Psalms 104:13

104:12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. sing: Heb. give a voice

He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

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He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.

He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

He waters the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works.

104:14 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;

What does Psalms 104:13 mean?

Psalms 104:13 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁקָה (shâqâh), הַר (har), עֲלִיָּה (ʻălîyâh).

Hebrew interlinear

waterethשָׁקָהshâqâh/shaw-kaw'/H8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to

the

hillsהַרhar/har/H2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)

from

his

chambers:עֲלִיָּהʻălîyâh/al-ee-yaw'/H5944something lofty, i.e. a stair-way; also a second-story room (or even one on the roof); figuratively, the sky

the

earthאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

satisfiedשָׂבַעsâbaʻ/saw-bah'/H7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

with

the

fruitפְּרִיpᵉrîy/per-ee'/H6529fruit (literally or figuratively)

thy

works.מַעֲשֶׂהmaʻăseh/mah-as-eh'/H4639an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property

Topics

Geology Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena Mountains

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:13.

Genesis 1:11

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass

Genesis 1:12

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 2:6

But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. there: or, a mist which went up from, etc.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 104:13 say?

Psalms 104:13 (King James Version) reads: "He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works."

Is Psalms 104:13 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:13 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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