CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Psalm 104:14 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/psalms/104-14.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/18/19_Psa_104_014.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Psalm 104:14 - How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/psalms/104-14.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/psalms/104-14.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/psalms/">Psalms</a> > <a href="/psalms/104.htm">Chapter 104</a> > Verse 14</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad14.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm" title="Psalm 104:13">◄</a> Psalm 104:14 <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm" title="Psalm 104:15">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/104.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/104.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/104.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/104.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/104.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of mankind, So that they may produce food from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for man’s cultivation, To bring forth food from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He causes grass to grow for the cattle, And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man, So that he may bring food from the earth—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You let the earth produce grass for cattle, plants for our food, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You make grass grow for cattle and make vegetables for humans to use in order to get food from the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our crops <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He causes grass to sprout for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to produce food from the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth: <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Causing grass to spring up for livestock, "" And herb for the service of man, "" To bring forth bread from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Causing grass to spring up for the cattle, and the green herb for the service of man, to bring forth bread from the earth:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:14>producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You make the grass grow for the cattle and plants for people’s work to bring forth food from the earth, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the earth,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He makes grass to sprout for the beasts and green plants for the service of man to bring forth bread from 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 causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; To bring forth bread out of the earth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-14.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=12890" 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">13</span>He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2682.htm" title="2682: ḥā·ṣîr (N-ms) -- Green grass, herbage. Perhaps originally the same as chatsiyr, from the greenness of a courtyard; grass; also a leek.">He makes the grass</a> <a href="/hebrew/6779.htm" title="6779: maṣ·mî·aḥ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To sprout, spring up. A primitive root; to sprout.">grow</a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: lab·bə·hê·māh (Prep-l, Art:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">for the livestock</a> <a href="/hebrew/6212.htm" title="6212: wə·‘ê·śeḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Herb, herbage. From an unused root meaning to glisten; grass.">and provides crops</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">for man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">to cultivate,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: lə·hō·w·ṣî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">bringing forth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: le·ḥem (N-ms) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">food</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min- (Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</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> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.…<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/1-11.htm">Genesis 1:11-12</a></span><br />Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: seed-bearing plants and fruit trees, each bearing fruit with seed according to its kind.” And it was so. / The earth produced vegetation: seed-bearing plants according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29-30</a></span><br />Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food. / And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a></span><br />And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. / Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. / By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/11-14.htm">Deuteronomy 11:14-15</a></span><br />then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil. / And I will provide grass in the fields for your livestock, and you will eat and be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-10.htm">Job 5:10-11</a></span><br />He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields. / He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-26.htm">Job 38:26-27</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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/65-9.htm">Psalm 65:9-13</a></span><br />You attend to the earth and water it; with abundance You enrich it. The streams of God are full of water, for You prepare our grain by providing for the earth. / You soak its furrows and level its ridges; You soften it with showers and bless its growth. / You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your paths overflow with plenty. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8-9</a></span><br />who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills. / He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.<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/5-24.htm">Jeremiah 5:24</a></span><br />They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26-30</a></span><br />Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? / And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-31.htm">Matthew 13:31-32</a></span><br />He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. / Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a></span><br />Give us this day our daily bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-24.htm">Luke 12:24-28</a></span><br />Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds! / Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? / So if you cannot do such a small thing, why do you worry about the rest? ...<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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;</p><p class="hdg">causeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/145-15.htm">Psalm 145:15,16</a></b></br> The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Psalm 147:8,9</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="/genesis/1-11.htm">Genesis 1:11,12,29</a></b></br> And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, <i>and</i> the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed <i>is</i> in itself, upon the earth: and it was so… </p><p class="hdg">herb</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-29.htm">Genesis 1:29</a></b></br> And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which <i>is</i> upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which <i>is</i> the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9</a></b></br> And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/3-18.htm">Genesis 3:18</a></b></br> Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;</p><p class="hdg">that he</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-25.htm">Psalm 136:25</a></b></br> Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-12.htm">Genesis 4:12</a></b></br> When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/28-5.htm">Job 28:5</a></b></br> <i>As for</i> the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under it is turned up as it were fire.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/psalms/91-16.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/7-16.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/psalms/81-16.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Cultivate</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/102-9.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/104-12.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/102-26.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/102-11.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/psalms/78-48.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/psalms/104-10.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/104-4.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/37-2.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/job/14-14.htm">Service</a> <a href="/psalms/92-7.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/psalms/102-8.htm">Use</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-26.htm">Vegetation</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/107-38.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Causes</a> <a href="/psalms/106-9.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/48-19.htm">Cultivate</a> <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/104-20.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/106-20.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Grow</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Herb</a> <a href="/psalms/107-38.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/104-15.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Plants</a> <a href="/psalms/104-23.htm">Service</a> <a href="/psalms/114-8.htm">Spring</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Use</a> <a href="/psalms/105-35.htm">Vegetation</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/104.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/104.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He makes the grass grow for the livestock</b><br>This phrase highlights God's providential care for His creation, emphasizing His role as the sustainer of life. In the ancient Near East, livestock was a crucial part of daily life, providing food, clothing, and labor. The growth of grass is a simple yet profound example of God's provision, as it sustains the animals that are vital to human survival. This reflects the creation narrative in Genesis, where God provides for all living creatures. The imagery of God making grass grow can also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual nourishment, as seen in <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Psalm 23:2</a>, where God leads His people to green pastures.<p><b>and provides crops for man to cultivate</b><br>This phrase underscores the partnership between divine provision and human responsibility. While God provides the resources, humans are called to work and cultivate the land, reflecting the mandate given to Adam in <a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">Genesis 2:15</a> to "work it and take care of it." This partnership is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, illustrating the balance between divine sovereignty and human agency. The cultivation of crops is also a reminder of the Fall, where labor became toilsome (<a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a>), yet it remains a means through which God blesses humanity.<p><b>bringing forth food from the earth:</b><br>This final phrase emphasizes the result of God's provision and human effort: the production of food. In the biblical context, food is not only a physical necessity but also a symbol of God's blessing and faithfulness. The earth's ability to produce food is a testament to God's ongoing care and the fulfillment of His promise to sustain life. This concept is echoed in the Lord's Prayer, where Jesus teaches His followers to ask for "daily bread" (<a href="/matthew/6-11.htm">Matthew 6:11</a>), signifying reliance on God's provision. Additionally, the imagery of bringing forth food can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the "bread of life" (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), providing spiritual sustenance to all who believe.<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 all life, who actively provides for His creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/livestock.htm">Livestock</a></b><br>Domesticated animals that rely on grass for sustenance, symbolizing God's provision for all creatures.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/man.htm">Man</a></b><br>Humanity, tasked with cultivating the earth and benefiting from its produce.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/earth.htm">Earth</a></b><br>The physical world created by God, which yields food and sustenance.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/crops.htm">Crops</a></b><br>The produce of the earth, which man cultivates, representing God's provision and man's responsibility.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>Recognize that God is the ultimate provider of all our needs, both physical and spiritual. Trust in His continuous care and provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_responsibility.htm">Human Responsibility</a></b><br>Understand that while God provides, humans have a role in cultivating and stewarding the earth. Engage in responsible and sustainable practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/interdependence_of_creation.htm">Interdependence of Creation</a></b><br>Acknowledge the interconnectedness of all creation. Livestock, crops, and humans are part of a divine ecosystem where each has a role.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_and_worship.htm">Gratitude and Worship</a></b><br>Cultivate a heart of gratitude for God's provision. Let this gratitude lead to worship and praise for His faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_god's_timing.htm">Faith in God's Timing</a></b><br>Trust in God's timing and methods of provision, even when circumstances seem uncertain. His ways are perfect and purposeful.<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_does_psalm_104_14_align_with_science.htm">How does the depiction of God providing grass for cattle and plants for people (Psalm 104:14) match with the scientific timeline of plant and animal development? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_alcohol_a_sin_for_christians.htm">Is drinking alcohol a sin for Christians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_food_waste.htm">What does the Bible say about wasting food?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible's_view_on_alcohol.htm">What is the Bible's stance on alcohol consumption?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">For the service of man</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>for his use (so Gesenius). But some deny this meaning to the Hebrew, which properly means "labour" or "office." (In <a href="/1_chronicles/27-26.htm" title="And over them that did the work of the field for tillage of the ground was Ezri the son of Chelub:">1Chronicles 27:26</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/10-37.htm" title="And that we should bring the first fruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, to the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground to the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.">Nehemiah 10:37</a>, it means "agriculture," "tillage.") Hence they render, "And herbs for man's labour in bringing them forth from the earth," alluding to his task of cultivating the soil. Standing by itself the clause would indeed naturally require this sense, but the parallelism is against it, and in <a href="/1_chronicles/26-30.htm" title="And of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brothers, men of valor, a thousand and seven hundred, were officers among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.">1Chronicles 26:30</a>, "service of a king," we have a near approach to the meaning "use."<p><span class= "bld">That he may.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">bringing food out of the earth, </span>taking the verb as gerund instead of infinitive absolute.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle.</span> The results of God's careful arrangements are now spoken cf. In the first place, grass - fodder of every kind - is provided for the beasts on which man's life so greatly depends - a boon both to man and beast, of inestimable value. Next, there is brought forth <span class="cmt_word">herb for the service of man</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> for his direct service - vegetables and fruits for his food; spicy shrubs for his delectation; flax, papyrus, saffron, aloes, etc., for his use. <span class="cmt_word">That he may bring forth food out of the earth.</span> That man himself may by his labour, by the cultivation of the natural products, obtain from the earth the food suitable to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-14.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 makes the grass</span><br /><span class="heb">חָצִ֨יר ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·ṣîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2682.htm">Strong's 2682: </a> </span><span class="str2">Green grass, herbage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grow</span><br /><span class="heb">מַצְמִ֤יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(maṣ·mî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6779.htm">Strong's 6779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sprout, spring up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the livestock</span><br /><span class="heb">לַבְּהֵמָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(lab·bə·hê·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and provides crops</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֭עֵשֶׂב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·śeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6212.htm">Strong's 6212: </a> </span><span class="str2">Herb, herbage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָדָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to cultivate,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Work of any kind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bringing forth</span><br /><span class="heb">לְה֥וֹצִיא</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·w·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">food</span><br /><span class="heb">לֶ֝֗חֶם</span> <span class="translit">(le·ḥem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> </span><span class="str2">Food, bread, grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מִן־</span> <span class="translit">(min-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-14.htm">Psalm 104:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:14 He causes the grass to grow (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/104-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 104:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:15" /></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>