הַ֭כְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִ֣ים לַטָּ֑רֶף וּלְבַקֵּ֖שׁ מֵאֵ֣ל אָכְלָֽם׃
Umaatungal ang mga batang leon para sa kanilang masisila, at hinahanap nila mula sa Diyos ang kanilang pagkain.
Ezra ben Solomon
[Ps. 104:11]: “The wild beasts quench their thirst”: The angels are thus called, those appointed to serve over matters of this world, as it is conducted. These are also “the young lions roar for prey” [Ps. 104:21]. And thus: “the gathering of waters He called seas” [Gen. 1:10]. He drew forth the central line, the one that nurses from the Source, like a spinal column drawing sustenance from the brain, into an attribute of day, passing through the cosmic Foundation, as in “all the rivers flow into the sea” [Eccles.1:6]. All the channels flow from the attribute of day to that of night by means of the cosmic Foundation.177Tiferet, the male energy of the central column, reaches into the heights of keter, the Will that is above the upper reaches of Mind, and flows down through yesod, its sexual manifestation, into malkhut, the “garden” or female.
Ezra ben Solomon
[Ps. 104:20]: “God made the two great lights, the greater light …” [Gen. 1:16]. He gave it dominion over those servants appointed to rule the night. Thus it says “You bring on darkness and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest stir.” This refers to the well-known “beast” who rules at night and the servants appointed over the night, who seek from her their appropriate role and tasks. These are “the young lions roar for prey, asking of God their food” [Ps. 104:21]. This means to draw it forth to them and lead them, so that which they are appointed over might exist. Of this it is also said: “She rises while it is yet night, giving food to her household and portions to her maidservants” [Prov. 31:15].
Rav Hirsch
Der Mensch daher, der sein animalisches Sinnen und Wollen nicht aufwärts dem Göttlichen, sondern abwärts dem pflanzlich Sinnlichen vermählt, der Mensch, der im Gewande seiner menschlichen Erscheinung צמר und פשתים verbindet, in dem Maße, in welchem er sich mit dem Sinnlichen verbindet, reißt er vom Göttlichen sich los, und macht auch, daß das Göttliche von ihm sich entferne, נלוז הוא, wie רבי שמעון בן אלעזר sagt, der ist ein aus seiner wahren Verbindung "Losgelöster", und מליז את אביו שבשמים עליו " und macht auch, daß sein Vater im Himmel, der über ihm ruhte, sich von ihm löst". (נלוז und מליז wie: תועבת ד׳ נלוז Prov. 3, 32 und sonst in Prov. auch: אל יליזו מעיניך daselbst 4, 21.) רשב׳׳א scheint נז als Abkürzung von נלוז zu fassen, und würde demnach שעט נז heißen, so viel als: שעט נלוז, "der sich in den Charakter eines נלוז, eines von Gott Gewichenen kleidet", von עטה, sich in etwas einhüllen כשלמה עטה אור (Ps. 104, 2).