The LORD [is] good to all, And His tender mercies [are] over all His works.

The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

These all wait for You, That You may give [them] their food in due season.

Who gives food to all flesh, For His mercy [endures] forever.

Who covers the heavens with clouds, Who prepares rain for the earth, Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

He gives to the beast its food, [And] to the young ravens that cry.

"Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for food"; and it was so.

" Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Who provides food for the raven, When its young ones cry to God, And wander about for lack of food?

Do not be afraid, you beasts of the field; For the open pastures are springing up, And the tree bears its fruit; The fig tree and the vine yield their strength.

"Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?

"Consider the ravens, for they neither sow nor reap, which have neither storehouse nor barn; and God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds?

"Nor is He worshiped with men's hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things.