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Psalms 104:21

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

KJV

Constituit eum dominum domus suæ, et principem omnis possessionis suæ :

Vulgate

κατέστησεν αὐτὸν κύριον τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ καὶ ἄρχοντα πάσης τῆς κτήσεως αὐτοῦ,

LXX

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

ASV

הַ֭/כְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים לַ/טָּ֑רֶף וּ/לְ/בַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵ/אֵ֣ל אָכְלָֽ/ם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵ֣ל
'l
noun · 244×
אֹֽכֶל
'kl
noun · 44×
בַקֵּ֥שׁ
bqsh
verb · 225×
טָ֑רֶף
trp
noun · 22×
יִשְׁאָ֔ג
ysh'g
verb · 20×
כְּפִ֣יר
kpyr
noun · 31×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 5:8 — Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
  • Amos 3:4 — Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?
  • Ezek 19:2 — And say, What is thy mother? A lioness: she lay down among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.
  • Job 38:13 — That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
  • Job 38:39 — Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
  • Job 38:39 — Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
  • Joel 1:20 — The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
  • Joel 1:20 — The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.
  • Joel 2:22 — Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.
  • Ps 34:10 — The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
  • Ps 34:10 — The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.
  • Ps 145:15 — The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.