The Meaning of Psalms 104:16 Explained

Psalms 104:16

KJV: The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

YLT: Satisfied are the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,

Darby: The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,

ASV: The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture , The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The trees  of the LORD  are full  [of sap]; the cedars  of Lebanon,  which he hath planted; 

What does Psalms 104:16 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 104:13-23 - A Habitation For Beast And Man
Where there is true love for God, there will be a glad and rejoicing heart that takes pleasure in the study of His works. The loving child of a great artist lingers about his studio, watches with eager interest the development of picture or statue, and speaks with delight to others of her father's work. It is in such a spirit that those who know God in daily fellowship and communion follow the psalmist to mountain streams, to the pastures and the meadows, the grain-fields and the orchards, the high mountains with their dark pines and firs.
There is no pen that has more eloquently portrayed these scenes than Ruskin's. He had a natural love for beauty, and an unrivaled genius for vivid description; but it was as a boy at his mother's knee that he learned from these Scriptures to connect the glories of the natural world with the devout adoration of the Creator. His books reflect this early training.
This psalm may be called a divine commentary on God's earliest book-the world which lies around us. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 104

1  A meditation upon the mighty power
7  And wonderful providence of God
31  God's glory is eternal
33  The prophet vows perpetually to praise God

What do the individual words in Psalms 104:16 mean?

Are full [of sap] the trees of Yahweh the cedars of Lebanon which He planted
יִ֭שְׂבְּעוּ עֲצֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה אַֽרְזֵ֥י לְ֝בָנ֗וֹן אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָטָֽע

יִ֭שְׂבְּעוּ  Are  full  [of  sap] 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׂבַע  
Sense: to be satisfied, be sated, be fulfilled, be surfeited.
עֲצֵ֣י  the  trees 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אַֽרְזֵ֥י  the  cedars 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: אֶרֶז  
Sense: cedar.
לְ֝בָנ֗וֹן  of  Lebanon 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: לְבָנׄון  
Sense: a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel.
נָטָֽע  He  planted 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָטַע  
Sense: to plant, fasten, fix, establish.

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