Psalms

Psalm 34:9–10

⁹Fear the LORD, you His saints,

for those who fear Him lack nothing.

¹⁰Young lions go lacking and hungry,

but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Fear	יְר֣אוּ	yə·r·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3372 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
you His saints	קְדֹשָׁ֑יו	qə·ḏō·šāw	Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6918 sacred, holy
for	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
those who fear Him	לִירֵאָֽיו׃	lî·rê·’āw	Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3373 fear
lack	מַ֝חְס֗וֹר	maḥ·sō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4270 need, thing needed, poverty
nothing	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Young lions	כְּ֭פִירִים	kə·p̄î·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3715 young lion
go lacking	רָשׁ֣וּ	rā·šū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7326 be in want, poor
and hungry	וְרָעֵ֑בוּ	wə·rā·‘ê·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H7456 be hungry
but those who seek	וְדֹרְשֵׁ֥י	wə·ḏō·rə·šê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H1875 resort to, seek
the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
lack	יַחְסְר֥וּ	yaḥ·sə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease
no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
good thing	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 34:9 Romans 8:32 · Philippians 4:19 · Psalm 23:1 · Luke 12:30–32 · Psalm 31:23 · Psalm 89:7 · Genesis 22:12 · Revelation 15:3–4 · Hosea 3:5 · 1 Corinthians 3:22–23 · Isaiah 8:13–14 · Psalm 22:23

Psalm 34:10 Psalm 84:11 · Matthew 6:32 · Psalm 104:21 · Luke 1:51–53 · Job 4:10–11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.