The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.
Parallel translations
- WEB The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing.
- KJV The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
- BSB The pastures are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are decked with grain. They shout in triumph; indeed, they sing.
- NKJV The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.
- NLT The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy!
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Quick answer
The meadows are filled with flocks and the valleys with grain, shouting and singing for joy. It ends the psalm with all creation praising God.
Overview
The psalm closes with a vivid picture of fields covered with flocks and grain, joining in shouts and songs of joy. Creation responds to God's generous care with praise. This anticipates the day when the whole creation will fully rejoice in its Maker and Redeemer.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 14
- Isa 55:12For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace. The mountains and the hills will break out before you into singing; and all the trees of the fields will clap their hands.
- Isa 35:1–2The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
- Acts 14:17Yet he didn’t leave himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you rains from the sky and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.”
- Isa 30:23He will give the rain for your seed, with which you will sow the ground; and bread of the increase of the ground will be rich and plentiful. In that day, your livestock will feed in large pastures.
- Isa 44:23Sing, you heavens, for Yahweh has done it! Shout, you lower parts of the earth! Break out into singing, you mountains, O forest, all of your trees, for Yahweh has redeemed Jacob, and will glorify himself in Israel.
- Ps 96:11–13Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice. Let the sea roar, and its fullness!
- Ps 98:7–9Let the sea roar with its fullness; the world, and those who dwell therein.
- Zech 9:17For how great is his goodness, and how great is his beauty! Grain will make the young men flourish, and new wine the virgins.
- Isa 35:10The Yahweh’s ransomed ones will return, and come with singing to Zion; and everlasting joy will be on their heads. They will obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”
- Isa 52:9Break out into joy, sing together, you waste places of Jerusalem; for Yahweh has comforted his people. He has redeemed Jerusalem.
- Jer 48:33Gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab. I have caused wine to cease from the wine presses. No one will tread with shouting. The shouting will be no shouting.
- Ps 72:16Abundance of grain shall be throughout the land. Its fruit sways like Lebanon. Let it flourish, thriving like the grass of the field.
- Ps 144:13Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.
- Ps 104:24–28Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
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