Psalms 104:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֲ֭לֵיהֶם עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יִשְׁכּ֑וֹן מִבֵּ֥ין עֳ֝פָאיִ֗ם יִתְּנוּ־קֽוֹל׃

Transliteration

ʿalêhem ʿôph-hashshāmayim yishkôn mibbên ʿŏphāʾyim yittĕnû-qôl

Grammar Details

*ʿalêhem*: preposition *ʿal* + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - above them/by them
*ʿôph*: noun, masculine singular construct - birds of
*hashshāmayim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens
*yishkôn*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it dwells
*mibbên*: preposition *min* + preposition *bên* - from between
*ʿŏphāʾyim*: noun, masculine plural - branches
*yittĕnû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person plural - they give
*qôl*: noun, masculine singular - voice/sound

Word Meanings

*ʿalêhem*: above them, beside them, over them
*ʿôph*: birds, flying creatures
*hashshāmayim*: the heavens, the sky
*yishkôn*: dwells, inhabits, resides, nests
*ʿŏphāʾyim*: branches, foliage, leafy branches
*yittĕnû*: give, utter, send forth
*qôl*: voice, sound, noise, singing

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Ps 148:10 : 10 Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;
Matt 6:26 : 26 Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are not ye of much more value then they?
Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Ps 50:11 : 11 I know all the birds of the mountains; And the wild beasts of the field are mine.
Ps 84:3 : 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.
Ps 104:16-17 : 16 The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture], The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; 17 Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
Ps 147:9 : 9 He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 104:16-18
3 verses
83%
16The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture], The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
Ps 104:13-14
2 verses
79%
13He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
14He 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,
Ezek 31:4-7
4 verses
79%
4The waters nourished it, the deep made it to grow: the rivers thereof ran round about its plantation; and it sent out its channels unto all the trees of the field.
5Therefore its stature was exalted above all the trees of the field; and its boughs were multiplied, and its branches became long by reason of many waters, when it shot [them] forth.
6All the birds of the heavens made their nests in its boughs; and under its branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young; and under its shadow dwelt all great nations.
7Thus was it fair in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.
Ezek 31:13-14
2 verses
77%
13Upon his ruin all the birds of the heavens shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches;
14to the end that none of all the trees by the waters exalt themselves in their stature, neither set their top among the thick boughs, nor that their mighty ones stand up on their height, even all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the children of men, with them that go down to the pit.
Dan 4:21
76%
21whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the birds of the heavens had their habitation:
Ezek 17:23
76%
23in the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it; and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all birds of every wing; in the shade of the branches thereof shall they dwell.
Dan 4:12
76%
12The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was food for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the birds of the heavens dwelt in the branches thereof, and all flesh was fed from it.
Ps 148:9-10
2 verses
75%
9Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;
10Beasts and all cattle; Creeping things and flying birds;
Ps 104:10-11
2 verses
75%
10He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;
11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.
Ps 104:8
74%
8(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
Ps 65:12
73%
12They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; And the hills are girded with joy.
Ps 96:12
73%
12Let the field exult, and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy
Ps 8:8
73%
8The birds of the heavens, and the fish of the sea, Whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Ps 80:10-11
2 verses
73%
10The mountains were covered with the shadow of it, And the boughs thereof were [like] cedars of God.
11It sent out its branches unto the sea, And its shoots unto the River.
Num 24:6
71%
6As valleys are they spread forth, As gardens by the river-side, As lign-aloes which Jehovah hath planted, As cedar-trees beside the waters.
Ps 104:3
71%
3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Job 12:7
71%
7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:
Ps 104:27
71%
27These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
Ps 84:3
71%
3Yea, the sparrow hath found her a house, And the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, Even thine altars, O Jehovah of hosts, My King, and my God.
Ps 147:8-9
2 verses
71%
8Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
9He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.
Judg 9:12
71%
12And the trees said unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
Job 40:22
71%
22The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about.
Isa 18:6
71%
6They shall be left together unto the ravenous birds of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth; and the ravenous birds shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
Isa 14:7
70%
7The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Job 14:9
70%
9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.
1 Kgs 4:33
70%
33And he spake of trees, from the cedar that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall; he spake also of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and of fishes.
Gen 1:20
70%
20And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Isa 34:15
70%
15There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.
Mark 4:32
70%
32yet when it is sown, groweth up, and becometh greater than all the herbs, and putteth out great branches; so that the birds of the heaven can lodge under the shadow thereof.
Dan 4:14
69%
14He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off its branches, shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from its branches.
Job 29:19
69%
19My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;
Ps 92:13-14
2 verses
69%
13They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:
Judg 9:10
69%
10And the trees said to the fig-tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
Isa 55:12
69%
12For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands.
Matt 13:32
69%
32which indeed is less than all seeds; but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the heaven come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Isa 44:14
69%
14He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the holm-tree and the oak, and strengtheneth for himself one among the trees of the forest: he planteth a fir-tree, and the rain doth nourish it.
Jer 12:4
69%
4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of the whole country wither? for the wickedness of them that dwell therein, the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our latter end.
Luke 12:24
69%
24Consider the ravens, that they sow not, neither reap; which have no store-chamber nor barn; and God feedeth them: of how much more value are ye than the birds!