Psalm 104:21
New International Version
The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

New Living Translation
Then the young lions roar for their prey, stalking the food provided by God.

English Standard Version
The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

Berean Standard Bible
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

King James Bible
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

New King James Version
The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

New American Standard Bible
The young lions roar for their prey And seek their food from God.

NASB 1995
The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God.

NASB 1977
The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

Legacy Standard Bible
The young lions roar to go after their prey And to seek their food from God.

Amplified Bible
The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God.

Christian Standard Bible
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

American Standard Version
The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

Contemporary English Version
Lions roar as they hunt for the food you provide.

English Revised Version
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

Good News Translation
The young lions roar while they hunt, looking for the food that God provides.

International Standard Version
Young lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

Majority Standard Bible
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

NET Bible
The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

New Heart English Bible
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.

Webster's Bible Translation
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.

World English Bible
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
The young lions are roaring for prey, "" And to seek their food from God.

Young's Literal Translation
The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.

Smith's Literal Translation
The young lions roaring for prey, and to seek from God their food.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.

New American Bible
Young lions roar for prey; they seek their food from God.

New Revised Standard Version
The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The lionesses roar to tear apart and to seek their food from God.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
even young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!
20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl. 21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. 22The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.…

Cross References
Job 38:39-41
Can you hunt the prey for a lioness or satisfy the hunger of young lions / when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait in the thicket? / Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?

Psalm 145:15-16
The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. / You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Psalm 147:9
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

Job 36:31
For by these He judges the nations and provides food in abundance.

Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

Genesis 1:30
And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Job 12:7-10
But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ...

Psalm 136:25
He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

Psalm 104:27-28
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season. / When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

Psalm 34:10
Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Psalm 50:10-11
for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. / I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.

Psalm 111:5
He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.

Matthew 10:29-31
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Acts 14:17
Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”


Treasury of Scripture

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

the young

Psalm 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Job 38:39
Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Isaiah 31:4
For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.

seek

Psalm 147:9
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

Job 38:41
Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

Joel 1:18,20
How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate…

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Psalm 104
1. A meditation upon the mighty power
7. And wonderful providence of God
31. God's glory is eternal
33. The prophet vows perpetually to praise God














The young lions roar for their prey
This phrase paints a vivid picture of the natural world, where young lions, symbols of strength and ferocity, express their innate instincts. The Hebrew word for "roar" (שָׁאַג, sha'ag) conveys a deep, resonant sound that signifies both the power and the need of these creatures. In the context of the psalm, this roaring is not just a display of might but a cry for sustenance, reflecting the dependency of all creation on God's provision. Historically, lions were prevalent in the ancient Near East, and their behavior would have been a familiar sight to the psalmist's audience, serving as a powerful metaphor for the natural order established by God.

seeking their food from God
This phrase underscores the theological theme of divine providence. The Hebrew root for "seeking" (בָּקַשׁ, baqash) implies an active pursuit, indicating that even the mightiest of creatures are ultimately reliant on God for their sustenance. This dependency highlights a fundamental truth in the biblical worldview: all of creation is sustained by God's hand. The psalmist uses this imagery to remind the reader of God's sovereignty and care over all living things. In a broader scriptural context, this reflects the teaching found throughout the Bible that God is the ultimate provider, as seen in passages like Matthew 6:26, where Jesus speaks of God's care for the birds of the air. This phrase invites believers to trust in God's provision, recognizing that just as He provides for the lions, He will also meet the needs of His people.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The young lions
הַ֭כְּפִירִים (hak·kə·p̄î·rîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3715: A village, a young lion

roar
שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים (šō·’ă·ḡîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7580: To rumble, moan

for their prey
לַטָּ֑רֶף (laṭ·ṭā·rep̄)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2964: Something torn, a fragment, a fresh leaf, prey, food

and seek
וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ (ū·lə·ḇaq·qêš)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

their food
אָכְלָֽם׃ (’ā·ḵə·lām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 400: Food

from God.
מֵאֵ֣ל (mê·’êl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty


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