English Standard Version
Psalms 34:10
10The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
Psalms 34:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.
- New International Version (NIV)The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the Lord shall not lack any good thing.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
Context of Psalms 34:10
8Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! 9Oh, fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! The young lions suffer want and hunger; but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. 11Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12What man is there who desires life and loves many days, that he may see good?
Read all of Psalms 34Psalms 34:10 word by word
כְּ֭פִירִים רָשׁ֣וּ וְרָעֵ֑בוּ וְדֹרְשֵׁ֥י יְ֝הוָ֗ה לֹא־יַחְסְר֥וּ כָל־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 34:10
- Psalms 104:21The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
- Job 4:10The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions are broken.
- Luke 1:51He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Matthew 6:32For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.
Commentaries on Psalms 34:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The young lions do lack - Instead of כפירים kephirim, the young lions, one of Kennicott's MSS. has כבירים cabbirim, "powerful men." The Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, Syriac, Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon have the same reading. Houbigant approves of this; and indeed the sense and connection seem to require it. My old Psalter reads: - The Ryche had nede; and thai hungerd: but sekand Lard sal noght be lessed of alle gode. That es, says the paraphrase, with outen…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The young lions do lack and suffer hunger - That is, they often do it, as compared with the friends of God. The allusion is especially to the “young” lions who are not able to go forth themselves in search of food. Perhaps the idea is, that they are dependent on the older lions - their parents - for the supply of their needs, as the pious are dependent on God; but that the result shows their reliance to be often vain, while that of the pious never is. The…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10Fear of the Lord includes reverence and respect, and it motivates a life of wisdom (see Proverbs 1:7; 9:10).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. not want any good--"good" is emphatic; they may be afflicted (compare Psa 34:10); but this may be a good (2Co 4:17, 18; He 12:10, 11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 34
- 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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