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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
They give drink to every beast of the field,.... These fountains, springs, and rivers, afford water for all the beasts of the field; who are therefore said to honour and praise the Lord on account of it, Isaiah 43:19. The wild asses quench their thirst; or "break" (n) it. Those creatures that live in dry and desert places, and are themselves dry...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation,.... Another use of the springs, fountains, and rivers of water; by the sides and on the shores of these, some birds delight to be, and on trees that grow here do they build their nests; and here, having wetted their throats, they sit, and chirp, and sing: to doves, by rivers of water, is...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He watereth the hills from his chambers,.... The house of his superior treasures, as the Targum. The airy regions, Psalms 104:3 with the clouds of heaven, by the rain which they drop down upon them; the usefulness of which blessings of nature is largely described in this and some following verses. "The hills", which are naturally dry and barren,...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He watereth the hills from his chambers: From those watery halls above the firmament he pours down the showers.
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 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; and wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart. The spirit of praise is flying over the fields...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,.... By means of rain falling upon the tender herb, and upon the mown grass, whereby provision of food is made for those creatures that live upon grass. And herb for the service of man: some herbs being for physic for him, and others for food, and all more or less for his use. Herbs were the original...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,.... That is, by means of rain watering the earth, vines are caused to grow out of it; which produce wine, that has such a virtue in it, as to cheer the heart of man, even of a miserable, distressed, and afflicted man, as the word (p) is supposed to signify, Judges 9:13. Of this nature are (and therefore...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The trees of the Lord are full of sap,.... Or "satiated" (s); that is, with rain; and through it are filled with fruits. This is to be understood not only of the tallest and largest trees; which are therefore called the trees of the Lord, as high mountains are called the mountains of the Lord, Psalms 36:6 and so other things excellent in their...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. Flying along over the tops of the trees, he looks down among them, and he notices the beasts as well as the birds
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Where the birds make their nests,.... As they do in large, tall, spreading trees: not any particular "birds", as the sparrow, to which the Septuagint and Vulgate Latin versions, and Apollinarius, restrain it: but birds in general are intended; and especially such as build in large trees, as before and after mentioned. Jarchi applies it to the...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats,.... Who have their name in Hebrew (d) from their climbing and ascending them. What we commonly call "a wild goose chase" should be expressed "a wild goat's chase"; for not geese, but goats, are chased; and when they are, they flee to the hills for refuge. Hence they are sometimes called the wild...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies. So that there is not any part of the earth which is not full of God’s goodness; even the rocks, which yield nothing to the plough, furnish a refuge for the conies, and the high hills are a home for the wild goats, while the fertile earth beneath makes man’s heart glad....
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He appointeth the moon for seasons,.... Or, "he made" (e); for the moon is the work of his hands, Psalms 8:3 as is likewise the sun. From the rain the psalmist passes to the luminaries; for this reason, as Aben Ezra thinks, because they are the cause of rain: the moon is taken notice of in the first place, because, as Kimchi observes, the night...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: Will he cease from his song now? No, for God does not cease to work.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Thou makest darkness, and it is night,.... The darkness was before the light, and the night before the day, Genesis 1:2 and now the darkness and night are made by the setting of the sun before mentioned; see Isaiah 45:7. Wherein all the beasts of the field do creep forth; out of their dens, and range about for their prey, as the evening wolves and...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. So that even night has its mysterious music, and the roaring of the young lions is a tribute to the providence of the good God who cares even for the beasts that perish.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The young lions roar after their prey,.... Or, "at the prey" (f); for, according to the Scriptures, it seems as if their time of roaring was when they have got their prey, and are tearing it and feeding on it, and not till then, Amos 3:4 though naturalists tell us, that, when they are pinched with hunger, they make such a hideous roaring, as quite...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together,.... Having gone some one way, some another, seeking their prey; but upon the sun's rising gather together in order to return from whence they came, abhorring the light of the sun, as some creatures do, and fearing being hunted and taken by men, the fear of whom is still in some measure upon the...
Spurgeon - Verse Expositions - Charles H. Spurgeon
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. You see, the psalmist does not cease his praise, but finds a theme for music even in the rest of the beasts.
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Man goeth forth to his work,.... Having taken sleep in the night, being comfortably refreshed, and his strength recruited; he rises with the rising sun, and goes forth cheerfully and with intrepidity to his work in the field, or elsewhere, the beasts being fled and gone. And to his labour until the evening; to till the ground, and do other...