Psalms 104:14
Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring forth bread out of the earth,
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
13Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
Cross References
Genesis 1:12And the earth brought forth grass, herb yielding seed after its kind, and tree bearing fruit, wherein is the seed thereof, after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 2:5No shrub of the field was yet in the earth, and no herb of the field had yet sprung up; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground;
Genesis 3:18Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.
Genesis 9:3Every moving thing that liveth shall be for food for you; as the green herb have I given you all.
1 Kings 18:5And Ahab said unto Obadiah: 'Go through the land, unto all the springs of water, and unto all the brooks; peradventure we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.'
Job 38:27To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
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 →