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Psalms 147:9

Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

In Context

8Who is covering the heavens with clouds, Who is preparing for the earth rain, Who is causing grass to spring up [on] mountains,

10Not in the might of the horse doth He delight, Not in the legs of a man is He pleased.

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Cross References

Job 38:41Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.

Psalms 136:25Giving food to all flesh, For to the age [is] His kindness.

Psalms 145:16Opening Thy hand, and satisfying The desire of every living thing.

Luke 12:24'Consider the ravens, that they sow not, nor reap, to which there is no barn nor storehouse, and God doth nourish them; how much better are ye than the fowls?

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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