Psalms 104:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֻּ֭לָּם אֵלֶ֣יךָ יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּן לָתֵ֖ת אָכְלָ֣ם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

kullām ʾēleykā yĕśabbērûn lātēt ʾoklām bĕʿittô

Grammar Details

*kullām*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - all of them
*ʾēleykā*: preposition *ʾel* + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you
*yĕśabbērûn*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they wait expectantly
*lātēt*: preposition *lě* + verb, qal infinitive construct - to give
*ʾoklām*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their food
*bĕʿittô*: preposition *bě* + noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in its time

Word Meanings

*kullām*: all of them, every one of them
*yĕśabbērûn*: wait expectantly, hope, look for
*lātēt*: to give, to provide, to supply
*ʾokel*: food, nourishment, provisions
*ʿēt*: time, season, proper time

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 136:25 : 25 Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Ps 147:9 : 9 He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.
Job 36:31 : 31 For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
Job 38:41 : 41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?
Ps 36:6 : 6 Thy righteousness is like the mountains of God; Thy judgments are a great deep: O Jehovah, thou preservest man and beast.
Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season. 16 Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Luke 12:24-28 : 24 Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds! 25 And which of you by being anxious {G3309} can add a cubit unto the measure of his life? 26 If then ye are not able to do even that which is least, why are ye anxious concerning the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; yet I say unto you, Even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 28 But if God doth so clothe the grass in the field, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven; how much more [shall he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 145:15-16
2 verses
87%
15The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.
16Thou openest thy hand, And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Ps 104:28-30
3 verses
83%
28Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.
Ps 104:24-26
3 verses
77%
24O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.
25Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
26There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
Ps 104:20-21
2 verses
75%
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
Job 36:31
74%
31For by these he judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.
Ps 147:9
73%
9He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.
Ps 8:7-8
2 verses
73%
7All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field,
8The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Ps 136:25
72%
25Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness [endureth] for ever.
Ps 104:11-14
4 verses
72%
11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.
12By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
13He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,
Hab 1:14-15
2 verses
71%
14and makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, that have no ruler over them?
15He taketh up all of them with the angle, he catcheth them in his net, and gathereth them in his drag: therefore he rejoiceth and is glad.
Ps 107:23-24
2 verses
71%
23They that go down to the sea in ships, That do business in great waters;
24These see the works of Jehovah, And his wonders in the deep.
Lev 25:7
71%
7And for thy cattle, and for the beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be for food.
Prov 6:8
71%
8Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest.
Ps 33:19
71%
19To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
Gen 9:2-3
2 verses
71%
2And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every bird of the heavens; with all wherewith the ground teemeth, and all the fishes of the sea, into your hand are they delivered.
3Every moving thing that liveth shall be food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
Ps 104:7-9
3 verses
70%
7At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
8(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
Ps 17:14
70%
14From men by thy hand, O Jehovah, From men of the world, whose portion is in [this] life, And whose belly thou fillest with thy treasure: They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their substance to their babes.
Ps 111:5
70%
5He hath given food unto them that fear him: He will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Gen 6:21
70%
21And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
Isa 30:23
70%
23And he will give the rain for thy seed, wherewith thou shalt sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground, and it shall be fat and plenteous. In that day shall thy cattle feed in large pastures;
Ps 78:29
70%
29So they did eat, and were well filled; And he gave them their own desire.
Ps 148:10
70%
10Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;
Job 38:39
69%
39Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
Job 12:7-8
2 verses
69%
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Job 38:41
69%
41Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, [And] wander for lack of food?
Gen 1:29
69%
29And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for food:
Ps 59:15
69%
15They shall wander up and down for food, And tarry all night if they be not satisfied.
Eccl 6:7
69%
7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
Ps 107:37
69%
37And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.
Job 40:20
69%
20Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play.
Jer 14:22
69%
22Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
Ps 145:10
69%
10All thy works shall give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; And thy saints shall bless thee.
Ps 65:9
69%
9Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; The river of God is full of water: Thou providest them grain, when thou hast so prepared the earth.
Lam 3:25
69%
25Jehovah is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.