Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers. New Living Translation There the birds make their nests, and the storks make their homes in the cypresses. English Standard Version In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. Berean Standard Bible where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. King James Bible Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. New King James Version Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees. New American Standard Bible Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the juniper trees. NASB 1995 Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the fir trees. NASB 1977 Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the fir trees. Legacy Standard Bible Where the birds build their nests, The stork’s home is in the fir trees. Amplified Bible Where the birds make their nests; As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. Christian Standard Bible There the birds make their nests; storks make their homes in the pine trees. Holman Christian Standard Bible There the birds make their nests; the stork makes its home in the pine trees. American Standard Version Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. Contemporary English Version Birds nest in those trees, and storks make their home in the fir trees. English Revised Version Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. GOD'S WORD® Translation Birds build their nests in them. Storks make their homes in fir trees. Good News Translation There the birds build their nests; the storks nest in the fir trees. International Standard Version the birds build their nests there, and the heron builds its nest among the evergreen. Majority Standard Bible where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. NET Bible where the birds make nests, near the evergreens in which the herons live. New Heart English Bible where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees. Webster's Bible Translation Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. World English Bible where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionWhere birds make nests, "" The stork—the firs [are] her house. Young's Literal Translation Where birds do make nests, The stork -- the firs are her house. Smith's Literal Translation Where there the sparrows will nest: the stork, the cypresses her house. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims Biblethere the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible There the birds build their nests; the stork in the junipers, its home. New Revised Standard Version In them the birds build their nests; the stork has its home in the fir trees. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThere the birds make their nests; as for the stork, her house is in the cypress. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated There the fowl have made a nest and the stork nests itself in the cypress. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Wherein the birds make their nests; As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. Brenton Septuagint Translation There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!…16The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted, 17where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. 18The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.… Cross References Matthew 6:26 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? Luke 12:24 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! Job 39:27-30 Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high? / He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag. / From there he spies out food; his eyes see it from afar. ... Ezekiel 17:23 I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches. Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint. Matthew 13:32 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.” Luke 13:19 It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.” Genesis 1:11-12 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. Genesis 8:11 And behold, the dove returned to him in the evening with a freshly plucked olive leaf in her beak. So Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. Job 12:7-10 But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ... Jeremiah 17:8 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. Ezekiel 31:6 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. Daniel 4:21 whose foliage was beautiful and whose fruit was abundant, providing food for all, under which the beasts of the field lived, and in whose branches the birds of the air nested— Hosea 14:7 They will return and dwell in his shade; they will grow grain and blossom like the vine. His renown will be like the wine of Lebanon. Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. / And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. / So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Treasury of Scripture Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. the birds Psalm 104:12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. Jeremiah 22:23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail! Ezekiel 31:6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. as for Leviticus 11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. Jeremiah 8:7 Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD. the stork. Jump to Previous Birds Build Fir Firs Fir-Trees Home House Makes Nests Pine Resting-Places Stork Tall Trees WhereinJump to Next Birds Build Fir Firs Fir-Trees Home House Makes Nests Pine Resting-Places Stork Tall Trees WhereinPsalm 104 1. A meditation upon the mighty power7. And wonderful providence of God 31. God's glory is eternal 33. The prophet vows perpetually to praise God where the birds build their nests This phrase highlights the providence and wisdom of God in creation. The Hebrew word for "birds" is "עוף" (oph), which generally refers to flying creatures. The act of building nests is a natural instinct given by God, showcasing His intricate design in nature. Birds building nests is a metaphor for finding a place of safety and rest, symbolizing God's provision and care for all His creatures. In a broader spiritual sense, it reflects how believers find refuge and security in God's presence, much like birds find safety in their nests. the stork makes her home in the cypresses "The eagle and the stork On cliffs and cedar-tops their eyries build."--MILTON. Verse 17. - Wherein the birds make their nests (comp. above, ver. 10). As for the stork, the fir trees are her house. Again, God's care for the animal creation is in the psalmist's mind. As the grass is "caused to grow for the cattle" (ver. 14), so trees - even the grandest - are partly intended for the birds.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew whereאֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·še·rō·šā-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the birds צִפֳּרִ֣ים (ṣip·po·rîm) Noun - common plural Strong's 6833: A little bird build their nests; יְקַנֵּ֑נוּ (yə·qan·nê·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7077: To nestle, build, occupy as a, nest the stork חֲ֝סִידָ֗ה (ḥă·sî·ḏāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2624: The kind, bird, a stork makes her home בֵּיתָֽהּ׃ (bê·ṯāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house in the pines. בְּרוֹשִׁ֥ים (bə·rō·wō·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1265: A cypress, tree, a lance, a musical instrument Links Psalm 104:17 NIVPsalm 104:17 NLT Psalm 104:17 ESV Psalm 104:17 NASB Psalm 104:17 KJV Psalm 104:17 BibleApps.com Psalm 104:17 Biblia Paralela Psalm 104:17 Chinese Bible Psalm 104:17 French Bible Psalm 104:17 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 104:17 Where the birds make their nests (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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