Psalms 104:17

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Where the birds make their nests: [as for] the stork, the fir trees [are] her house.

Complete Jewish Bible:

In them sparrows build their nests, while storks live in the fir trees.

Berean Standard Bible:

where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

American Standard Version:

Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Where the birds{H6833} make their nests{H7077}: as for the stork{H2624}, the fir trees{H1265} are her house{H1004}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 104:12

  • By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] sing among the branches.

Leviticus 11:19

  • And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Jeremiah 8:7

  • Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.

Jeremiah 22:23

  • O inhabitant of Lebanon, that makest thy nest in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

Obadiah 1:4

  • Though thou exalt [thyself] as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the LORD.

Daniel 4:21

  • Whose leaves [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it [was] meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation:

Ezekiel 31:6

  • All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

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Commentary for Psalms 104:17

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H6833
    There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: צִפּוֹר
    Transliteration: tsippôwr
    Pronunciation: tsip-pore'
    Description: or צִפֹּר; from צָפַר; a little bird (as hopping); bird, fowl, sparrow.
  2. Strong's Number: H7077
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָנַן
    Transliteration: qânan
    Pronunciation: kaw-nan'
    Description: a primitive root; to erect; but used only as denominative from קֵן; to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anest; make...nest.
  3. Strong's Number: H2624
    There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֲסִידָה
    Transliteration: chăçîydâh
    Pronunciation: khas-ee-daw'
    Description: feminine of חָסִיד; the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork; [idiom] feather, stork.
  4. Strong's Number: H1265
    There are 20 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בְּרוֹשׁ
    Transliteration: bᵉrôwsh
    Pronunciation: ber-osh'
    Description: of uncertain derivation; a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood); fir (tree).
  5. Strong's Number: H1004
    There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בַּיִת
    Transliteration: bayith
    Pronunciation: bah'-yith
    Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).