King James Version
Psalms 147:9 in the King James Version says “He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 147 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.”
Psalms 147:9 · KJV
Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving; sing praise upon the harp unto our God:
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man.
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“to the beast”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
“and to the young”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“which cry”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
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