Psa 147:9
He giveth to the beast his food, {and} to the young ravens which cry.
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These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give {them} their meat in due season.
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. {wait...: or, look unto}
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein {there is} life, {I have given} every green herb for meat: and it was so. {life: Heb. a living soul}
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which {is} upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which {is} the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. {bearing...: Heb. seeding seed} {yielding...: Heb. seeding seed}
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give {them} their meat in due season.
And it shall be, {that} thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy {endureth} for ever.
The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. {to...: Heb. in going forth and returning}
And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went out to withstand thee, because {thy} way is perverse before me: {to...: Heb. to be an adversary unto thee}
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, {which} sing among the branches. {sing: Heb. give a voice}
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather {it} to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.
I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field {are} mine. {mine: Heb. with me}
Thy righteousness {is} like the great mountains; thy judgments {are} a great deep: O LORD, thou preservest man and beast. {the...: Heb. the mountains of God}