Psalms 103:16 (DRB)

Passage

The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:

Nearby Context

Psalms 103:14 Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:

Psalms 103:15 And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart.

Psalms 103:16 The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:

Psalms 103:17 There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.

Psalms 103:18 The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "trees", "field", "shall", "filled", "cedars", "libanus", "hath", and "planted". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "trees" and "field", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And that wine may cheer the heart..." into verse 17's "There the sparrows shall make their nests...", so "trees" and "field" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "trees" and "field" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.