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but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/34.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/34.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good <i>thing</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/34.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The young lions lack and suffer hunger; But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good <i>thing.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/34.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The young lions do without and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/34.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/34.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/34.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The young lions do lack and suffer hunger; But they who inquire of Yahweh shall not be in want of any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/34.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The young lions lack [food] and grow hungry, But they who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/34.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Young lions lack food and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/34.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Young lions lack food and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will not lack any good thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/34.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/34.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Young lions may go hungry or even starve, but if you trust the LORD, you will never miss out on anything good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/34.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/34.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Young lions go hungry and may starve, but those who seek the LORD's help have all the good things they need.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/34.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Even lions go hungry for lack of food, but those who obey the LORD lack nothing good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/34.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/34.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/34.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/34.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/34.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/34.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek Yahweh shall not lack any good thing. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/34.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Young lions have lacked and been hungry, "" And those seeking YHWH do not lack any good,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/34.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Young lions have lacked and been hungry, And those seeking Jehovah lack not any good,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/34.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The young lions suffered want and were hungry: and they seeking Jehovah shall not want any good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/34.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The rich have wanted, and have suffered hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not be deprived of any good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/34.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 33:11>The rich have been needy and hungry, but those who seek the Lord will not be deprived of any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/34.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The rich grow poor and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/34.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The young lions suffer want and hunger, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/34.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They that seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/34.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And those who seek LORD JEHOVAH will not lack any good thing.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/34.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek the LORD want not any good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/34.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The rich have become poor and hungry: but they that seek the Lord diligently shall not want any good thing. Pause.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/34-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=3692" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/34.htm">Taste and See that the LORD is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3715.htm" title="3715: kə·p̄î·rîm (N-mp) -- Young lion. From kaphar; a village; also a young lion.">Young lions</a> <a href="/hebrew/7326.htm" title="7326: rā·šū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be in want or poor. A primitive root; to be destitute.">go lacking</a> <a href="/hebrew/7456.htm" title="7456: wə·rā·‘ê·ḇū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be hungry. A primitive root; to hunger.">and hungry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: wə·ḏō·rə·šê (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">but those who seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/2637.htm" title="2637: yaḥ·sə·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To lack, need, be lacking, decrease. A primitive root; to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen.">lack</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵāl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good thing.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-31.htm">Luke 12:31</a></span><br />But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a></span><br />And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Psalm 84:11</a></span><br />For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a></span><br />He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-7.htm">Matthew 7:7-11</a></span><br />Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. / Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-17.htm">James 1:17</a></span><br />Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Psalm 37:25</a></span><br />I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.</p><p class="hdg">lions</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-21.htm">Psalm 104:21</a></b></br> The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/4-10.htm">Job 4:10,11</a></b></br> The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/1-51.htm">Luke 1:51-53</a></b></br> He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts… </p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Psalm 84:11</a></b></br> For the LORD God <i>is</i> a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good <i>thing</i> will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-32.htm">Matthew 6:32</a></b></br> (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/31-10.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/17-14.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/psalms/34-9.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Lions</a> <a href="/psalms/34-9.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/31-1.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/24-6.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/psalms/16-10.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/psalms/34-9.htm">Want</a> <a href="/psalms/31-9.htm">Weak</a> <a href="/psalms/29-6.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/35-13.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/34-12.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/psalms/50-12.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/psalms/94-10.htm">Lack</a> <a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Lions</a> <a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Need</a> <a href="/psalms/34-14.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Seeking</a> <a href="/psalms/37-33.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/psalms/35-25.htm">Want</a> <a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Weak</a> <a href="/psalms/35-17.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 34</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/34-1.htm">David praises God, and exhorts others thereto by his experience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/34-8.htm">They are blessed who trust in God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/34-11.htm">He exhorts to the fear of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/34-15.htm">The privileges of the righteous</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/34.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>The young lions</b><br />In the Hebrew text, the term for "young lions" is "כְּפִירִים" (kephirim). Young lions are often seen as symbols of strength, vitality, and independence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, lions were considered apex predators, representing power and self-sufficiency. However, this verse highlights that even the most powerful creatures can experience lack and need. This serves as a metaphor for human reliance on worldly strength and resources, which are ultimately insufficient without divine provision.<p><b>lack and go hungry</b><br />The Hebrew word for "lack" is "רָשׁוּ" (rashu), which conveys a sense of deficiency or need. "Go hungry" is derived from "רָעֵבוּ" (ra'evu), indicating a state of hunger or want. Together, these terms emphasize the insufficiency of relying solely on one's own strength or resources. Historically, this reflects the reality that even the strongest and most capable can face times of need, underscoring the transient nature of worldly power and wealth.<p><b>but those who seek the LORD</b><br />The phrase "seek the LORD" is translated from "דֹּרְשֵׁי יְהוָה" (doreshi Yahweh). To "seek" in this context implies a diligent pursuit or earnest desire to know and follow God. This is not a passive action but an active, intentional effort to align one's life with God's will. In the scriptural context, seeking the LORD involves prayer, worship, and obedience to His commandments. It reflects a heart posture of dependence and trust in God's provision and guidance.<p><b>lack no good thing</b><br />The Hebrew phrase "לֹא יַחְסְרוּ כָּל טוֹב" (lo yachsru kol tov) translates to "lack no good thing." The word "טוֹב" (tov) means "good," encompassing what is beneficial, pleasing, or desirable. This promise assures believers that God provides for those who earnestly seek Him, ensuring they have everything necessary for a fulfilling and abundant life. This does not imply a life free from challenges but rather a life where God's provision meets every need according to His perfect will.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/34.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Young lions.</span>--See Note, <a href="/psalms/17-12.htm" title="Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.">Psalm 17:12</a>. The young lion is the emblem of power and self-resource. Yet these sometimes lack, but the earnest seekers after Divine truth and righteousness never. Instead of "lions," the LXX. and Vulgate have "the rich."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/34.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger</span>. Some suppose the "young lions" here to represent the proud and violent, as in <a href="/job/4-10.htm">Job 4:10</a>. But it is simpler to take the present passage literally. In God's animal creation even the strongest suffer want for a time, and have no remedy; his human creatures need never be in want, <span class="cmt_word">since they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing</span>. It is open to them to "seek the Lord" at any time. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/34-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Young lions</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֭פִירִים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·p̄î·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3715.htm">Strong's 3715: </a> </span><span class="str2">A village, a young lion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go lacking</span><br /><span class="heb">רָשׁ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rā·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7326.htm">Strong's 7326: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be in want or poor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and hungry,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְרָעֵ֑בוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·rā·‘ê·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7456.htm">Strong's 7456: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hungry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but those who seek</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדֹרְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏō·rə·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝הוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lack</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְסְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·sə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2637.htm">Strong's 2637: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lack, need, be lacking, decrease</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good thing.</span><br /><span class="heb">טֽוֹב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 34:10 The young lions do lack and suffer (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/34-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 34:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 34:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/34-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 34:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 34:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>