English Standard Version
Psalms 104:16
16The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
Psalms 104:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
- New International Version (NIV)The trees of the Lord are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The trees of the Lord are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The trees of the Lord are well cared for— the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
Context of Psalms 104:16
14You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth 15and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart. The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. 17In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. 18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:16 word by word
יִ֭שְׂבְּעוּ עֲצֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אַֽרְזֵ֥י לְ֝בָנ֗וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָטָֽע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 104:16
- Psalms 29:5The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon.
- Psalms 92:2to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night,
- Numbers 24:6Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the Lord has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.
- Ezekiel 17:23On the mountain height of Israel will I plant it, that it may bear branches and produce fruit and become a noble cedar. And under it will dwell every kind of bird; in the shade of its branches birds of every sort will nest.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16The trees of the Lord are full of sap - ישבעו yisbeu, "are saturated." The cedars of Lebanon - God's providence not only extends to then and cattle, but also to the trees of the field and forest. Many of these are not only sustained, but planted by his providence. Who ever planted the seeds of the cedars of Lebanon, or of the thousands of woods and forests on the globe? God himself sowed those seeds, and they have sprung up and flourished without the care…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16The trees of the Lord - From the grass, from the herb, from the vine, and from bread, as adapted to sustain the living beings upon the earth, the psalmist passes to the more lofty and grand productions of the vegetable world - to those which display more manifestly the power of God, and which furnish abodes and retreats for the various orders of living beings. The phrase “the trees of the Lord” means great and magnificent trees - as the expression…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. 16-1916-19. God's care of even wild animals and uncultivated parts of the earth.Read the comment
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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
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