God’s Word Translation
Psalms 104:21
21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
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
19He created the moon, which marks the seasons, and the sun, which knows when to set. 20He brings darkness, and it is nighttime, when all the wild animals in the forest come out. The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. 22When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens. 23Then people go to do their work, to do their tasks until 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 34:10Young lions go hungry and may starve, but those who seek the Lord’s help have all the good things they need.
- Job 38:39“Can you hunt prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of her cubs
- Isaiah 31:4This is what the Lord said to me: A lion, even a young lion, growls over its prey when a crowd of shepherds is called to fight it. It isn’t frightened by their voices or disturbed by the noise they make. So the Lord of Armies will come to fight for Mount Zion and its hill.
- Ezekiel 19:2Say: Your mother was like a lioness. She lay down among the lions. She fed many cubs.
- Amos 3:4Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl in its den unless it has caught something?
- Psalms 147:9He is the one who gives food to animals and to young ravens when they call out.
- Job 38:41“Who provides food for the crow when its young ones cry to God and wander around in need of food?
- Joel 1:18The animals groan. Herds of cattle wander around confused. There’s no pasture for them. Even flocks of sheep are suffering.
- Joel 2:22Wild animals, do not be afraid. The pastures in the wilderness have turned green. The trees have produced their fruit. There are plenty of figs and grapes.
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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