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New King James Version

Psalms 147:9

He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Animals;   Birds;   Blessing;   Food;   Praise;   Thompson Chain Reference - Birds;   Ravens;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Providence of God, the;   Raven, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Providence;   Raven;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Creation;   God;   Miracles;   Providence;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Providence of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Raven;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Birds;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Haggai;   Hallel;   Hallelujah;   Nature;   Psalms;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Animals;   Call, Calling;   Psalms (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Raven;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Ravels;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Raven;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Bread;   Raven;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Which giueth to beasts their foode, and to the yong rauens that crie.
Christian Standard Bible®
He provides the animals with their food,and the young ravens, what they cry for.
Hebrew Names Version
He provides food for the cattle, And for the young ravens when they call.
Easy-to-Read Version
He gives food to the animals. He feeds the young birds that cry out.
Amplified Bible
He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that for which they cry.
American Standard Version
He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry.
Contemporary English Version
He provides food for cattle and for the young ravens, when they cry out.
Complete Jewish Bible
he gives food to the animals, even to the young ravens when they cry.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
King James Version (1611)
He giueth to the beast his foode: and to the yong rauens which crie.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
and gives cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.
English Revised Version
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Berean Standard Bible
He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
Lexham English Bible
He gives to the animal its food, and to the young ravens that cry.
Literal Translation
He gives the animals their food, to the young ravens that cry.
New Century Version
He gives food to cattle and to the little birds that call.
New English Translation
He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens when they chirp.
New Living Translation
He gives food to the wild animals and feeds the young ravens when they cry.
New Life Bible
He gives food to the animals, and to the young ravens that cry.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Giving, to the beast, its food, to the young ravens, when they cry.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(146-9) Who giveth to beasts their food: and to the young ravens that call upon him.
George Lamsa Translation
He gives to the cattle their food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Good News Translation
He gives animals their food and feeds the young ravens when they call.
New American Standard Bible
It is He who gives an animal its food, And feeds young ravens that cry.
King James Version
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He geueth vnto cattell their foode: [euen] vnto Rauens which call for it.
New Revised Standard
He gives to the animals their food, and to the young ravens when they cry.
Darby Translation
Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Which yyueth mete to her werk beestis; and to the briddys of crowis clepinge hym.
Young's Literal Translation
Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
World English Bible
He provides food for the cattle, And for the young ravens when they call.
Revised Standard Version
He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Update Bible Version
He gives to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.
Webster's Bible Translation
He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.
Bible in Basic English
He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Which geueth foder vnto ye catell, & fedeth ye yonge rauens yt call vpo him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry.
Legacy Standard Bible
Who gives to the animal its food,And to the young ravens which call out.

Contextual Overview

1 Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful. 2 The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. 4 He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. 5 Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite. 6 The LORD lifts up the humble; He casts the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; Sing praises on the harp to our God, 8 Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains. 9 He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens that cry. 10 He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 104:27, Psalms 104:28, Psalms 136:25, Psalms 145:15, Psalms 145:16, Job 38:41, Matthew 6:26, Luke 12:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:29 - to you Genesis 1:30 - General Genesis 6:21 - General Genesis 8:7 - a raven Numbers 22:32 - Wherefore 1 Kings 17:4 - I have commanded Job 36:32 - General Job 38:26 - on the wilderness Job 40:20 - the mountains Psalms 36:6 - thou Psalms 50:11 - know Psalms 65:9 - greatly Psalms 104:12 - sing Psalms 104:14 - causeth Psalms 104:21 - seek Joel 1:20 - cry Joel 2:22 - afraid Luke 12:6 - and 1 Corinthians 9:9 - Doth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He giveth to the beast his food,.... Through the plenty of grass growing upon the mountains, by the rain falling from the clouds of heaven upon them: these cannot provide for themselves, but the Lord feeds them; and they wait upon him for their food, and receive it of him, Psalms 104:27. How much more will he feed his own people, both with temporal and spiritual food; though in their fallen state they are become like the beasts, of which they are sensible when called by grace, and own and acknowledge it! Psalms 49:12;

[and] to the young ravens which cry: which are particularly mentioned, because contemptible creatures, and of no use and service to men, and by the ceremonial law were impure to the Jews; and the rather, because, as naturalists observe, they are very early turned out of their nests, or forsaken by their dams: and this particular instance of the care of Providence is elsewhere observed, Job 38:41. Arama takes notice of the preservation of this creature in the ark, and the use of it to Elijah. The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions, render it, "that call upon him"; that is, upon God and to him; they are expressly said to cry, Job 38:41. The ancient fathers interpret this figuratively; and by the "ravens" understand the Gentiles; and by their "young ones" Christians that spring from them, who call upon the true God.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He giveth to the beast his food - To the wild beast; to the animals that cannot toil for it themselves, as man does. Compare Psalms 104:21, note; Psalms 104:27-28, notes.

To the young ravens which cry - Compare the notes at Job 38:41. See also Psalms 145:15.


 
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