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The treesעֲצֵיof YHWHיְהוָהare satisfied,יִשְׂבְּעוּthe cedarsאַרְזֵיof Lebanonלְבָנוֹןthatאֲשֶׁרhe planted,נָטָע
Psalms 104:16
Study it in the app“The trees of YHWH are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 104:16, word by word
- The treesעֲצֵיatse
tree
A tall plant with trunk and branches, giving fruit, shade or timber.
Where else “atse” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- are satisfiedיִשְׂבְּעוּyisbu
be satisfied
To eat until one wants no more.
Where else “yisbu” appears- the cedarsאַרְזֵיarze
cedar
Cedar: a large tree with fragrant, lasting wood.
Where else “arze” appears- of Lebanonלְבָנוֹןlevanon
Lebanon
See it on the mapWhere else “levanon” appears- he plantedנָטָעnata
plant
Plant; set firmly.
Where else “nata” appears
Places in this verse
Lebanon
Today: Lebanon (Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon ranges)
A mountain range north of Israel, famous for its cedars; today it gives its name to the country of Lebanon.
Solomon asked for cedar wood from Lebanon to build the temple (1 Kgs 5:6). The Psalms compare the righteous to its cedars (Ps 92:12).
The context
15and wine gladdens the heart of mortal man, to make the face shine with oil, and bread sustains the heart of mortal man.
16 · This verse (above)
17where the birds make their nests; the stork, the cypresses are her house.