Psalms 104:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 148:10 : 10 Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
Matt 6:26 : 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Matt 8:20 : 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Ps 50:11 : 11 I know{H8804)} all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
Ps 84:3 : 3 Yea, the sparrow hath found{H8804)} an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay{H8804)} her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Ps 104:16-17 : 16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; 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 the LORD are full of sap; 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 hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Ps 104:13-14
2 verses
79%
13He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied 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
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79%
4The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.
5Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.
6All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.
7Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
Ezek 31:13-14
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77%
13Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, 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 for their height, neither shoot up their top among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their height, 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 meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:
Ezek 17:23
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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 fowl of every wing; in the shadow 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 meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.
Ps 148:9-10
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9Mountains, and all hills; fruitful trees, and all cedars:
10Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:
Ps 104:10-11
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10He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
11They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
Ps 104:8
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8They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
Ps 65:12
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Ps 96:12
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12Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
Ps 8:8
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8The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.
Ps 80:10-11
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10The hills were covered{H8795)} with the shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were like the goodly cedars.
11She sent out{H8762)} her boughs unto the sea, and her branches unto the river.
Num 24:6
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6As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath planted, and 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
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7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
Ps 104:27
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27These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
Ps 84:3
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3Yea, the sparrow hath found{H8804)} an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay{H8804)} her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
Ps 147:8-9
2 verses
71%
8Who covereth the heaven 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
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12Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, and reign over us.
Job 40:22
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22The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
Isa 18:6
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6They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
Isa 14:7
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7The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.
Job 14:9
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9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.
1 Kgs 4:33
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33And 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.
Gen 1:20
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20And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Isa 34:15
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15There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
Mark 4:32
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32But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.
Dan 4:14
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14He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches:
Job 29:19
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19My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
Ps 92:13-14
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13Those that be planted{H8803)} in the house of the LORD shall flourish{H8686)} in the courts of our God.
14They shall still bring forth fruit{H8799)} in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
Judg 9:10
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10And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, and reign over us.
Isa 55:12
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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 field shall clap their hands.
Matt 13:32
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32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Isa 44:14
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14He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.
Jer 12:4
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4How long shall the land mourn, and the herbs of every field wither, for the wickedness of them that dwell therein? the beasts are consumed, and the birds; because they said, He shall not see our last end.
Luke 12:24
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24Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?