Psalms 104:21
The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
In Context
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!
22When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
Cross References
Job 38:41Who provideth for the raven his food, When his young ones cry unto God, While they wander about without food?
Psalms 145:15The eyes of all wait upon thee, And thou givest them their food in due season;
Isaiah 31:4For thus hath Jehovah said to me: As when the lion and the young lion growl over their prey, And a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, By their noise he is not terrified, Nor by their tumult disheartened; So shall Jehovah of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and her hill.
Joel 1:18How do the beasts groan, How do the herds of oxen wander perplexed, Having no pasture! The flocks of sheep also are destroyed.
Joel 2:22Fear not, O ye beasts of the field, For the pastures of the desert spring up, For the tree beareth its fruit; The fig-tree and the vine yield 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 →