Psalms 104:21
What does Psalms 104:21 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 104:21 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food fromGod.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 145:15
The eyes of all wait for thee; And thou givest them their food in due season.
- Psalms 147:9
He giveth to the beast his food, Andto the young ravens which cry.
- Ezekiel 19:2
and say, What was thy mother? A lioness: she couched among lions, in the midst of the young lions she nourished her whelps.
- Psalms 34:10
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.
- Joel 2:22
Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field; for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth its fruit, the fig-tree and the vine do yield their strength.
- Joel 1:18
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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