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the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/104.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/104.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/104.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/104.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He gives water to the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from his palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />From your home above you send rain on the hills and water the earth. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He watereth the mountains from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You water the mountains from your home above. You fill the earth with the fruits of your labors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from his heavenly rooms; the earth is satisfied from the fruit of your work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Watering hills from His upper chambers, "" The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Watering the mountains from his upper chambers: with the fruit of thy work shall the earth be filled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:13>You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You water the mountains from your chambers; from the fruit of your labor the earth abounds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He waters the hills from his chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from his lofty dwellings; from the fruit of your works you will satisfy the Earth.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/104.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; The earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12882" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8248.htm" title="8248: maš·qeh (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- Cause to drink water, give to drink. A primitive root; to quaff, i.e. to irrigate or furnish a potion to.">He waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·rîm (N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains</a> <a href="/hebrew/5944.htm" title="5944: mê·‘ă·lî·yō·w·ṯāw (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3ms) -- A roof chamber. Feminine from alah; something lofty, i.e. A stair-way; also a second-story room; figuratively, the sky.">from His chambers;</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: tiś·ba‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">is satisfied</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: mip·pə·rî (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">by the fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">of His works.</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-5.htm">Genesis 2:5-6</a></span><br />Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground. / But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26-28</a></span><br />to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives, / to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass? / Does the rain have a father? Who has begotten the drops of dew?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/36-27.htm">Job 36:27-28</a></span><br />For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist, / which the clouds pour out and shower abundantly on mankind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11-12</a></span><br />But the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks in the rain from heaven. / It is a land for which the LORD your God cares; the eyes of the LORD your God are always on it, from the beginning to the end of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-10.htm">Isaiah 55:10</a></span><br />For just as rain and snow fall from heaven and do not return without watering the earth, making it bud and sprout, and providing seed to sow and food to eat,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-22.htm">Jeremiah 14:22</a></span><br />Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Acts 14:17</a></span><br />Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-45.htm">Matthew 5:45</a></span><br />that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-18.htm">James 5:18</a></span><br />Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-41.htm">1 Kings 18:41-45</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” / So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees. / “Go and look toward the sea,” he said to his servant. So the servant went and looked, and he said, “There is nothing there.” Seven times Elijah said, “Go back.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-1.htm">Zechariah 10:1</a></span><br />Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-21.htm">Hosea 2:21-22</a></span><br />“On that day I will respond—” declares the LORD—“I will respond to the heavens, and they will respond to the earth. / And the earth will respond to the grain, to the new wine and oil, and they will respond to Jezreel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-23.htm">Joel 2:23</a></span><br />Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-7.htm">Amos 4:7</a></span><br />“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-26.htm">Ezekiel 34:26</a></span><br />I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing. I will send down showers in season—showers of blessing.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He waters the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works.</p><p class="hdg">watereth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8</a></b></br> Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-11.htm">Deuteronomy 11:11</a></b></br> But the land, whither ye go to possess it, <i>is</i> a land of hills and valleys, <i>and</i> drinketh water of the rain of heaven:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25-28,37</a></b></br> Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; … </p><p class="hdg">his chambers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Psalm 104:3</a></b></br> Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/9-6.htm">Amos 9:6</a></b></br> <i>It is</i> he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD <i>is</i> his name.</p><p class="hdg">the earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></b></br> Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, <i>which</i> is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/94-17.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/psalms/104-9.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/80-9.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/84-6.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/psalms/33-7.htm">Store-Houses</a> <a href="/psalms/104-3.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/psalms/65-10.htm">Waterest</a> <a href="/exodus/2-19.htm">Watereth</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Watering</a> <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/102-25.htm">Work</a> <a href="/psalms/103-22.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/3-33.htm">Abode</a> <a href="/psalms/105-30.htm">Chambers</a> <a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Fruit</a> <a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/104-18.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/psalms/131-1.htm">Lofty</a> <a href="/psalms/104-18.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/psalms/105-32.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Sends</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Store-Houses</a> <a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Waterest</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm">Watereth</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm">Watering</a> <a href="/psalms/105-29.htm">Waters</a> <a href="/psalms/104-23.htm">Work</a> <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 104</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">A meditation upon the mighty power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">And wonderful providence of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">God's glory is eternal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-33.htm">The prophet vows perpetually to praise God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "chambers" refer to the heavens, indicating that God controls the natural processes from His dwelling place. In biblical context, this reflects the ancient Near Eastern understanding of the cosmos, where the heavens were seen as a divine realm. The imagery of watering the mountains suggests God's care for even the most remote and elevated parts of the earth, ensuring that life is sustained. This can be connected to other scriptures such as <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Job 38:25-27</a>, where God is depicted as the one who provides rain to satisfy the desolate wasteland. Theologically, this demonstrates God's omnipotence and His intimate involvement with creation, a theme that runs throughout the Psalms.<p><b>the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes the abundance and sufficiency of God's provision. The "fruit of His works" refers to the results of God's creative and sustaining actions, which bring nourishment and fulfillment to the earth. This can be seen as a reflection of the creation narrative in Genesis, where God declares His creation "very good" (<a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a>). The satisfaction of the earth can also be linked to the idea of God's covenant faithfulness, as seen in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/11-13.htm">Deuteronomy 11:13-15</a>, where God promises to provide rain for the land in response to Israel's obedience. In a broader theological sense, this phrase can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's provision, bringing spiritual satisfaction and life to humanity (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (He)</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, who provides for His creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>Symbolic of stability and strength, representing the high places of the earth that receive God's provision.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/chambers.htm">Chambers</a></b><br>Refers to the heavenly storehouses or the skies from which God dispenses rain.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The recipient of God's provision, representing all of creation that is nourished and sustained by Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fruit_of_his_works.htm">Fruit of His Works</a></b><br>The results of God's creative and sustaining power, manifesting in the natural world.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty in Creation</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate provider and sustainer of all life. His control over nature reflects His sovereignty and care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_divine_provision.htm">Dependence on Divine Provision</a></b><br>Just as the earth relies on God's provision, we too must depend on Him for our needs, trusting in His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_abundance.htm">Gratitude for God's Abundance</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude for the ways God provides for us daily, acknowledging His hand in the natural world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a></b><br>As recipients of God's provision, we are called to be good stewards of the earth, caring for it responsibly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_faithfulness.htm">Faith in God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>Strengthen your faith by remembering God's past faithfulness in providing for creation, which assures us of His continued care.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_104.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 104</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_work_effectively_daily.htm">What does 'from everlasting to everlasting' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_anyone_escape_divine_judgment_anywhere.htm">Amos 9:2-3 - Is it scientifically plausible for no one to evade divine judgment even in the depths of the sea or highest mountains?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_'god_on_clouds'_fit_science.htm">Psalm 68:4: How does portraying God as 'riding on the clouds' align with modern meteorological understanding?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_an_eternal_state.htm">What defines an eternal state?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/104.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) <span class= "bld">Chambers</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., of cloud, </span>as in <a href="/psalms/104-3.htm" title="Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks on the wings of the wind:">Psalm 104:3</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Thy works.</span>--If we go by the parallelism, this means the "rain," here called God's works, as in <a href="/psalms/65-9.htm" title="You visit the earth, and water it: you greatly enrich it with the river of God, which is full of water: you prepare them corn, when you have so provided for it.">Psalm 65:9</a> (see Note), his "river." Others prefer to see a general reference to the operations of nature which produce fruit.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> God) <span class="cmt_word">watereth the hills from his chambers</span> (comp. ver. 3). The mountains themselves, even their highest tops, are not left dry. Where springs cannot reach, rain falls from God's "chambers" in the sky, and spreads equal refreshment. <span class="cmt_word">The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.</span> The whole earth - mountains, hills, plains, valleys - is thus "satisfied," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> sufficiently supplied with water, by the means which God has elaborated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מַשְׁקֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(maš·qeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8248.htm">Strong's 8248: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quaff, to irrigate, furnish a, potion to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mountains</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֭רִים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from His chambers;</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעֲלִיּוֹתָ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘ă·lî·yō·w·ṯāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5944.htm">Strong's 5944: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something lofty, a stair-way, a second-story room, the sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָֽרֶץ׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is satisfied</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּשְׂבַּ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(tiś·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by the fruit</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּרִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of His works.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֝עֲשֶׂ֗יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-13.htm">Psalm 104:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:13 He waters the mountains from his chambers (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/104-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 104:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>