¹⁵ The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.

²⁷ These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

²⁵ Who giveth food to all flesh; For his lovingkindness `endureth' for ever.

²⁵ neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

⁸ Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

⁹ He giveth to the beast his food, `And' to the young ravens which cry.

²⁴ Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!

²⁶ Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?

⁹ Jehovah is good to all; And his tender mercies are over all his works.

²¹ The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

³⁹ Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

⁴⁰ When they couch in their dens, `And' abide in the covert to lie in wait?

⁴¹ Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, `And' wander for lack of food?

³⁰ and to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the heavens, and to everything that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, `I have given' every green herb for food: and it was so.

²² Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.