Psalms

Psalm 104:14–17

¹⁴He makes the grass grow for the livestock

and provides crops for man to cultivate,

bringing forth food from the earth:

¹⁵wine that gladdens the heart of man,

oil that makes his face to shine,

and bread that sustains his heart.

¹⁶The trees of the LORD have their fill,

the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,

¹⁷where the birds build their nests;

the stork makes her home in the cypresses.^b

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He makes the grass	חָצִ֨יר׀	ḥā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H2682 green grass, herbage
grow	מַצְמִ֤יחַ	maṣ·mî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6779 sprout, spring up
for the livestock	לַבְּהֵמָ֗ה	lab·bə·hê·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H929 beast, animal, cattle
and provides crops	וְ֭עֵשֶׂב	wə·‘ê·śeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6212 herb, herbage
for man	הָאָדָ֑ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
to cultivate	לַעֲבֹדַ֣ת	la·‘ă·ḇō·ḏaṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5656 labour, service
bringing forth	לְה֥וֹצִיא	lə·hō·w·ṣî	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3318 go or come out
food	לֶ֝֗חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the earth	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
wine	וְיַ֤יִן׀	wə·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
that gladdens	יְשַׂמַּ֬ח	yə·śam·maḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8055 rejoice, be glad
the heart	לְֽבַב־	lə·ḇaḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
of man	אֱנ֗וֹשׁ	’ĕ·nō·wōš	Noun - masculine singular	H582 man, mankind
oil	מִשָּׁ֑מֶן	miš·šā·men	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
that makes his face	פָּנִ֣ים	pā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6440 face, before
to shine	לְהַצְהִ֣יל	lə·haṣ·hîl	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6670 neigh, cry shrilly
and bread	וְ֝לֶ֗חֶם	wə·le·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
that sustains	יִסְעָֽד׃	yis·‘āḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5582 support, sustain, stay
heart	לְֽבַב־	lə·ḇaḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The trees	עֲצֵ֣י	‘ă·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
have their fill	יִ֭שְׂבְּעוּ	yiś·bə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
the cedars	אַֽרְזֵ֥י	’ar·zê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H730 cedar
of Lebanon	לְ֝בָנ֗וֹן	lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He planted	נָטָֽע׃	nā·ṭā‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5193 strike, fix, plant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·še·rō·šā-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the birds	צִפֳּרִ֣ים	ṣip·po·rîm	Noun - common plural	H6833 bird
build their nests	יְקַנֵּ֑נוּ	yə·qan·nê·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7077 make a nest, nest
the stork	חֲ֝סִידָ֗ה	ḥă·sî·ḏāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2624 stork
makes her home	בֵּיתָֽהּ׃	bê·ṯāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1004 house
in the cypresses	בְּרוֹשִׁ֥ים	bə·rō·wō·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1265 cypress or fir