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Psalm 111:5
He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant.
3His work is honor and majesty. His righteousness endures forever.
4He has caused his wonderful works to be remembered. The LORD is gracious and merciful.
5He has given food to those who fear him. He always remembers his covenant.
6He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the heritage of the nations.
7The works of his hands are truth and justice. All his precepts are sure.
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Food, a need that returns each day, appears here with God's enduring covenant, joining ordinary dependence to the assurance that he remembers.
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Ruth 1:6Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab; for she had heard in the country of Moab how the LORD had visited his …Both passages name food as God's provision, with Ruth recounting news that the LORD had given his people bread.
Psalm 105:8He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,Both psalms declare that God remembers his covenant, stressing that his remembrance endures.
Genesis 1:29Both passages describe food as God's gift, with Genesis naming seed-bearing plants and fruit trees.
Deuteronomy 4:31For the LORD your God is a merciful God. He will not fail you nor destroy you, nor forget the covenant of your fathers which he swore to them.Both affirm that God does not forget his covenant, with Deuteronomy linking this assurance to his mercy.
Exodus 1:20God dealt well with the midwives, and the people multiplied, and grew very mighty.The shared thread is God's kindness toward people; Exodus describes his care for the midwives without mentioning food or covenant.
Luke 1:72to show mercy toward our fathers, to remember his holy covenant,Both passages speak of God remembering his covenant, with Luke also naming mercy toward the fathers.
Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on high. His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks. His bread will be supplied. His waters will be sure.Both passages speak of food being provided, with Isaiah also naming secure shelter and a sure supply of water.
Nehemiah 1:5and said, “I beg you, LORD, the God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love him and keep his …Both describe God's covenant faithfulness toward people who honor him, expressed as fear in the psalm and love and obedience in Nehemiah.
Psalm 106:45He remembered for them his covenant, and repented according to the multitude of his loving kindnesses.Both psalms speak of God remembering his covenant, with Psalm 106 also naming his abundant loving kindness.
Matthew 6:26–33See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than …Both name God as the giver of food: the psalm speaks of those who fear him, while Jesus points to birds.
Psalm 89:34I will not break my covenant, nor alter what my lips have uttered.Both affirm God's covenant faithfulness: Psalm 111 says he remembers it, and Psalm 89 says he will not break it.
Daniel 9:4I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said, “Oh, Lord, the great and dreadful God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness with those who love …God's covenant faithfulness is praised in the psalm and addressed in Daniel's prayer of confession.
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Food belongs in this song of praise: God has fed those who fear him. The lasting assurance rests in his faithfulness: he always remembers his covenant.
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