Psalm 147:9 Parallel Translations
NASB: He gives to the beast its food, And to the young ravens which cry. (NASB ©1995)
GWT: He is the one who gives food to animals and to young ravens when they call out.(GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
ASV: He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry.
BBE: He gives food to every beast, and to the young ravens in answer to their cry.
DBY: Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.
ERV: He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
JPS: He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
WBS: He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
WEB: He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
YLT: Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.
Psalm 147:9 Cross References
XREF:Job 38:41 "Who prepares for the raven its nourishment When its young cry to God And wander about without food?

Psalm 104:27 They all wait for You To give them their food in due season.

Psalm 104:28 You give to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

Psalm 145:15 The eyes of all look to You, And You give them their food in due time.

Matthew 6:26 "Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? (NASB ©1995)
Commentaries and Concordances
GSB: 147:9 He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which {g} cry.
(g) For their crying is as it were a confession of their need, which cannot be relieved, but by God alone, then if God show himself mindful of the most contemptible souls, can he suffer them to die with famine, whom he has assured of life everlasting?
WES: 147:9 Ravens - Which he mentions because they were most contemptible, especially to the Jews, to whom they were unclean: and because they are not only neglected by men, but also forsaken by their dams as soon as ever they can fly, and so are wholly left to the care of Divine providence.
MHC: 147:1-11 Praising God is work that is its own wages. It is comely; it becomes us as reasonable creatures, much more as people in covenant with God. He gathers outcast sinners by his grace, and will bring them into his holy habitation. To those whom God heals with the consolations of his Spirit, he speaks peace, assures them their sins are pardoned. And for this, let others praise him also. Man's knowledge is soon ended; but God's knowledge is a dept that can never be fathomed. And while he telleth the number of the stars, he condescends to hear the broken-hearted sinner. While he feeds the young ravens, he will not leave his praying people destitute. Clouds look dull and melancholy, yet without them we could have no rain, therefore no fruit. Thus afflictions look black and unpleasant; but from clouds of affliction come showers that make the soul to yield the peaceable fruits of righteousness. The psalmist delights not in things wherein sinners trust and glory; but a serious and suitable regard to God is, in his sight, of very great price. We are not to be in doubt between hope and fear, but to act under the gracious influences of hope and fear united.
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