Psalms 34:10 (KJV)

Passage

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:8 O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Psalms 34:9 O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him.

Psalms 34:10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

Psalms 34:11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the LORD.

Psalms 34:12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "young", "lions", "lack", "suffer", "hunger", "seek", "lord", and "shall". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "young" and "lions", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "O fear the LORD ye his saints..." into verse 11's "Come ye children hearken unto me I...", so "young" and "lions" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "young" and "lions" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.