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Psalm 81

Psa. 81:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He should have fed
'akal (Hebrew #398)
to eat (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: X at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, X freely, X in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, X quite.
Pronounce: aw-kal'
Origin: a primitive root
them also with the ζfinest
cheleb (Hebrew #2459)
from an unused root meaning to be fat; fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part
KJV usage: X best, fat(-ness), X finest, grease, marrow.
Pronounce: kheh'-leb
Origin: or cheleb {khay'-leb}
of the wheat
chittah (Hebrew #2406)
wheat, whether the grain or the plant
KJV usage: wheat(-en).
Pronounce: khit-taw'
Origin: of uncertain derivation
: and with honey
dbash (Hebrew #1706)
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup
KJV usage: honey((-comb)).
Pronounce: deb-ash'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be gummy
i out of the rock
tsuwr (Hebrew #6697)
from 6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
KJV usage: edge, X (mighty) God (one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also 1049.
Pronounce: tsoor
Origin: or tsur {tsoor}
should I have satisfied
saba` (Hebrew #7646)
a primitive root; to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: have enough, fill (full, self, with), be (to the) full (of), have plenty of, be satiate, satisfy (with), suffice, be weary of.
Pronounce: saw-bah'
Origin: or sabeay {saw-bay'-ah}
thee.
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fat.
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Deut. 32:13• 13He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; (Deut. 32:13)

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Honey,
Rock,
Wheat

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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fed.
Psa. 147:14• 14He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee with the finest of the wheat. (Psa. 147:14)
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Deut. 32:13‑14• 13He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;
 14Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. (Deut. 32:13‑14)
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Joel 2:24• 24And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the fats shall overflow with wine and oil. (Joel 2:24)
finest of the wheat.
Heb. fat of wheat.
honey.
Judg. 14:8‑9,18• 8And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
 9And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
 18And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle. (Judg. 14:8‑9,18)
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1 Sam. 14:25‑26• 25And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
 26And when the people were come into the wood, behold, the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the people feared the oath. (1 Sam. 14:25‑26)
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Job 29:6• 6When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; (Job 29:6)
• And at peace through the Lord's power, the saint would walk in a constant path. “He that doeth God's will abides forever;” he is fed with the finest of the wheat, with the most precious knowledge of Christ; and the sweetness of divine grace refreshing and satisfying the desire of the spirit. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 81-84” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he would have fed them with the finest of wheata; yea, with honey out of the rock would I have satisfied thee.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "the fat of wheat," and so Ps. 147.14.