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In its branches nested
    all the birds of the sky;
Under its boughs all the wild animals
    gave birth,
And in its shade[a] dwelt
    all the mighty nations.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 31:6 Shade: a metaphor for protection (cf. Lam 4:20).

All the birds of the sky
    nested in its boughs,
all the animals of the wild
    gave birth(A) under its branches;
all the great nations
    lived in its shade.(B)

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