Psalms 104:17
Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
In Context
16The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;
18The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:19The stork and the heron, and birds of that sort, and the hoopoe and the bat.
Jeremiah 8:7Truly, the stork in the heavens is conscious of her fixed times; the dove and the swallow and the crane keep to the times of their coming; but my people have no knowledge of the law of the Lord.
Ezekiel 31:6In its branches all the birds of heaven came to rest, and under its arms all the beasts of the field gave birth to their young, and great nations were living in its shade.
Obadiah 1:4Though you go up on high like an eagle, though your house is placed among the stars, I will make you come down from there, says the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:11-19
The Divine Bounty. 10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. 11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. 12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. 13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 14 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; 15 And wine that maketh… Read the whole commentary →