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Psalms 104:21
21The lions roar while they look for animals to kill. They look for the food that God gives to them.
Psalms 104:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
- New International Version (NIV)The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
Context of Psalms 104:21
19You made the moon to tell us the months and seasons. The sun also knows the right time for sunset. 20At night you make it dark, so that the forest animals come out. The lions roar while they look for animals to kill. They look for the food that God gives to them. 22At sunrise, they go back to their homes, and they lie down to rest. 23During the day, people go out to work. They work at their jobs until it is evening.
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:21 word by word
הַ֭כְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים לַטָּ֑רֶף וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵאֵ֣ל אָכְלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 104:21
- Psalms 34:10Even young lions may not have food, so that they become hungry. But people who trust the Lord for help will receive every good thing that they need.
- Job 38:39When the lions become hungry, can you find food for the young lions to eat?
- Isaiah 31:4This is what the Lord said to me: ‘The Lord Almighty will come down to fight on Mount Zion and on its hill. He will come like a strong young lion that roars when it has caught a lamb to eat. Even if a whole crowd of shepherds come to chase it away, their shouts will not make the lion afraid.
- Ezekiel 19:2Say this: “Your mother was like a great lion among the other lions. She lay among strong young lions. She helped her children to grow safely.
- Amos 3:4If a lion roars in the forest, it means that he has killed an animal to eat. A young lion does not shout unless he has caught something.
- Psalms 147:9He gives food for the animals to eat. He feeds the young ravens when they cry.
- Job 38:41You cannot find food for the ravens to eat. You cannot help them when their babies cry to me because they are weak and hungry.’
- Joel 1:18The cows make a sad noise. They all move about because they cannot find any grass. Even groups of sheep are hungry.
- Joel 2:22Do not be afraid, wild animals. The fields in the wilderness are becoming green. Fruit is growing on the trees. The fig tree and the vine are giving much fruit.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The young lions roar after their prey - It is said of the lion, that his roaring is so terrible as to astonish and quite unnerve the beast which he pursues; so that, though fleeter than himself, it falls down and becomes an easy prey.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21The young lions roar after their prey - This is a continuation of the description in the previous verse. At night the beasts which had been hidden in the daytime crawl forth and seek their food. The lion is particularly specified as one of the beasts that in a general survey would attract attention. The psalmist hears his “roar” as he goes forth in the forest in pursuit of his prey. And seek their meat from God - Their food. That is, God bestows it on…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Does God listen to the language of mere nature, even in ravenous creatures, and shall he not much more interpret favourably the language of grace in his own people, though weak and broken groanings which cannot be uttered? There is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-23Cycles of darkness and dawn mark the days on earth.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-2320-23. He provides and adapts to man's wants the appointed times and seasons.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 104
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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