The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, But those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The young lions do lack and suffer hunger—that is, they often do, as compared with the friends of God. The allusion is especially to…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Young lions. —See Note, Psalms 17:12. The young lion is the emblem of power and self-resource. Yet these sometimes lack…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints; For there is no want to them th…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger
According to Apollinarius, ``the needy rich, whom famine pre es;'' see ([…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

If we hope to spend eternity in praising God, it is fitting that we should spend much of our time here in this work. He never said to anyone, S…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

1. The title is a psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, who dismi ed him, and he went his way.

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