Psalms 147:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.”
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BSBPD
“He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“He giveth to the beast his food, Andto the young ravens which cry.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 147:9 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 6:21You are also to take for yourself every kind of food that is eaten and gather it as food for yourselves and for the animals.”
- Job 38:41Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God as they wander about for lack of food?
- Psalms 104:27All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
- Psalms 136:25He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 145:15The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
- Psalms 145:16You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
- Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
- Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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