Mazmur 104:14

104:14 He provides grass ¹  for the cattle,

and crops for people to cultivate, ² 

so they can produce food from the ground, ³ 

Mazmur 104:16

104:16 The trees of the Lord ⁴  receive all the rain they need, ⁵ 

the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

[104:14]  ¹ tn Heb “causes the grass to sprout up.”

[104:14]  ² tn Heb “for the service of man” (see Gen 2:5).

[104:14]  ³ tn Heb “to cause food to come out from the earth.”

[104:16]  ⁴ sn The trees of the Lord are the cedars of Lebanon (see the next line), which are viewed as special because of their great size and grandeur. The Lebanon forest was viewed elsewhere in the OT as the “garden of God” (see Ezek 31:8).

[104:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “are satisfied,” which means here that they receive abundant rain (see v. 13).