Psalms 104:16

What does Psalms 104:16 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 104:16 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

The trees of Jehovah are filledwith moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

The trees of Jehovah are filledwith moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Satisfied <FI>are<Fi> the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,

Context

v.15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, Andoil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

v.16This passage

v.17Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Psalms 92:2

    To show forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, And thy faithfulness every night,

  • Psalms 29:5

    The voice of Jehovah breaketh the cedars; Yea, Jehovah breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.

  • Numbers 24:6

    As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.

  • Ezekiel 17:23

    in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

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