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Psalms 111:5
He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the worshiping assembly, recording God’s historical provision immediately after noting His gracious character and just before declaring His distribution of the nations’ inheritance. The declaration functions as a liturgical affirmation of divine faithfulness within a corporate praise context.
The words — The Hebrew word טֶרֶף (teref) literally means “food” or “portion,” paired with נָתַן (natan) “he gives” to describe the act of provisioning. The phrase בְּרִיתוֹ לְעוֹלָם (berito leolam) translates directly to “His covenant forever,” anchoring the verse in perpetual divine commitment.
The thread — The declaration that God remembers His covenant appears in Psalms 105:8, Luke 1:72, and Nehemiah 1:5, where it consistently connects historical mercy with ongoing relational fidelity to His people.
Why it lands — The text states that God actively supplies sustenance to the reverent and maintains His covenant without end. The reader must respond by aligning daily dependence and covenant loyalty with the certainty of God’s unchanging provision rather than human merit.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: he will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Cross-references
- Psalms 105:8 He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—
- Luke 1:72 to show mercy to our fathers and to remember His holy covenant,
- Nehemiah 1:5 Then I said: “O LORD, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion with those who love Him and keep His commandments,
- Psalms 89:34 I will not violate My covenant or alter the utterance of My lips.
- Psalms 106:45 And He remembered His covenant with them, and relented by the abundance of His loving devotion.
- Daniel 9:4 And I prayed to the LORD my God and confessed, “O, Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant of loving devotion to those who love Him and keep His commandments,
- 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?
- Psalms 34:9 Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Psalms 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
- Isaiah 33:16 he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.