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17 where the birds make nests,
near the evergreens in which the herons live.[a]
18 The wild goats live in the high mountains;[b]
the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.
19 He made the moon to mark the months,[c]
and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:17 tn Heb “[the] heron [in the] evergreens [is] its home.”sn The cedars and evergreens of the Lebanon forest are frequently associated (see, for example, 2 Chr 2:8; Isa 14:8; 37:24; Ezek 31:8).
  2. Psalm 104:18 tn Heb “the high mountains [are] for the goats.”
  3. Psalm 104:19 tn Heb “he made [the] moon for appointed times.” The phrase “appointed times” probably refers to the months of the Hebrew lunar calendar.
  4. Psalm 104:19 tn Heb more metaphorically, “knows its setting.”

17 There the birds(A) make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(B)
    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(C)

19 He made the moon to mark the seasons,(D)
    and the sun(E) knows when to go down.

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