KJV King James Version
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
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Psalm 104:13
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
WEB World English Bible
He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
ASV American Standard Version
He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
Surrounding context — Psalm 104
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
15 And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man’s heart.
16 The trees of the LORD are full [of sap]; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
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Psalm 147:8Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.Jeremiah 10:13When he uttereth his voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures.Jeremiah 14:22Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].Deuteronomy 11:11But the land, whither ye go to possess it, [is] a land of hills and valleys, [and] drinketh water of the rain of heaven:Job 38:25-28Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;Job 38:37Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,Psalm 65:9-13Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water: thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.Acts 14:17Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.Amos 9:6[It is] he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name.Psalm 104:3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:Matthew 5:45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
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