Psalms 104:11 - Exposition

They give drink to every beast of the field. God's mercy is "over all his works" ( Psalms 145:9 ). He careth for the whole animal creation (see Exodus 20:10 ; Exodus 23:19 ; Deuteronomy 25:4 ; Psalms 104:27 ; Psalms 145:15 , Psalms 145:16 ; Jonah 4:11 , etc.). The wild asses quench their thirst. Herodotus (4.192) says that wild asses are ἄποτοι —i.e. "do not drink" but modern travellers declare the contrary. They drink infrequently, and are so shy, that at such times they rarely fall under human observation.