Psalms 104:11
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
Psalms 104:11 in other translations
| BSB | They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
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| WEB | They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
| ASV | They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst. |
| YLT | They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst. |
| DARBY | They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst. |
| BBE | They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water. |
| Webster | They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. |
What does Psalms 104:11 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 104:10-13
10-13. Once destructive, these waters are subjected to the service of God's creatures. In rain and dew from His chambers (compare Psa 104:3), and fountains and streams, they give drink to thirsting animals and fertilize the soil. Trees thus nourished supply homes to singing birds, and the earth teems with the productions of God's wise agencies,
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 104:10-18
When we reflect upon the provision made for all creatures, we should also notice the natural worship they render to God. Yet man, forgetful ungrateful man, enjoys the largest measure of his Creator's kindness. the earth, varying in different lands. Nor let us forget spiritual blessings; the fruitfulness of the church through grace, the bread of everlasting life, the cup of salvation, and the oil of gladness. Does…
Psalms 104:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 104:11
- Psalms 145:16
Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
- Job 39:5-8
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
- Psalms 104:13
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
145:16
the wild.
Job 39:5-8
quench. Heb. break.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain
Context
- Psalms 104:10
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
- Psalms 104:11
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
- Psalms 104:12
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
Psalms 104:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Abrevan á todas las bestias del campo: quebrantan su sed los asnos montaraces. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Elles abreuvent toutes les bêtes des champs; les ânes sauvages y étanchent leur soif. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sie tränken alle Tiere des Feldes, die Wildesel stillen ihren Durst; |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | dicens: Tibi dabo terram Chanaan, funiculum hæreditatis vestræ: |