King James Version
Psalms 104:28 in the King James Version says “That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.”
Psalms 104:28 · KJV
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. made: Heb. formed
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“That thou givest”
H5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
“them they gather”
H3950properly, to pick up, i.e., (generally) to gather; specifically, to glean
“thou openest”
H6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve
“thine hand”
H3027a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from h3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great v
“they are filled”
H7646to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
“with good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
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