In Psalms one hundred four the Psalmist said of Jehovah God, “He waters the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works. He causes 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 makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengthens man's heart”, and in chapter one hundred four and verse sixteen of Psalms the Psalmist said, “the trees of the LORD are full of sap” where we read,
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
The verse begins, “The trees of the LORD are full of sap;” The Psalmist began with the words, “the trees” or “the woods, timbers, stock, planks and stalks” “of the LORD” which means “belonging to Jehovah who is the existing One and the proper name for the One True God” “are full of sap” or “exist as sated, fulfilled and surfeited with solution for growth”. The Psalmist referred to how Jehovah God's “trees” are complete with their solution for growing.
The verse continues, “the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;” The Psalmist added the words, “the cedars” or “the cedar trees or wood” “of Lebanon” which means “belonging to Lebanon whose name means whiteness and was a wooded mountain range on the northern border of Israel” “which he has planted” or “that he, Jehovah God, fashioned, fixed and established”. The Psalmist mentioned of the “ceder trees” which were established by Jehovah God and located in “Lebanon”.
When we consider the words in this verse, we see how the Psalmist made note of the awesome “trees” including the “cedars” which were filled with “sap” and established by Jehovah God. God set the order of the earth's vegetation, (See Genesis 1:11-12) and because His is all-knowing, He would use the trees when King David built the temple of Israel. He employed a tree for a cross upon which His Son Jesus would die for the sins of all mankind. Whoever believes and trusts in Jesus as their personal “Savior and Lord” will be forgiven of their sins, granted everlasting life and allowed to discover His care and usage of the trees in the world He has “planted”.
Next time the Psalmist says the trees are, “where the birds make their nests”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.
Until tomorrow…there is more…
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