By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.
Parallel translations
- WEB The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.
- KJV By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
- BSB The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
- NASB The birds of the sky dwell beside them; They lift up their voices from among the branches.
- NLT The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees.
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Quick answer
Beside these waters the birds nest and sing among the branches. God's provision fills creation with beauty and song.
Overview
Around the streams, birds make their homes and fill the air with music. The detail shows that God's care produces not only survival but delight. Such ordered beauty testifies to the Creator whose works declare His glory and goodness in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ps 50:11I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.
- Ps 148:10wild animals and all livestock; small creatures and flying birds;
- Ps 104:16–17Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
- Ps 147:9He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.
- Matt 6:26See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?
- Ps 84:3Yes, the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young, near your altars, Yahweh of Armies, my King, and my God.
- Matt 8:20Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
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