Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the juniper trees. - What is the meaning of Psalm 104:17?

Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees. New American Standard Bible Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the juniper trees.

The black stork, so named for its black head, neck, and back, is more common in the Hula and Bet Sheʼan valleys and it seeks trees, where available, to build its nest. The psalmist referred to the storks nesting in the tall juniper trees.

17 Birds build their nests in those trees; look - the stork at home in the treetop.

Birds build their nests in those trees; look—the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; badgers burrow among the rocks. The moon keeps track of the seasons, the sun is in charge of each day. When it’s dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out.

In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. Berean Study Bible where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses. New American Standard Bible Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is …

The fir trees are her house - Her retreat; her abode. The stork here is used to represent the larger class of birds. The meaning is, that they build their nests among the fir-trees or cypresses. See the notes at Isaiah 14:8; notes at Isaiah 41:19. So Milton says: "The eagle and the stork. On cliffs and cedar-tops their eyries build."

Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the juniper trees. Verse Psalms 104:17. Where the birds make their nests — צפרים tsipporim signifies swallows, sparrows, and small birds in general; here opposed to the חסידה chasidah or stork.

stork Long-legged wading bird that lives along rivers, lakes, and marshes in temperate and tropical regions, often nesting in colonies in trees. Usually black, white and grey, storks have straight bills, long necks, robust bodies and long broad wings.

Storks favor a nesting place in a prominent place, such as the top of a tall tree, although they will sometimes make do with a modern- day counterpart, an electrical pole. In Biblical times, they often built their “house” in juniper trees.