Psalms 104:21
He made him Lord over his house, 1 And ruler of all his substance; 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
In Context
20The king sent and loosed him; 1 Even the prince of the people, and let him go free. 1
22To chastise his rulers at his pleasure, 1 And to teach his elders wisdom. 1
Cross References
Job 38:41And who has prepared food for the raven? 1 For its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, 1 In search of food.
Isaiah 31:4For thus said the Lord to me, As a lion would roar, or a lion’s whelp over prey which he has taken, and cry over it, until the mountains are filled with his voice, and the animals are awestruck and tremble at the fierceness of his wrath: so the Lord of hosts shall descend to fight upon the Mount Zion, even upon her mountains.
Joel 1:18What shall we store up for ourselves? the herds of cattle have mourned, because they had no pasture; and the flocks of sheep have been utterly destroyed.
Joel 2:22Be of good courage, ye beasts of the plain, for the plains of the wilderness have budded, for the trees have borne their fruit, the fig tree and the vine have yielded their strength.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:20-31
The Divine Bounty. 19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 O Lord , how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.… Read the whole commentary →