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 · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food fromGod.

Context

v.20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

v.21This passage

v.22The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.

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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