Psalms 104:13

“He watereth the hills from his chambers, etc.] The house of his superior treasures, as the Targum. The airy regions, (<19A403>Psalm 104:3) with the clouds of heaven, by the rain which they drop down upon them; the usefulness of which blessings of nature is largely described in this and some following verses. “The hills”, which are naturally dry and barren, and receive but little advantage from the springs, fountains, and rivers below, are supplied with water from above; and become fruitful, bear herbage, and are clothed with flocks. This seems to refer to the first rain that was upon the earth, (<010205>Genesis 2:5,6) and which favour is continued to all lands, excepting some part of the…”

“He watereth the hills from his chambers - The waters, as stated before, run in the valleys - in the natural channels made for them among the hills, Psalms 104:10. But still, it was a fact that the hills themselves were watered; that there were springs far up their heights; and that vegetation was sustained above the reach of the fountains and streams below; and it was a proof of the divine skill and beneficence that, in some way, water was furnished on the summits and sides of the hills themselves. This was caused, the psalmist says, by God’s pouring water on them, as it were, from his own “chambers” - his abode on high. The allusion is, doubtless, to rain, which seems to be poured down from…”

“The hills - Which most need moisture. From - From the clouds. Satisfied - By this means all the parts of the earth, are made fruitful. The fruit - With the effects of those sweet showers. Psalms 104:15”

“watereth: Psa 147:8; Deu 11:11; Job 38:25-28, Job 38:37; Jer 10:13, Jer 14:22; Mat 5:45; Act 14:17 his chambers: Psa 104:3; Amo 9:6 the earth: Psa 65:9-13 Psalms 104:14”