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Psalm 147:9

He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

7Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving. Sing praises on the harp to our God,
8who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass grow on the mountains.
9He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
10He doesn’t delight in the strength of the horse. He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.
11The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him, in those who hope in his loving kindness.
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Notice

Livestock and calling ravens draw attention to the ordinary work of feeding creatures, which this psalm names as a reason to praise God.

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What changes in your view of God's care when you picture young ravens calling for food?

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What food on your table could become a specific reason to thank God today?

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Connect

Where else Scripture says this

11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Matthew 6:26See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than …Both passages name God as the one who feeds birds; Matthew also speaks of their value compared with yours.
Psalm 104:27–28Both psalms describe creatures depending on God for food, with Psalm 104 naming their waiting for his provision.
Genesis 1:30To every animal of the earth, and to every bird of the sky, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb …Both passages describe God providing food for animals and birds, with Genesis naming green plants as his gift.
Job 38:41Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?Both passages name young ravens crying for food and connect their need with God's provision.
Genesis 1:29Both passages name God as the giver of food, though Genesis addresses human food and the psalm describes animals.
Psalm 136:25who gives food to every creature, for his loving kindness endures forever.Both psalms praise God for feeding creatures, and Psalm 136 connects that provision with his enduring loving kindness.
1 Kings 17:4You shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”Both passages connect ravens with God's provision of food, though the ravens receive food in one and carry it in the other.
Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!Both passages name God as the one who feeds ravens; Luke adds that they have no warehouse or barn.
Luke 12:6“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.Both passages describe God's care for birds: ravens receive food in the psalm, and sparrows are remembered in Luke.
Psalm 145:15–16Both psalms describe God giving food to dependent creatures, with calling in Psalm 147 and waiting in Psalm 145.
Genesis 8:7and he sent out a raven. It went back and forth, until the waters were dried up from the earth.The raven is the shared creature; Genesis describes its flight, while the psalm speaks of God feeding its young.
Where this verse fits

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One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Notice how a bird or animal finds food

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Encouragement

God's care reaches creatures whose hunger you may never notice. The livestock and young ravens have a place in this song of praise for his provision.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).