“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.”
The psalmist acknowledges that the young lions lack and suffer hunger but those who seek the LORD lack nothing good. The comparison emphasizes the contrast between the natural kingdom where strength determines survival and the spiritual realm where trust in God determines flourishing. The reference to young lions lacking suggests that even the strongest creatures experience want. The assertion that those who seek God lack nothing good emphasizes that while material circumstances may vary, those aligned with God will lack nothing of true importance.
Church Fathers on Psalms 34:10
A psalm of David, when he changed his countenance before Abimelech, and he sent him away, and he departed. 1. Because there was there a sacrifice after the order of Aaron, and afterwards He of His Own Body and Blood appointed a sacrifice after the order of Melchizedek; He changed then His Countenance in the Priesthood, and sent away the kingdom of the Jews, and came to the Gentiles. What then is, “He affected”? He was full of affection. For what is so full of affection as…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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