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Psalm 104:16-18
New English Translation
Psalm 104:16-18
New English Translation
16 The trees of the Lord[a] receive all the rain they need,[b]
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,
17 where the birds make nests,
near the evergreens in which the herons live.[c]
18 The wild goats live in the high mountains;[d]
the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.
Footnotes
- Psalm 104:16 sn The trees of the Lord are the cedars of Lebanon (see the next line), which are viewed as special because of their great size and grandeur. The Lebanon forest was viewed elsewhere in the OT as the “garden of God” (see Ezek 31:8).
- Psalm 104:16 tn Heb “are satisfied,” which means here that they receive abundant rain (see v. 13).
- Psalm 104:17 tn Heb “[the] heron [in the] evergreens [is] its home.”sn The cedars and evergreens of the Lebanon forest are frequently associated (see, for example, 2 Chr 2:8; Isa 14:8; 37:24; Ezek 31:8).
- Psalm 104:18 tn Heb “the high mountains [are] for the goats.”
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