 20:16

And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved.

Genesis 23:11

Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

Genesis 3:6

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. pleasant: Heb. a desire

Genesis 31:10

And it came to pass at the time that the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and, behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle were ringstraked, speckled, and grisled. rams: or, he goats

Psalms 104:27

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

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What does Psalms 145:15 say?

Psalms 145:15 (King James Version) reads: "The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. wait: or, look unto"

Is Psalms 145:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 145:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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