the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Psalms 104:16
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The trees of the Lord are well cared for— the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
The trees of the LORD are satisfied; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
The trees of Yahweh are filled [with moisture], The cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
The Lord 's trees have plenty of water; they are the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,
The trees of the LORD are full [of sap]; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He has planted,
The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
The trees of the feeld schulen be fillid, and the cedris of the Liban, whiche he plauntide;
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
Our Lord , your trees always have water, and so do the cedars you planted in Lebanon.
The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;
Adonai 's trees are satisfied — the cedars of the L'vanon, which he has planted.
The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
The great cedar trees of Lebanon belong to the Lord . He planted them and gives them the water they need.
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
The trees of the Lord are full of sappe: the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted.
The tall cedar trees that the Lord planted in Lebanon drink their fill.
The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
The high trees are satisfied, euen the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
The trees of the LORD are full of sap, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain— the Lord 's own trees, which he planted.
Satisfied are, The trees of Yahweh, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
(103-16) The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
The trees of God be satisfied: euen the Cedars of Libanus which he hath planted.
The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.
The trees of the Lord flourish,the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
The LORD's trees are well watered, The cedars of Levanon, which he has planted;
The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
The trees of Yahweh drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,
The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted;
Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
The trees of the LORDE are full of sappe, euen the trees of Libanus which he hath planted.
class="poetry"> O my soul, bless God ! God , my God, how great you are! beautifully, gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, and all heaven stretched out for your tent. You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. You commandeered winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors. You set earth on a firm foundation so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away— your thunder crash put it to flight. Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. All the wild animals now drink their fill, wild donkeys quench their thirst. Along the riverbanks the birds build nests, ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plow the ground. Oh yes, God brings grain from the land, wine to make people happy, Their faces glowing with health, a people well-fed and hearty. God 's trees are well-watered— the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamoring to God for their supper. When the sun comes up, they vanish, lazily stretched out in their dens. Meanwhile, men and women go out to work, busy at their jobs until evening. What a wildly wonderful world, God ! You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look—the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. Ships plow those waters, and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. All the creatures look expectantly to you to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute— Take back your Spirit and they die, revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life— the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. The glory of God —let it last forever! Let God enjoy his creation! He takes one look at earth and triggers an earthquake, points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live! Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God . But clear the ground of sinners— no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God !
The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
The trees of the Lord drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
The trees of Yahweh are satisfied,The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Psalms 29:5, Psalms 92:2, Numbers 24:6, Ezekiel 17:23
Reciprocal: Judges 9:15 - the cedars Psalms 80:10 - goodly cedars Psalms 92:12 - cedar Psalms 104:12 - the fowls Ezekiel 27:5 - cedars
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The trees of the Lord are full of sap,.... Or "satiated" s; that is, with rain; and through it are filled with fruits. This is to be understood not only of the tallest and largest trees; which are therefore called the trees of the Lord, as high mountains are called the mountains of the Lord, Psalms 36:6 and so other things excellent in their kind: but of trees of the field and forest; so the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions; which are not planted and cultivated by man, as trees in gardens and orchards are; but are more especially under the care and cultivation of the Lord himself, and may design such as were produced by him at the creation.
The cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted; a mountain on the borders of Judea, so called from its whiteness, through the snow on it, as the Alps are; and where grew great quantities of large and spreading cedars, which were not of man's, but of the Lord's planting: these were watered and made to grow with the rain of heaven. Rauwolff t, who was upon this mountain in 1574, says,
"though this hill in former ages has been quite covered over with cedars, yet they are so decreased, that I could tell, says he, no more but twenty four, that stood round about in a circle; and two others, the branches whereof are quite decayed with age.''
But Thevenot u, who has been there since, affirms there are no more nor less than twenty three, great and small; of the largeness, thickness, and height of these trees, Psalms 36:6- :. Saints are often compared to trees, which are planted by the Lord in Christ, and in his churches; and particularly to cedars, for their height, strength, and durableness; see Psalms 92:13, and these, through the grace of God, are full of sap and spiritual life, and are filled with the fruits of righteousness, and are often represented as planted and growing by rivers of water; see Numbers 24:6.
s ישבעו "satiantur", Vatablus, Junius Tremellius, Piscator, Cocceius so Musculus, Gejerus, Michaelis. t Travels, par. 2. ch. 13. p. 191. u Travels, par. 1. B. 2. ch. 60. p. 224.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The trees of the Lord - From the grass, from the herb, from the vine, and from bread, as adapted to sustain the living beings upon the earth, the psalmist passes to the more lofty and grand productions of the vegetable world - to those which display more manifestly the power of God, and which furnish abodes and retreats for the various orders of living beings. The phrase “the trees of the Lord” means great and magnificent trees - as the expression “mountains of God” means great and lofty mountains - as if they seemed to “approach” God, or as if no appellation would so well describe their nature as that which was derived from the Infinite One. See Psalms 36:6, note; Psalms 65:9, note; Psalms 80:10, note.
Are full of sap - The word so rendered means merely to be full, to be saturated - the words “of sap” being supplied by the translators. The idea is, that, lofty as they are, they are abundantly supplied with that which is necessary to their growth. There is no want - no lack - of that which is needful to supply them. They flourish, sustained abundantly by that which is derived from the earth and the waters.
The cedars of Lebanon - As among the loftiest and most magnificent productions of the earth. See Psalms 29:5, note; Psalms 92:12, note; Isaiah 2:13, note.
Which he hath planted - So lofty and large, that it would seem as if none could plant them but the Almighty.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 104:16. The trees of the Lord are full of sap — ישבעו yisbeu, "are saturated."
The cedars of Lebanon — God's providence not only extends to men and cattle, but also to the trees of the field and forest. Many of these are not only sustained, but planted by his providence. Who ever planted the seeds of the cedars of Lebanon, or of the thousands of woods and forests on the globe? God himself sowed those seeds, and they have sprung up and flourished without the care of man.
