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Psalms 104:17
17In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.
Psalms 104:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
- New International Version (NIV)There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.
- New Living Translation (NLT)There the birds make their nests, and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.
Context of Psalms 104:17
15and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man's heart. 16The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. In 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. 19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:17 word by word
אֲשֶׁר־שָׁ֭ם צִפֳּרִ֣ים יְקַנֵּ֑נוּ חֲ֝סִידָ֗ה בְּרוֹשִׁ֥ים בֵּיתָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:17
- Psalms 104:12Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.
- Jeremiah 22:23O inhabitant of Lebanon, nested among the cedars, how you will be pitied when pangs come upon you, pain as of a woman in labor!"
- Ezekiel 31:6All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; under its branches all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and under its shadow lived all great nations.
- Daniel 4:21whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit abundant, and in which was food for all, under which beasts of the field found shade, and in whose branches the birds of the heavens lived—
- Obadiah 1:4Though you soar aloft like the eagle, though your nest is set among the stars, from there I will bring you down, declares the Lord.
- Matthew 13:32It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches."
- Leviticus 11:19the stork, the heron of any kind, the hoopoe, and the bat.
- Jeremiah 8:7Even the stork in the heavens knows her times, and the turtledove, swallow, and crane keep the time of their coming, but my people know not the rules of the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17Where the birds make their nests - צפרים tsipporim signifies swallows, sparrows, and small birds in general; here opposed to the חסידה chasidah or stork. Perhaps the heron may be understood, which is said to be the first of all birds to build her nest, and she builds it on the very highest trees. The general meaning is, that God has provided shelter and support for the greatest and smallest birds; they are all objects of his providential regard.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17Where the birds make their nests - Furnishing a home for the birds where they may breed their young. In Psalm 104:12, the birds are introduced as singing among the foliage of trees and shrubs by the water-courses; here they are introduced as having their home in the lofty cedars in places which God had made for them. The word rendered “birds” here is the word which in Psalm 84:3 is translated “sparrow,” and which is commonly used to denote “small birds.”…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. 17-18The storks migrated from northern Europe and stayed in Palestine during the winter. rock badgers: These animals are about the size of a rabbit and live in rocky areas.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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