11 Then God said, “Let the earth (A)bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the (B)fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

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For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, (A)receives blessing from God;

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14 (A)He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the service of man,
That he may bring forth (B)food from the earth,
15 And (C)wine that makes glad the heart of man,
Oil to make his face shine,
And bread which strengthens man’s heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Where the birds make their nests;
The stork has her home in the fir trees.

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(A)Who covers the heavens with clouds,
Who prepares rain for the earth,
Who makes grass to grow on the mountains.

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You [a]visit the earth and (A)water it,
You greatly enrich it;
(B)The river of God is full of water;
You provide their grain,
For so You have prepared it.
10 You water its ridges abundantly,
You settle its furrows;
You make it soft with showers,
You bless its growth.

11 You crown the year with Your goodness,
And Your paths drip with abundance.
12 They drop on the pastures of the wilderness,
And the little hills rejoice on every side.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;
(C)The valleys also are covered with grain;
They shout for joy, they also sing.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 65:9 give attention to

29 And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; (A)to you it shall be for food.

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28 For the earth (A)yields crops by itself: first the blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head.

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30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?

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As for the earth, from it comes bread,
But underneath it is turned up as by fire;

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And out of the ground the Lord God made (A)every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. (B)The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and (C)evil.

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16 (A)You will know them by their fruits. (B)Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, (C)every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 (D)Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

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A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit(A)

43 (B)“For a good tree does not bear bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. 44 For (C)every tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they gather grapes from a bramble bush.

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He shall be like a tree
(A)Planted by the [a]rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall (B)prosper.

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  1. Psalm 1:3 channels

before any (A)plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not (B)caused it to rain on the earth, and there was no man (C)to till the ground;

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12 Can a (A)fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? [a]Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

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  1. James 3:12 NU Neither can a salty spring produce fresh water.

10 And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. (A)Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

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For he shall be (A)like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not [a]fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

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  1. Jeremiah 17:8 Qr., Tg. see

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat;

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