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Psalms 50:11
I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God addresses His assembly, asserting ownership over the natural world immediately before declaring His independence from human sacrifice.
The words — יָ֭דַעְתִּי (Ya.da'.ti) translates literally as "I know," and עוֹף (of) means "bird" or "fowl."
The thread — This claim of divine oversight over birds runs through Matthew 6:26, Genesis 1:20, and Job 39:26.
Why it lands — The text states God's complete knowledge and ownership of creation before inferring that He has no need for human provision, requiring the reader to acknowledge His absolute sovereignty without assuming He depends on them.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.
Cross-references
- Matthew 6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
- Genesis 1:20 And God said, “Let the waters teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”
- Job 39:26 Does the hawk take flight by your understanding and spread his wings toward the south?
- Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
- Job 39:13 The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully, but cannot match the pinions and feathers of the stork.
- Psalms 104:12 The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
- Psalms 147:9 He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.
- Isaiah 56:9 Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
- Ezekiel 14:15 Or if I send wild beasts through the land to leave it childless and desolate, with no man passing through it for fear of the beasts,
- Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.