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Psalms 104:16

104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart. oil: Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

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Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;

The trees of the Lord are full of sap; 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;

104:17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

What does Psalms 104:16 mean?

Psalms 104:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עֵץ (ʻêts), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שָׂבַע (sâbaʻ).

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The
treesעֵץʻêts/ates/H6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
of
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
are
fullשָׂבַעsâbaʻ/saw-bah'/H7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
of
sap;
the
cedarsאֶרֶזʼerez/eh-rez'/H730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)
of
Lebanon,לְבָנוֹןLᵉbânôwn/leb-aw-nohn'/H3844Lebanon, a mountain range in Palestine
which
he
hath
planted;נָטַעnâṭaʻ/naw-tah'/H5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:16.

1 Kings 4:33

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall: he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things, and of fishes.

1 Kings 5:6

Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians. appoint: Heb. say

1 Kings 7:2

He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

2 Chronicles 2:8

Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants, algum: or, Almuggim, I.Kin.10.11.

2 Chronicles 25:18

And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. thistle: or, furze bush, or, thorn a wild: Heb. a beast of the field

2 Kings 14:9

And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

2 Kings 19:23

By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut down the tall cedar trees thereof, and the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, and into the forest of his Carmel. By: Heb. By the hand of tall: Heb. tallness, etc of his Carmel: or, and his fruitful field

Deuteronomy 6:11

And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;

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What does Psalms 104:16 say?

Psalms 104:16 (King James Version) reads: "The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;"

Is Psalms 104:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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