Psalms 104:17
Where the birds build their nests, The stork, in the fir-trees, hath her house;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
In Context
16Satisfied are, The trees of Yahweh, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
18The high mountains, are for the chamois, The crags, are a refuge for the conies.
Cross References
Leviticus 11:19and the stork, and the parrot, after its kind,—and the mountain-cock and the bat.
Jeremiah 8:7Even the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times, And the turtle and the swallow and the crane, observe the season for coming; But my people know not the just sentence of Yahweh.
Ezekiel 31:6Among his branches, all the birds of the heavens, made their nests, And under his boughs, all the wild beasts of the field, brought forth,— And, in his shade, dwelt all the mighty nations.
Obadiah 1:4Though thou build high like an eagle, and though, among the stars, thou set thy nest, from thence, will I bring thee down, Declareth Yahweh.
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 →