Salmos 104:12

12 Junto a aquellos habitan las aves de los cielos; entre las hojas dan voces

Salmos 104:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 104:12

By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation,
&c.] 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 the allusion in ( Song of Solomon 5:12 ) .

Which sing among the branches;
of trees that grow by the sides of fountains and rivers; see ( Ezekiel 17:23 ) ( Matthew 13:32 ) . To such birds may saints be compared; being, like them, weak, defenceless, and timorous; liable to be taken in snares, and sometimes wonderfully delivered; as well as given to wanderings and strayings: and to fowls of the heaven, being heaven born souls, and partakers of the heavenly calling. These have their habitation by the fountain of Jacob, by the river of divine love, beside the still waters of the sanctuary; where they sing the songs of Zion, the songs of electing, redeeming, and calling grace.

Salmos 104:12 In-Context

10 Tú eres el que envías las fuentes por los arroyos; van entre los montes

11 Abrevan a todas las bestias del campo; quebrantan su sed los asnos salvajes

12 Junto a aquellos habitan las aves de los cielos; entre las hojas dan voces

13 El que riega los montes desde sus aposentos; del fruto de sus obras se sacia la tierra

14 El que hace producir el heno para las bestias, y la hierba para el servicio del hombre; sacando el pan de la tierra