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10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
    they flow between the hills,(A)
11 giving drink to every wild animal;
    the wild asses quench their thirst.(B)
12 By the streams[a] the birds of the air have their habitation;
    they sing among the branches.(C)
13 From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
    the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.(D)

14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle
    and plants for people to cultivate,
to bring forth food from the earth(E)
15     and wine to gladden the human heart,
oil to make the face shine
    and bread to strengthen the human heart.(F)
16 The trees of the field[b] are watered abundantly,
    the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 In them the birds build their nests;
    the stork has its home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
    the rocks are a refuge for the coneys.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 104.12 Heb By them
  2. 104.16 Gk: Heb trees of the Lord

10 He makes springs(A) pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
11 They give water(B) to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys(C) quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky(D) nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.(E)
13 He waters the mountains(F) from his upper chambers;(G)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(H)
14 He makes grass grow(I) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food(J) from the earth:
15 wine(K) that gladdens human hearts,
    oil(L) to make their faces shine,
    and bread that sustains(M) their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord(N) are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon(O) that he planted.
17 There the birds(P) make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(Q)
    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(R)

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