Psalms 104:18
High up in the mountains the wild goats live, and hyraxes/badgers live in the crags/crevices in the rocks.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
In Context
17Birds make their nests in those trees; even storks make their nests in pine/fir trees.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:5Rock badgers chew their cuds but do not have split hooves, so they are unacceptable for you to eat.
1 Samuel 24:2When Saul heard that, he chose 3,000 men from various areas in Israel, and they went to search for David and his men at a place named Rocks of Wild Goats.
Proverbs 30:26Rock badgers also are not strong, but they make their homes among the rocks where they will be safe.
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 →