Psalm 104:14-23

O Lord My God, You Are Very Great

14 You cause i the grass to grow for the livestock
and j plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth k food from the earth
 15 and l wine to gladden the heart of man,
m oil to make his face shine
and bread to n strengthen man's heart.

16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
o the cedars of Lebanon p that he planted.
 17 In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has her home in the fir trees.
 18 The high mountains are for q the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for r the rock badgers.

19 He made the moon to mark the s seasons; 1
the sun knows its time for setting.
 20 t You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
 21 u The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.
 22 When the sun rises, they steal away
and lie down in their v dens.
 23 w Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until the evening.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 147:8 - 9
    He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.
  2. Cross References
    Genesis 1:11
    And God said, "Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth." And it was so.
    Genesis 1:29 - 30
    And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
    Genesis 3:18
    Thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
    Genesis 9:3
    Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.
  3. Cross References
    Job 28:5
    As for the earth, out of it comes bread, but underneath it is turned up as by fire.
    Psalms 136:25
    He who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures forever.
    Psalms 147:9
    He gives to the beasts their food, and to the young ravens that cry.
  4. Cross References
    Judges 9:13
    But the vine said to them, 'Shall I leave my wine that cheers God and men and go hold sway over the trees?
    Ecclesiastes 10:19
    Bread is made for laughter, and wine gladdens life, and money answers everything.
    Proverbs 31:6 - 7
    Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress.
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 23:5
    You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
    Judges 9:9
    But the olive tree said to them, 'Shall I leave my abundance, by which gods and men are honored, and go hold sway over the trees?
  6. Cross References
    Genesis 18:5
    While I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on - since you have come to your servant." So they said, "Do as you have said.
  7. Cross References
    Judges 9:15
    And the bramble said to the trees, 'If in good faith you are anointing me king over you, then come and take refuge in my shade, but if not, let fire come out of the bramble and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
  8. Cross References
    Numbers 24:6
    Like palm groves that stretch afar, like gardens beside a river, like aloes that the Lord has planted, like cedar trees beside the waters.
  9. Cross References
    Job 39:1
    Do you know when the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the does?
  10. Cross References
    Leviticus 11:5
    And the rock badger, because it chews the cud but does not part the hoof, is unclean to you.
    Proverbs 30:26
    The rock badgers are a people not mighty, yet they make their homes in the cliffs.
  11. Cross References
    Genesis 1:14
    And God said, "Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years.
    Leviticus 23:4
    These are the appointed feasts of the Lord, the holy convocations, which you shall proclaim at the time appointed for them.
  12. Cross References
    Isaiah 45:7
    I form light and create darkness, I make well-being and create calamity, I am the Lord, who does all these things.
  13. Cross References
    Job 38:39
    Can you hunt the prey for the lion, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions.
  14. Cross References
    Job 37:8
    Then the beasts go into their lairs, and remain in their dens.
  15. Cross References
    Genesis 3:19
    By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
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