Psalms 111:5He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant.
The setting
Ancient Israel during harvest festival, Jerusalem. Families bringing firstfruits, remembering wilderness provision...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by God's faithfulness through Israel's long history of provision
The original word
tereph (טֶרֶף) — literally 'prey' or 'torn flesh,' meaning food hunted and provided
Why it matters
Israel celebrated three harvest festivals yearly — Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles — all remembering God's provision
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 111:5
God doesn't just give food — He gives it to 'those who fear Him,' meaning provision comes through relationship, not entitlement
Common misconceptionPeople think this guarantees they'll never be hungry. It means God is faithful to His covenant people — sometimes through community, sometimes miraculously, but always somehow.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 111:5
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 111:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 111:5 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to unknown. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 90% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include provision, covenant faithfulness. Notable phrases: given food; remembers his covenant. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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