Psalms 104:13
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The 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.
14 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
- KJV
- He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
- WEB
- He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
- ASV
- He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
- DARBY
- He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
- BLB
- Watering the hills from His upper chambers; with the fruit of Your works the earth is satisfied—
- ÅB
- Han vanner fjellene fra sine høye saler; av dine gjerningers frukt mettes jorden.
- OTB
- Han vanner fjellene fra sine høye saler;
Jorden mettes med frukten av Hans verk. - B1930
- Han vanner fjellene fra sine høie saler; av dine gjerningers frukt mettes jorden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 147:8
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:13
When 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.
Read in contextJeremiah 14:22
Can 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.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 11:11
But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven.
Read in contextJob 38:37
Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens
Read in contextJob 38:25–28
Who cuts a channel for the flood or clears a path for the thunderbolt,
Read in contextAmos 9:6
He 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.
Read in contextPsalms 65:9–13
You 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.
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