Psalms 104:13

Psalms 104:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
• New International Version (NIV)He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
• English Standard Version (ESV)From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

Context of Psalms 104:13

11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. 14He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth: 15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

Psalms 104:13 word by word

מַשְׁקֶ֣ה הָ֭רִים מֵעֲלִיּוֹתָ֑יו מִפְּרִ֥י מַ֝עֲשֶׂ֗יךָ תִּשְׂבַּ֥ע הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

• He watersשָׁקָהshâqâh · to water: wateringH8248
• the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• from His chambersעֲלִיָּה‛ălîyâh · upper roomH5944
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• is satisfiedשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• by the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of His worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639

Cross-references for Psalms 104:13

• Psalms 147:8who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
• Deuteronomy 11:11But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven.
• Job 38:25Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,
• Jeremiah 10:13When He thunders, the waters in the heavens roar; He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He generates the lightning with the rain and brings forth the wind from His storehouses.
• Jeremiah 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
• Matthew 5:45that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
• Acts 14:17Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”
• Psalms 104:3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
• Amos 9:6He builds His upper rooms in the heavens and founds His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them over the face of the earth. The LORD is His name.
• Psalms 65:9You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth.

Commentaries on Psalms 104:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13From his chambers - The clouds, as in Psalm 104:3. The earth is satisfied - The inhabitants of it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13He watereth the hills from his chambers - The waters, as stated before, run in the valleys - in the natural channels made for them among the hills, Psalm 104:10. But still, it was a fact that the hills themselves were watered; that there were springs far up their heights; and that vegetation was sustained above the reach of the fountains and streams below; and it was a proof of the divine skill and beneficence that, in some way, water was furnished on the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-18Verses 10-18 When we reflect upon the provision made for all creatures, we should also notice the natural worship they render to God. Yet man, forgetful ungrateful man, enjoys the largest measure of his Creator's kindness. the earth, varying in different lands. Nor let us forget spiritual blessings; the fruitfulness of the church through grace, the bread of everlasting life, the cup of salvation, and the oil of gladness. Does God provide for the inferior…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18The psalmist celebrates animal, plant, and human life, as well as the Lord’s abundant provision for all of it (Genesis 1:9–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1310-13. Once destructive, these waters are subjected to the service of God's creatures. In rain and dew from His chambers (compare Psa 104:3), and fountains and streams, they give drink to thirsting animals and fertilize the soil. Trees thus nourished supply homes to singing birds, and the earth teems with the productions of God's wise agencies,Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 104:13

• Blessing
• Geology
• God
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena

In the dictionaries

• Amen
• Bless
• Chamber
• Clothe
• Fruit
• Grow
• Manifold
• Refuge
• Renew
• Request

Commentaries on Psalms 104

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings