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Psalms 104:12
12The birds live by the streams. They sing among the branches.
Psalms 104:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
- New International Version (NIV)The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.
- New King James Version (NKJV)By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.
Context of Psalms 104:12
10You make water gush from springs into valleys. It flows between the mountains. 11Every wild animal drinks ⌞from them⌟. Wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds live by the streams. They sing among the branches. 13You water the mountains from your home above. You fill the earth with the fruits of your labors. 14You make grass grow for cattle and make vegetables for humans to use in order to get food from the ground.
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:12 word by word
עֲ֭לֵיהֶם עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יִשְׁכּ֑וֹן מִבֵּ֥ין עֳ֝פָאיִ֗ם יִתְּנוּ־קֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 104:12
- Psalms 104:16The Lord’s trees, the cedars in Lebanon which he planted, drink their fill.
- Psalms 50:11I know every bird in the mountains. Everything that moves in the fields is mine.
- Psalms 84:3Even sparrows find a home, and swallows find a nest for themselves. There they hatch their young near your altars, O Lord of Armies, my king and my God.
- Psalms 148:10wild animals and all domestic animals, crawling animals and birds,
- Matthew 6:26“Look at the birds. They don’t plant, harvest, or gather the harvest into barns. Yet, your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you worth more than they?
- Psalms 147:9He is the one who gives food to animals and to young ravens when they call out.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation - All fowls love verdure, and have their residence where they can find wood and water.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation - Among them the fowls of the air dwell. That is, among the trees which spring up by the fountains and water-courses. The whole picture is full of animation and beauty. Which sing among the branches - Margin, as in Hebrew, “give a voice.” Their voice is heard - their sweet music - in the foliage of the trees which grow on the margin of the streams and by the fountains. There is scarcely to be…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
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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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