Psalms 104:14
12 The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
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.
16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
- KJV
- He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
- WEB
- He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth:
- ASV
- He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,
- DARBY
- He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
- BLB
- causing the grass to sprout for the cattle, and vegetation for the service of man, to bring forth food from the earth,
- ÅB
- Han lar gress gro for feet og urter til menneskets tjeneste, til å få brød fram av jorden.
- OTB
- Han lar gresset gro for buskapen,
Og planter til menneskets nytte,
Så de kan frembringe mat fra jorden, - B1930
- Han lar gress gro for feet og urter til menneskets tjeneste, til å få brød frem av jorden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 136:25
He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.
Read in contextPsalms 147:8–9
who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.
Read in contextJob 28:5
Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
Read in contextGenesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.
Read in contextPsalms 145:15–16
The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.
Read in context1 Corinthians 3:7
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
Read in contextGenesis 1:11–12
Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so.
Read in contextGenesis 3:18
Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.
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