Psalm 136:25
New International Version
He gives food to every creature. His love endures forever.

New Living Translation
He gives food to every living thing. His faithful love endures forever.

English Standard Version
he who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Berean Standard Bible
He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

King James Bible
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

New King James Version
Who gives food to all flesh, For His mercy endures forever.

New American Standard Bible
Who gives food to all flesh, For His faithfulness is everlasting.

NASB 1995
Who gives food to all flesh, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

NASB 1977
Who gives food to all flesh, For His lovingkindness is everlasting.

Legacy Standard Bible
Who gives food to all flesh, For His lovingkindness endures forever.

Amplified Bible
Who gives food to all flesh, For His lovingkindness endures forever;

Christian Standard Bible
He gives food to every creature. His faithful love endures forever.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He gives food to every creature. His love is eternal.

American Standard Version
Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness endureth for ever.

Contemporary English Version
He gives food to all who live. God's love never fails.

English Revised Version
He giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He gives food to every living creature- because his mercy endures forever.

Good News Translation
He gives food to every living creature; his love is eternal.

International Standard Version
He gives food to all creatures, for his gracious love is everlasting.

Majority Standard Bible
He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

NET Bible
to the one who gives food to all living things, for his loyal love endures.

New Heart English Bible
Who gives food to every creature; for his loving kindness endures forever.

Webster's Bible Translation
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

World English Bible
who gives food to every creature, for his loving kindness endures forever.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Giving food to all flesh, "" For His kindness [is] for all time.

Young's Literal Translation
Giving food to all flesh, For to the age is His kindness.

Smith's Literal Translation
He gave bread to all flesh: for his mercy is forever.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He gives food to all flesh, for his mercy is eternal.

New American Bible
And gives bread to all flesh, for his mercy endures forever.

New Revised Standard Version
who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Who gives food to all flesh; for his mercy endures for ever.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
To him who gives food to all flesh, for his mercies are to eternity.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who giveth food to all flesh, For His mercy endureth for ever.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Who gives food to all flesh; for his mercy endures for ever.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
His Loving Faithfulness Endures Forever
24and freed us from our enemies. His loving devotion endures forever. 25He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever. 26Give thanks to the God of heaven! His loving devotion endures forever.…

Cross References
Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Acts 14:17
Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”

Psalm 145:15-16
The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. / You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Job 38:41
Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?

Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

Genesis 1:29-30
Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. / And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Psalm 104:27-28
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. / When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

1 Timothy 6:17
Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Psalm 147:9
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

Deuteronomy 8:3
He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

Philippians 4:19
And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

Isaiah 55:10
For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,

Matthew 5:45
that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

Genesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.


Treasury of Scripture

Who gives food to all flesh: for his mercy endures for ever.

who giveth food

Psalm 104:27
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

Psalm 145:15
The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

Psalm 147:9
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

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Psalm 136
1. An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mercies.














He gives food
This phrase highlights God's providential care and sustenance for all creation. The Hebrew root word for "gives" is "נָתַן" (natan), which means to give, bestow, or grant. This action of giving is not just a one-time event but a continuous provision, reflecting God's ongoing involvement in the world. The word "food" in Hebrew is "לֶחֶם" (lechem), which can mean bread or sustenance. This indicates that God provides the necessary sustenance for life, echoing the biblical theme of God as the ultimate provider, as seen in the manna provided to the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16).

to every creature
The phrase "every creature" underscores the universality of God's provision. The Hebrew word for "creature" is "בָּשָׂר" (basar), which can also mean flesh, indicating all living beings. This inclusivity reflects the comprehensive nature of God's care, extending beyond humanity to all living things. It aligns with the creation narrative in Genesis, where God declares all creation as good and provides for it. This phrase reminds believers of the interconnectedness of all life and God's sovereign care over the entire earth.

His loving devotion
The term "loving devotion" is translated from the Hebrew word "חֶסֶד" (chesed), which is a rich and multifaceted term often rendered as lovingkindness, mercy, or steadfast love. It conveys a sense of loyal love and faithfulness, often associated with covenantal relationships. In the context of Psalm 136, it emphasizes God's unwavering commitment to His creation and His people. This loving devotion is not based on human merit but on God's character and promises.

endures forever
The phrase "endures forever" is a powerful declaration of the eternal nature of God's chesed. The Hebrew word for "endures" is "עוֹלָם" (olam), which signifies perpetuity or everlasting duration. This assurance of God's eternal loving devotion provides comfort and hope to believers, affirming that God's care and faithfulness are unchanging and everlasting. It is a recurring theme throughout Psalm 136, serving as a refrain that reinforces the reliability and constancy of God's love.

(25) All flesh.--Here apparently the word mercy takes a wider image and applies to all men. But only apparently so. Israel could think of Jehovah providing for the bodily wants of all as He was the creator of all, but the covenant grace was for them alone.

Verse 25. - Who giveth food to all flesh. Has a care, i.e., not only for man, but also for animals (comp. Psalm 104:27; 145:15; 147:9; Jonah 4:11). For his mercy, etc.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He gives
נֹתֵ֣ן (nō·ṯên)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

food
לֶ֭חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain

to every
לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

creature.
בָּשָׂ֑ר (bā·śār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man

His loving devotion
חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ (ḥas·dōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty

endures forever.
לְעוֹלָ֣ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always


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