Psalms 104:21
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
In Context
20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
22The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
Cross References
Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Isaiah 31:4For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
Joel 1:18How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.
Joel 2:22Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.
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 →