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Psalm 104:28

You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.

26There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
28You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
29You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.
30You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
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Notice

God's open hand draws attention to the giver behind the creatures' gathering, making their food a sign of dependence and care.

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Where else Scripture says this

3 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 103:5who satisfies your desire with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.Both passages speak of God satisfying those who depend on him with what is good.
Psalm 145:16You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.Both passages describe God's open hand as the source of satisfaction for living creatures.
1 Timothy 6:17Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who …Both passages describe God giving good things, with satisfaction in the psalm and enjoyment in Paul's charge.
Where this verse fits

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Watch birds gather food for five minutes

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Encouragement

The creatures gather what God gives. Their feeding belongs within his care, and the psalm names his open hand as the source of their good.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).