Bible Strands
Psalms 132:15
I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God declares Himself the eternal dweller of Zion and addresses the city directly, promising to provide for its people as part of His covenantal presence.
The words — אֲבָרֵ֑ךְ ('a.va.Rekh) means "I will bless" and אַשְׂבִּיעַ ('as.Bi.a) means "I will satisfy," both describing divine action toward אֶבְיוֹנֶיהָ ('ev.yo.Nei./ha), "its needy," with לָחֶם (La.chem), "bread/food."
The thread — The promise of provision and satisfied need runs through Psalms 147:14, Leviticus 26:4, and Proverbs 3:9, where God’s supply is consistently linked to peace, harvest, and the honoring of His name.
Why it lands — The text states that God will actively bless and satisfy the needy with bread, requiring the reader to recognize material sustenance as a direct divine act rather than a human achievement.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.
Cross-references
- Psalms 147:14 He makes peace at your borders; He fills you with the finest wheat.
- Leviticus 26:4 I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
- Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;
- Mark 8:6 And He instructed the crowd to sit down on the ground. Then He took the seven loaves, gave thanks and broke them, and gave them to His disciples to set before the people. And they distributed them to the crowd.
- 2 Corinthians 9:10 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness.
- Matthew 5:6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- Exodus 23:25 So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.
- Deuteronomy 14:29 Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
- Psalms 107:9 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
- 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.