He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth: wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
⛓ Read Psalm 104 forward — the whole chapter and its afterlife →Where this passage surfaces again, sorted by the strength of the link. Each kind of reuse — formal quotation, deliberate allusion, faint echo, figural pattern — carries its own mark. Follow any reference to read it in place.
Allusion1
A deliberate verbal borrowing without a citation formula.
God brings forth food from the earth and 'wine that gladdens the heart of man... and bread that strengthens man's heart' closely matches v17's 'filling our hearts with food and gladness.' Volume moderate-to-high (food + gladness of heart); Thematic Coherence strong (creation's provision as joy-giving witness).
Medium confidenceEcho3
A fainter, low-volume reuse, carried by recurrence or thematic coherence.
God brings forth food and 'satisfies' creation — the Creator's provision for plants, beasts, and people grounds the argument from birds and lilies to human care.
Medium confidenceGod's supplying 'bread for food' (v.10) coheres with the creation psalm's praise of the LORD who brings forth 'food from the earth' and 'bread to strengthen the heart of man.' The thematic overlap of divine provision of bread is real but generic, so volume is faint and the connection contested. Isaiah 55:10 remains the stronger candidate.
Low confidenceGod who causes grass to grow and brings forth food, wine, and bread supplies the providential clothing-and-feeding logic. A general creation-providence echo behind 'God clothes the grass.'
Low confidence