He needed the spiritual sustenance he received from Jehovah and deeply appreciated it.
فَقَدْ قَدَّرَ حَقَّ ٱلتَّقْدِيرِ ٱلطَّعَامَ ٱلرُّوحِيَّ ٱلَّذِي مَنَحَهُ إِيَّاهُ يَهْوَه إِذْ كَانَ بِأَمَسِّ ٱلْحَاجَةِ إِلَيْهِ .‏