Psalms 145:15The eyes of all wait for you. You give them their food in due season.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000 BC. Evening in Jerusalem as families gather for their main meal, looking up in gratitude. David observes how even animals depend on God's timing. Modern Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: wonder at observing God's daily faithfulness
The original word
śābar (שָׂבַר) — to wait with expectant hope, like a watchman at dawn
Why it matters
Hebrew meals were timed by daylight since olive oil lamps were precious and dim
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 145:15
The phrase 'in due season' means God's timing, not ours — sometimes the waiting IS the provision
Common misconceptionPeople think this guarantees luxury or abundance. It actually promises sufficiency — daily bread, not daily banquets. God feeds sparrows, not with caviar.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 145:15
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 145:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 145:15 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine provision, dependence, trust. Notable phrases: eyes of all wait for you; give them their food. 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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