Psalm 104:14 “He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man t…”

Psalm 104:14

He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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;

World English Bible

He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth:

American Standard Version

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,

Geneva Bible 1599

He causeth grasse to growe for the cattell, and herbe for the vse of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth,

Darby Translation

He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,

Young's Literal Translation

Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

Bible in Basic English

He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;

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Cross references

“causeth”

Joel 2:22 1 Kings 18:5 Genesis 2:5 Psalm 145:15 Psalm 145:16 Psalm 147:8

Joel 2:22 · BSB

Do not be afraid, O beasts of the field, for the open pastures have turned green, the trees bear their fruit, and the fig tree and vine yield their best.

1 Kings 18:5 · BSB

Then Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and every valley. Perhaps we will find grass to keep the horses and mules alive so that we will not have to destroy any livestock.”

Genesis 2:5 · BSB

Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

Psalm 145:15 · BSB

The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season.

Psalm 145:16 · BSB

You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Psalm 147:8 · BSB

who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

“herb”

Genesis 9:3 Genesis 3:18 Genesis 2:9

Genesis 9:3 · BSB

Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

Genesis 3:18 · BSB

Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field.

Genesis 2:9 · BSB

Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

“that he”

Psalm 136:25 Job 28:5 1 Corinthians 3:7 Genesis 4:12

Psalm 136:25 · BSB

He gives food to every creature. His loving devotion endures forever.

Job 28:5 · BSB

Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.

1 Corinthians 3:7 · BSB

So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

Genesis 4:12 · BSB

When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”

Also

Job 38:27

Job 38:27 · BSB

to satisfy the parched wasteland and make it sprout with tender grass?

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.

15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

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