IiNdumiso 104:21

Izhibhalo Ezingcwele

21 Iingonyama ezintsha zigqumela ukuqwenga, Zifuna ukudla kwazo kuThixo.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

The young: Psalms 34:10, Job 38:39, Isaiah 31:4, Ezekiel 19:2-14, Amos 3:4

seek: Psalms 147:9, Job 38:41, Joel 1:18, Joel 1:20, Joel 2:22

Reciprocal: Job 38:13 - the wicked Psalms 145:15 - The eyes Isaiah 43:20 - beast 1 Peter 5:8 - as

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The young lions roar after their prey,.... Or, "at the prey" f; for, according to the Scriptures, it seems as if their time of roaring was when they have got their prey, and are tearing it and feeding on it, and not till then, Amos 3:4 though naturalists tell us, that, when they are pinched with hunger, they make such a hideous roaring, as quite stupefies, as well as terrifies, other creatures; that they have no power to stir, till they come up to them, and become their prey, who otherwise could outrun them; for the lion is neither a swift creature, nor of good scent: wherefore, according to credible accounts, a creature called a "jackal", little bigger than a fox, hunts its prey for it, and secures it till it comes up to it. Young lions are rather mentioned, because their appetite is keenest, and their voice loudest and strongest. This creature is an emblem of Satan, who goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour, 1 Peter 5:8.

And seek their meat from God; as all creatures in their way do; as the ravens by crying, so the young lions by roaring; neither one nor other can provide for themselves, but God, in his providence, supplies them all with food; see Psalms 104:27. And should not we seek and ask our meat of God too, even both temporal and spiritual? And may we not expect it from him? Does he feed the ravens, and also the young lions, and will he not take care of his own people, and feed them with food convenient for them, and especially when they ask it of him?

Psalms 34:10.

f לטרף "ad praedam", Pagninus, Montanus, Tigurine version, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, &c.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The young lions roar after their prey - This is a continuation of the description in the previous verse. At night the beasts which had been hidden in the daytime crawl forth and seek their food. The lion is particularly specified as one of the beasts that in a general survey would attract attention. The psalmist hears his “roar” as he goes forth in the forest in pursuit of his prey.

And seek their meat from God - Their food. That is, God bestows it on them, and they act as if they sought it at his hand. They seek it where he has placed it; they are dependent on him for it. It is a beautiful idea that even the brute creation act as if they called on God, and sought the supply of their needs at his hands.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 104:21. The young lions roar after their prey — It is said of the lion, that his roaring is so terrible as to astonish and quite unnerve the beast which he pursues; so that, though fleeter than himself, it falls down and becomes an easy prey.