Psalms 104:14

Brenton's Septuagint

He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth—

English Revised Version
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:

Update Bible Version
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,

New Century Version
You make the grass for cattle and vegetables for the people. You make food grow from the earth.

New English Translation
He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,

Webster's Bible Translation
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;

World English Bible
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the earth:

Amplified Bible
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—

English Standard Version
You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thou bringist forth hei to beestis; and eerbe to the seruyce of men. That thou bringe forth breed of the erthe;

Berean Standard Bible
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

Contemporary English Version
You let the earth produce grass for cattle, plants for our food,

American Standard Version
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,

Bible in Basic English
He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;

Complete Jewish Bible
You grow grass for the cattle; and for people you grow the plants they need to bring forth bread from the earth,

Darby Translation
He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,

Easy-to-Read Version
You make the grass grow to feed the animals. You provide plants for the crops we grow— the plants that give us food from the earth.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man;

King James Version (1611)
He causeth the grasse to grow for the cattell, and herbe for the seruice of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth:

New Life Bible
He makes the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to use. So He may bring food from the earth,

New Revised Standard
You cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the earth,

Geneva Bible (1587)
He causeth grasse to growe for the cattell, and herbe for the vse of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth,

George Lamsa Translation
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,

Good News Translation
You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our crops

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Who causeth the grass to shoot forth for the cattle, And the herb, for the service of man, That he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(103-14) Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:

Revised Standard Version
Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He causeth grasse to growe for cattell: and hearbes for the vse of man.

Christian Standard Bible®
He causes grass to grow for the livestockand provides crops for man to cultivate,producing food from the earth,

Hebrew Names Version
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the eretz:

King James Version
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;

Lexham English Bible
who causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,

Literal Translation
He causes the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for the service of man, to bring food out of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou bryngest forth grasse for the catell, and grene herbe for the seruyce of men.

New American Standard Bible
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,

New King James Version
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,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
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,

Legacy Standard Bible
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,And vegetation for man's cultivation,To bring forth food from the earth,

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ He sends forth his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains. ¹¹ They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take of them to quench their thirst. ¹² By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks. ¹³ He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works. ¹⁴ He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth; ¹⁵ and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man’s heart. ¹⁶ The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Libanus which he has planted. ¹⁷ There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them. ¹⁸ The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, and the rock for the rabbits.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

causeth: Psalms 145:15, Psalms 145:16, Psalms 147:8, Psalms 147:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:5, 1 Kings 18:5, Jeremiah 14:5, Jeremiah 14:6, Joel 2:22

herb: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 3:18, Genesis 9:3

that he: Psalms 136:25, Genesis 4:12, Job 28:5, 1 Corinthians 3:7

Reciprocal: Genesis 1:30 - General Deuteronomy 11:15 - And I will Ruth 1:6 - in giving Job 6:5 - when he hath grass Job 40:15 - he Job 40:20 - where Psalms 36:6 - thou Psalms 50:10 - cattle Psalms 65:9 - visitest Proverbs 27:25 - hay Ecclesiastes 5:9 - the profit Isaiah 30:23 - shall he Jonah 4:11 - and also 1 Corinthians 15:38 - General

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,.... By means of rain falling upon the tender herb, and upon the mown grass, whereby provision of food is made for those creatures that live upon grass.

And herb for the service of man: some herbs being for physic for him, and others for food, and all more or less for his use. Herbs were the original food of man, Genesis 1:29 and still a dinner of herbs, where love is, is better than a stalled ox, and hatred therewith, Proverbs 15:17. Some render it, "and herb at the tillage of man" o: grass grows of itself for the use of the cattle; but the herb, as wheat and the like, which is for the use of man, is caused to grow when man has taken some pains with the earth, and has tilled and manured it: but the former sense seems best.

That he may bring forth food out of the earth; either that man may do it by his tillage; or rather that the Lord may do it, by sending rain, and causing the grass and herbs to grow. However, man's food, as well as the food of beasts, comes out of the earth, as he himself does, and to which he must return.

o לעבדת "ad culturam", Cocceius, some in Vatablus, and Michaelis; so Gussetius, p. 572.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle - Out of the earth there is caused to grow every variety of food necessary for the various orders of beings that are placed upon it. The idea here is not merely that of “abundance;” it is also that of “variety:” the needs and tastes of all have been consulted in the productions of the earth. The one earth - the same earth - has been made to produce the endless varieties of food required for the creatures that have been placed on it. The word “grass” here refers to all the vegetable productions needful for cattle.

And herb for the service of man - Genesis 1:29. The word “herb” here would include every green plant or vegetable; or all that the earth produces for the food of man. This, of course, refers to the earth as it came from the hand of God, and to the original arrangement, before permission was given to man to eat the flesh of animals, Genesis 9:3. The word translated “service” might be rendered “culture,” as if man was to cultivate it for his use, not that it was to be produced, as the food for cattle, spontaneously.

That he may bring forth food out of the earth - Hebrew, “bread.” That is, that by culture he may bring forth that which would make bread.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 104:14. He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle — Doth God care for oxen? Yes, and there is not a beast of the field that does not share his merciful regards.

And herb for the service of man — Plants, esculent herbs, and nutritive grain in general; and thus he brings forth food ( lechem, bread) out of the earth. In the germination and growth of a grain of wheat there is a profusion of miracles. God takes care of man, and of all those animals which are so necessary to the convenience and comfort of man.