Psalms 104:16

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
trees	עֲצֵ֣י 'a.Tzei	H6086	a tree (from its firmness) · noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֑ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
full	יִ֭שְׂבְּעוּ Yis.be.'u	H7646	to sate · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
cedars	אַֽרְזֵ֥י 'ar.Zei	H730	a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots) · noun, common masculine plural construct
Lebanon	לְ֝בָנ֗וֹן le.va.Non	H3844	Lebanon · proper noun, a place name
planted	נָטָֽע na.Ta'	H5193	properly · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Numbers 24:6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river’s side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and as cedar t…
Psalms 29:5 The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
Psalms 92:2 To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,
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 i…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:10-18

Having given glory to God as the powerful protector of this earth, in saving it from being deluged, here he comes to acknowledge him as its bountiful benefactor, who provides conveniences for all the creatures. I. He provides fresh water for their drink: He sends the springs into the valleys, Psa 104:10. There is water enough indeed in the sea, that is, enough to drown us, but not one drop to refresh us, be we ever so thirsty - it is all so salt; and therefore God has graciously provided water fit to drink. Naturalists dispute about the origin of fountains; but, whatever are their second causes, here is their first cause; it is God that sends the springs into the brooks, which walk by easy s…

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John Gill on Psalms 104:16

The trees of the Lord are full of sap,.... Or "satiated" (s); that is, with rain; and through it are filled with fruits. This is to be understood not only of the tallest and largest trees; which are therefore called the trees of the Lord, as high mountains are called the mountains of the Lord, Psalm 36:6 and so other things excellent in their kind: but of trees of the field and forest; so the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions; which are not planted and cultivated by man, as trees in gardens and orchards are; but are more especially under the care and cultivation of the Lord himself, and may design such as were produced by him at the creation. The cedars of Lebanon which he hath…

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John Calvin on Psalms 104:16-23

Psalm 104:16-18 16. The trees of Jehovah [188] shall be satiated; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; 17. For there the birds build their nests: the stork, [189] whose dwelling is the fir trees. 18. The high mountains are for the deer [190] and the rocks are a place of shelter for the hedgehogs. [191] 16. The trees of Jehovah shall be satiated The Psalmist again treats of God's general providence in cherishing all the parts of the world. In the first place, he asserts, that by the watering of which he had spoken the trees are satiated, or filled with sap, that thus flourishing they may be a place of abode to the birds. He next declares, that the wild deer and conies have also the…

The Church Fathers

The trees of the field shall be filled. Since the Lord waters even the trees, so that they may give us fruit.
— Jerome, Homily 30, on Psalm 103

"The trees of the plain shall be satisfied" [Psalm 104:16]: but with this grace, brought forth out of the earth. "The trees of the plain," are the lower orders of the nations. "And the cedars of Libanus which He hath planted." The cedars of Libanus, the powerful in the world, shall themselves be filled. The bread, and wine, and oil of Christ hath reached senators, nobles, kings; the trees of the plain are filled. First the humble are filled; next also the cedars of Libanus, yet those which He hath planted; pious cedars, religious faithful; for such hath He planted. For the ungodly also are cedars of Libanus; for, "The Lord shall break the cedars of Libanus." For Libanus is a mountain: there are those trees, even according to the letter most long-lived and most excellent. But Libanus is interpreted, as we read in those who have written of these things, a brightness: and this brightness seemeth to belong to this world, which at present shineth and is refulgent with its pomps. There are the cedars of Libanus, which the Lord hath planted; those which the Lord hath planted shall be filled.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 104

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Dictionary and topics

Lebanon — White, “the white mountain of Syria,” is the loftiest and most celebrated mountain range in Syria. It is a branch running southward from the Caucasus, and at its lower end forking into two parallel…
Cedar, The · Planted by God — Planted by God
Lebanon · Cedars of — Cedars of
Trees · Nourished: Through their own sap — Nourished: Through their own sap

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 104:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:10-18

John Gill on Psalms 104:16

John Calvin on Psalms 104:16-23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 104:16

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:10-18

John Gill on Psalms 104:16

John Calvin on Psalms 104:16-23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 104:14-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 104:15

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 104:16