Psalms 104:17
There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.
Noyes Bible
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 sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
18The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.
Cross References
Jeremiah 8:7Even the stork in the heavens knoweth her times, And the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the season of their coming, But my people regard not the laws of Jehovah.
Ezekiel 31:6In his boughs all the birds of heaven made their nests, And under his branches all the beasts of the field brought forth their young; And under his shadow dwelt all the great nations.
Obadiah 1:4Though thou lift thyself up as the eagle, And though thou set thy nest among the stars, Thence will I bring thee down, saith Jehovah.
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 →