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15     and wine to gladden the heart[a] of man,
oil to make his face shine
    and bread to strengthen his body.
16 The trees of the Lord have fruit in abundance,
    the cedars of Lebanon[b] that he planted.
17 In them the birds build their nests;
    in the fir trees the stork makes its home.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:15 Heart: see note on Ps 4:8.
  2. Psalm 104:16 Cedars of Lebanon: see note on Ps 80:11.

15 wine(A) that gladdens human hearts,
    oil(B) to make their faces shine,
    and bread that sustains(C) their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord(D) are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon(E) that he planted.
17 There the birds(F) make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.

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