# Psalms 104.15 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled 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 that strengtheneth man's heart.** > > 16. The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; 17. Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. (Psalms 104:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works. 14. He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth: > > **15. wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.** > > 16. Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted; 17. where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees. (Psalms 104:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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. oil: Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil** > > 16. The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; 17. Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. (Psalms 104:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied. 14. Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth, > > **15. And wine, it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread, the heart of man it supporteth.** > > 16. Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted, 17. Where birds do make nests, The stork, the firs [are] her house. (Psalms 104:13-17, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - None of the words in this verse has its own lexicon entry yet. ## Quoted in **Concepts:** - [Marijuana and the Bible](/codex/marijuana-and-the-bible/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.