Psalms 104
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Psalms 104:10-23

101He sendsH7971 forth 2springsH4599 in the valleysH5158; They flowH1980 betweenH996 the mountainsH2022;11They 3giveH8248 drinkH8248 to everyH3605 beastH2421 of the fieldH7706; The 4wildH6501 donkeysH6501 quenchH7665 their thirstH6772.125BesideH5921 them the birdsH5775 of the heavensH8064 6dwellH7931; They 7liftH5414 up their voicesH6963 amongH4480H996 the branchesH6074.138He 9watersH8248 the mountainsH2022 from His upperH5944 chambersH5944; 10The earthH776 is satisfiedH7646 with the fruitH6529 of His worksH4639.

1411He causes the 12grassH2682 to growH6779 for the 13cattleH929, And 14vegetationH6212 for the 15laborH5656 of manH120, So that 16he may bringH3318 forthH3318 17foodH3899 18from the earthH776,15And 19wineH3196 which makesH8055 man’sH582 heartH3824 gladH8055, 20So that he may make his faceH6440 glistenH6670 with oilH8081, And 21foodH3899 which 22sustainsH5582 man’sH582 heartH3824.16The treesH6086 of the LordH3068 23drinkH7646 their fillH7646, The cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844 whichH834 He plantedH5193,17WhereH834H8033 the 24birdsH6833 buildH7077 their nestsH7077, And the 25storkH2624, whose homeH1004 is the 26firH1265 treesH1265.

18The highH1364 mountainsH2022 are for the 27wildH3277 goatsH3277; The 28cliffsH5553 are a refugeH4268 for the 2930shephanimH8227.19He madeH6213 the moonH3394 31for the seasonsH4150; The 32sunH8121 knowsH3045 the placeH3996 of its settingH3996.20You 33appointH7896 darknessH2822 and it becomesH1961 nightH3915, In which allH3605 the 34beastsH2421 of the forestH3293 35prowlH7430 aboutH7430.21The 36youngH3715 lionsH3715 roarH7580 after their preyH2964 37And 38seekH1245 their foodH400 from GodH410.22When the sunH8121 risesH2224 they withdrawH622 And lieH7257 downH7257 in their 39densH4585.23ManH120 goesH3318 forthH3318 to 40his workH6467 And to his laborH5656 untilH5704 eveningH6153.

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Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 104:10 Lit The one who sends ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 104:10 Ps 107:35; Is 41:18 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 104:11 Ps 104:13 ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 104:11 Job 39:5 ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 104:12 Or Over, Above ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 104:12 Matt 8:20 ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 104:12 Lit give forth ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 104:13 Lit Who ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 104:13 Ps 65:9; 147:8 ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 104:13 Jer 10:13 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 104:14 Lit Who ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 104:14 Job 38:27; Ps 147:8 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 104:14 Or beasts ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 104:14 Gen 1:29 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 104:14 Or cultivation by or service of ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 104:14 Or He ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 104:14 Lit bread ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 104:14 Job 28:5 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 104:15 Judg 9:13; Prov 31:6; Eccl 10:19 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 104:15 Ps 23:5; 92:10; 141:5; Luke 7:46 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 104:15 Lit bread ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 104:15 Gen 18:5; Judg 19:5, 8 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 104:16 Lit are satisfied ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 104:17 Ps 104:12 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 104:17 Lev 11:19 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 104:17 Or cypress ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 104:18 Job 39:1 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 104:18 Prov 30:26 ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 104:18 Small, shy, furry animals (Hyrax syriacus) found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and the region round the Dead Sea; KJV coney, orig NASB rock badgers ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 104:18 Lev 11:5 ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 104:19 Gen 1:14 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 104:19 Ps 19:6 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 104:20 Ps 74:16; Is 45:7 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 104:20 Ps 50:10; Is 56:9; Mic 5:8 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 104:20 Lit creep ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 104:21 Job 38:39 ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 104:21 Lit And to seek ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 104:21 Ps 145:15; Joel 1:20 ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 104:22 Job 37:8 ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 104:23 Gen 3:19 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 104

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