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Psalm 104:17

where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees.

15wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
16The LORD’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,
17where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees.
18The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
19He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
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The stork’s home in the cypress trees draws attention to the small, inhabited places within God’s creation, where branches become shelter for a particular bird.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Psalm 104:12The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.Both verses describe nesting birds, with branches serving as places for song and shelter within the same psalm.
Ezekiel 31:6All the birds of the sky made their nests in its boughs. Under its branches, all the animals of the field gave birth to their young. All great nations lived …Both describe birds nesting in trees; Ezekiel extends the sheltering tree’s image to animals and great nations.
Matthew 13:32which indeed is smaller than all seeds. But when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in …Both describe trees becoming lodging for birds, with Matthew emphasizing the growth that makes such shelter possible.
Leviticus 11:19the stork, any kind of heron, the hoopoe, and the bat.Both name the stork, though Leviticus includes it in a list and the psalm describes its home.
Matthew 8:20Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”Both speak of birds having nests; Jesus contrasts their shelter with the Son of Man having nowhere to lay his head.
Job 39:13“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?Both draw attention to a particular bird, though Job considers the ostrich’s wings and the psalm names the stork’s home.
Jeremiah 8:7Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times. The turtledove, the swallow, and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don’t know the …Both name the stork, attending to its home in the psalm and its knowledge of appointed times in Jeremiah.
Daniel 4:21whose leaves were beautiful and its fruit plentiful, and in it was food for all; under which the animals of the field lived, and on whose branches the birds of …Both describe birds inhabiting trees, while Daniel’s tree also provides food and shelter for animals.
Jeremiah 22:23Inhabitant of Lebanon, who makes your nest in the cedars, how greatly to be pitied you will be when pangs come on you, the pain as of a woman in travail!Both use nests in trees, though Jeremiah addresses a person facing pain and the psalm describes birds at home.
Obadiah 1:4Though you mount on high as the eagle, and though your nest is set among the stars, I will bring you down from there,” says the LORD.Both mention nests, though Obadiah uses a high nest to picture a position from which the LORD will bring someone down.
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Something small to carry out of this verse

Spend five quiet minutes watching birds in one nearby tree

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Encouragement

God’s provision in this psalm reaches beyond human needs. The trees he waters have inhabitants of their own, and the stork has a home among them.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).