Psalms 147:9
The Lord keepeth the strangers, he will support the fatherless and the widow: and the ways of sinners he will destroy.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
In Context
10The Lord shall reign for ever: thy God, O Sion, unto generation and generation.
Cross References
Job 38:41Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat?
Luke 12:24Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:2-12
A Call to Praise God; Reasons for Praise. 1 Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7… Read the whole commentary →