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the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/104.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD are full <i>of sap,</i> The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The trees of Yahweh are satisfied, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He has planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our LORD, your trees always have water, and so do the cedars you planted in Lebanon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD are satisfied; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD's trees, the cedars in Lebanon which he planted, drink their fill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain--the LORD's own trees, which he planted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The loftiest trees are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD receive all the rain they need, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD's trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, "" Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Satisfied are the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the trees of Jehovah shall be satisfied; the cedars of Lebanon which he planted;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:16>The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which you planted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD are full of sap, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The trees of LORD JEHOVAH will be satisfied and the cedars of Lebanon that he has planted.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/104.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The trees of the LORD have their fill, The cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The trees of the plain shall be full <i>of sap</i>; <i>even</i> the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-16.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=12906" 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">15</span>wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ă·ṣê (N-mpc) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">The trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: yiś·bə·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">have their fill,</a> <a href="/hebrew/730.htm" title="730: ’ar·zê (N-mpc) -- A cedar. From 'araz; a cedar tree.">the cedars</a> <a href="/hebrew/3844.htm" title="3844: lə·ḇā·nō·wn (N-proper-fs) -- A wooded mountain range on the N. border of Isr. From lbab; white mountain; Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine.">of Lebanon</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: nā·ṭā‘ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">He planted,</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.…<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/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9</a></span><br />Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/31-4.htm">Ezekiel 31:4-9</a></span><br />The waters made it grow; the deep springs made it tall, directing their streams all around its base and sending their channels to all the trees of the field. / Therefore it towered higher than all the trees of the field. Its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long as it spread them out because of the abundant waters. / All the birds of the air nested in its branches, and all the beasts of the field gave birth beneath its boughs; all the great nations lived in its shade. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-19.htm">Isaiah 41:19-20</a></span><br />I will plant cedars in the wilderness, acacias, myrtles, and olive trees. I will set cypresses in the desert, elms and boxwood together, / so that all may see and know, may consider and understand, that the hand of the LORD has done this and the Holy One of Israel has created it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-12.htm">Isaiah 55:12-13</a></span><br />You will indeed go out with joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. / Instead of the thornbush, the cypress will grow, and instead of the brier, the myrtle will spring up; this will make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign, never to be destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-7.htm">Job 14:7-9</a></span><br />For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail. / If its roots grow old in the ground and its stump dies in the soil, / at the scent of water it will bud and put forth twigs like a sapling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-27.htm">Job 38:27</a></span><br />to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm">1 Kings 4:33</a></span><br />He spoke of trees, from the cedar in Lebanon to the hyssop growing in the wall, and he taught about animals, birds, reptiles, and fish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/60-13.htm">Isaiah 60:13</a></span><br />The glory of Lebanon will come to you—its cypress, elm, and boxwood together—to adorn the place of My sanctuary, and I will glorify the place of My feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-8.htm">Jeremiah 17:8</a></span><br />He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-28.htm">Matthew 6:28-30</a></span><br />And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. / Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-27.htm">Luke 12:27-28</a></span><br />Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. / If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-5</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-18</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-6.htm">1 Corinthians 3:6-7</a></span><br />I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5</a></b></br> The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/92-2.htm">Psalm 92:2</a></b></br> To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy faithfulness every night,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Numbers 24:6</a></b></br> As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, <i>and</i> as cedar trees beside the waters.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/78-20.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/psalms/80-10.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/psalms/104-11.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/psalms/83-16.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/103-15.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/psalms/32-4.htm">Moisture</a> <a href="/psalms/94-9.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/psalms/80-8.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/psalms/92-14.htm">Sap</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/psalms/96-12.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Watered</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/109-30.htm">Abundantly</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Cedars</a> <a href="/psalms/107-5.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/psalms/110-6.htm">Fill</a> <a href="/psalms/104-28.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/129-6.htm">Growth</a> <a href="/songs/3-9.htm">Lebanon</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-8.htm">Moisture</a> <a href="/psalms/107-37.htm">Planted</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-8.htm">Planting</a> <a href="/hosea/7-9.htm">Sap</a> <a href="/psalms/104-28.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/psalms/104-17.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm">Watered</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>The trees of the LORD have their fill</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's provision and care for His creation. In biblical times, trees were often seen as symbols of strength and stability. The phrase suggests that these trees are abundantly supplied by God, indicating His sovereignty over nature. This can be connected to the broader biblical theme of God's provision, as seen in passages like <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26-30</a>, where Jesus speaks of God's care for the birds and the lilies.<p><b>the cedars of Lebanon that He planted</b><br>Cedars of Lebanon were renowned for their size, strength, and durability, often used in ancient construction, including Solomon's Temple (<a href="/1_kings/5-6.htm">1 Kings 5:6</a>). These trees symbolize majesty and might, reflecting God's creative power. The mention of God planting them underscores His role as the ultimate Creator. The cedars are also a type of Christ, representing strength and eternal life, as seen in the imagery of the righteous flourishing like a cedar in <a href="/psalms/92-12.htm">Psalm 92:12</a>. The historical context of Lebanon's cedars being highly prized and traded throughout the ancient Near East adds to their significance in this passage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The Creator and Sustainer of all things, who provides for His creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_trees_of_the_lord.htm">The Trees of the LORD</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's provision and care, representing strength and stability.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cedars_of_lebanon.htm">Cedars of Lebanon</a></b><br>Renowned for their strength, height, and durability, these trees were often used in ancient construction, including the temple built by Solomon.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/lebanon.htm">Lebanon</a></b><br>A region known for its majestic cedar trees, often associated with beauty and grandeur in biblical literature.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The broader context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">Psalm 104</a> celebrates God's creation and His ongoing care for it.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_care.htm">God's Provision and Care</a></b><br>Just as God waters the trees, He provides for all of His creation, including us. We can trust in His provision for our needs.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbol_of_strength_and_stability.htm">Symbol of Strength and Stability</a></b><br>The cedars of Lebanon symbolize strength and stability. As believers, we are called to be rooted in God's Word, drawing strength from Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/creation_reflects_god's_glory.htm">Creation Reflects God's Glory</a></b><br>The beauty and majesty of creation, including the trees, reflect God's glory and creativity. We are invited to worship Him as the Creator.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>Just as the trees depend on water, we must depend on God for spiritual nourishment and growth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a></b><br>Recognizing God's care for creation encourages us to be good stewards of the environment, honoring Him through our actions.<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_1's_justice_align_with_job.htm">How can Psalm 1's vision of immediate justice be reconciled with biblical accounts like Job, where the righteous suffer while the wicked seem to prosper?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_115_16_fit_cosmology.htm">Psalm 115:16 -- How does the statement 'the heavens belong to the Lord' reconcile with modern cosmology and the vastness of the universe?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_divine_voice_destroying_trees.htm">Psalm 29:5 states the Lord's voice shatters the cedars of Lebanon; what evidence supports the claim that a divine voice can cause literal destruction of trees?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'pulling_down_strongholds'.htm">What thrives like a tree planted by water?</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>(16) <span class= "bld">The trees . . .</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">Jehovah's trees are satisfied. </span>The parallelism shows what are Jehovah's trees. The cedar of Lebanon (see <a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm" title="And he spoke of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even to the hyssop that springs out of the wall: he spoke also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.">1Kings 4:33</a>) was the grandest and fairest tree known to the Hebrew; and like lightning and the tropical rain, is honoured by the epithet most expressive of grandeur. (See <span class= "ital">Bible Educator, </span>iv., 359.) Such trees the poet feels must have been planted by the Divine hand itself--man could grow herbs, but not cedars--and here, as a proof of the lavish provision made by the Creator for the fertility of the earth, he states that even these monarchs of the wood have enough.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The trees of the Lord are full of sap;</span> rather, <span class="accented">are satisfied</span>, or <span class="accented">have their fill</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> drink in sufficiently God's rain, so that they grow up and flourish amazingly. <span class="cmt_word">Even the cedars of Lebanon</span> (see <a href="/psalms/29-5.htm">Psalm 29:5, 6</a>; <a href="/psalms/92-11.htm">Psalm 92:11</a>). These are particularized as the grandest of God's vegetable productions known to the psalmist (comp. <a href="/judges/9-15.htm">Judges 9:15</a>; <a href="/1_kings/4-33.htm">1 Kings 4:33</a>; <a href="/2_kings/14-19.htm">2 Kings 14:19</a>; <a href="/isaiah/2-13.htm">Isaiah 2:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/31-3.htm">Ezekiel 31:3</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Which he hath</span> <span class="cmt_word">planted</span> (comp. <a href="/numbers/24-6.htm">Numbers 24:6</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-16.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">The trees</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲצֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have their fill,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭שְׂבְּעוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·bə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<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">the cedars</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽרְזֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·zê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_730.htm">Strong's 730: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cedar tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Lebanon</span><br /><span class="heb">לְ֝בָנ֗וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·nō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3844.htm">Strong's 3844: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lebanon -- a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He planted,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָטָֽע׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭā‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-16.htm">Psalm 104:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:16 Yahweh's trees are well watered the cedars (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/104-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 104:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/104-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 104:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 104:17" /></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>