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Psalm 50:11

I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.

9I have no need for a bull from your stall, nor male goats from your pens.
10For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills.
11I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.
12If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is mine, and all that is in it.
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The birds of the mountains widen the view beyond Israel’s offerings: God knows creatures no worshiper has brought him, and every wild animal belongs to him.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Matthew 6:26See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than …Both direct attention to birds and their relationship to God: he knows them in the psalm, and the heavenly Father feeds them in Matthew.
Genesis 1:20–22God said, “Let the waters abound with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open expanse of the sky.”Genesis describes God commanding birds to fly above the earth; the psalm declares his knowledge of all the birds of the mountains.
Psalm 104:12The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.Both name birds in outdoor places: God knows the mountain birds in Psalm 50, while birds nest and sing in Psalm 104.
Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: they don’t sow, they don’t reap, they have no warehouse or barn, and God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds!Birds are known to God in the psalm, and Luke names ravens as birds God feeds without warehouses or barns.
Job 39:26–30“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?Both turn attention to birds beyond human control: God knows the mountain birds, and Job questions whether human wisdom directs the hawk’s flight.
Isaiah 56:9All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest.Both name animals of the field; the psalm declares God’s ownership, while Isaiah summons them to devour.
Job 39:13–18“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?Both speak of birds; the psalm declares God’s knowledge of them, while Job asks about the ostrich’s wings and plumage.
Ezekiel 14:15–16“If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it and it is made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals—Both describe animals under God’s authority: they belong to him in the psalm, and he sends them to ravage the land in Ezekiel.
Matthew 10:29–31“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.Both speak of God’s involvement with birds: he knows the mountain birds, and no sparrow falls apart from the Father’s will.
Psalm 147:9He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.Both describe God’s relationship to animals and birds: Psalm 50 names his knowledge and ownership, while Psalm 147 names his provision of food.
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Encouragement

Your worship does not supply something God lacks. The birds beyond your sight are known to him, and the wild animals beyond your reach belong to him.

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