Psalms 104:13He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1000 BC. A psalmist observes rain falling on Mount Hermon and the Judean hills, modern-day Israel/Palestine...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by gods provision in nature
The original word
mashqeh (מַשְׁקֶה) — to give drink, water abundantly from above
Why it matters
Ancient Israel's agriculture depended entirely on seasonal rains, no irrigation systems
Read with care
What most readers miss in Psalms 104:13
God's 'rooms' (aliyyot) refers to His heavenly chambers where rain is stored
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just poetic language about weather, but ancient Israelites saw rain as direct divine intervention - their survival depended on it.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Psalms 104:13
Bible Genome reading
Psalms 104:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Psalms 104:13 comes from the book of Psalms, written during the United Kingdom period. These words are attributed to David. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 80% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine abundance, God's dwelling. Notable phrases: waters the mountains from his rooms; earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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