Psalms 136:25Who gives food to every creature; for his loving kindness endures forever.
The setting
Ancient Israel, during temple worship. Farmers and shepherds singing this after harvest, remembering failed crops and God's provision...
The emotion here: deep security after experiencing God's faithfulness through lean times
The original word
lechem (לֶחֶם) — bread, but representing all sustenance for survival
Why it matters
Ancient Israelites lived one failed harvest away from starvation
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 136:25
'Every creature' includes animals — God feeds sparrows and lions with equal care
Common misconceptionThis isn't promising you'll never go hungry — it's saying God sustains all life and has plans even in scarcity.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 136:25
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 136:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 136:25 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, God's love. Notable phrases: gives food to every creature; loving kindness endures forever. 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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