Psalms 104:17
Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
Young's Literal Translation
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 Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
18The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,
Cross References
Leviticus 11:19and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Jeremiah 8:7Even a stork in the heavens hath known her seasons, And turtle, and swallow, and crane, Have watched the time of their coming, And — My people have not known the judgment of Jehovah.
Ezekiel 31:6In his boughs made a nest hath every fowl of the heavens, And under his branches brought forth hath every beast of the field, And in his shade dwell do all great nations.
Obadiah 1:4If thou dost go up high as an eagle, And if between stars thou dost set thy nest, From thence I bring thee down, An affirmation of 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 →