Psalm 104
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Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

Bless. This sublime poem on the works of God in creation and providence, is ascribed to David in the LXX, Vulgate, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic; and as it opens and closes with the same words as the preceding psalm, it is probable that it was composed on the same occasion; and it is written as part of it in nine MSS. ver.

Psalm 104:35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked …

Psalm 103:1,2,22 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name…

O Lord

Psalm 7:1 O LORD my God, in you do I put my trust: save me from all them that …

Daniel 9:4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, …

Habakkuk 1:12 Are you not from everlasting, O LORD my God, my Holy One? we shall …

art very great

Psalm 145:3 Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.

Jeremiah 23:24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? said …

Jeremiah 32:17-19 Ah Lord GOD! behold, you have made the heaven and the earth by your …

Revelation 1:13 And in the middle of the seven candlesticks one like to the Son of …

clothed

Psalm 93:1 The LORD reigns, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed …

Isaiah 59:17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation …

Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days …

honour

Psalm 29:1-4 Give to the LORD, O you mighty, give to the LORD glory and strength…

Psalm 96:6 Honor and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

they go up, etc. or, The mountains ascend, the valleys descend.

Genesis 8:5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the …

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

he sendeth. Heb. Who sendeth

Psalm 107:35 He turns the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into springs.

The waters of the sea are not only prevented from destroying the earth, but, by the providence of God, are rendered the means of preserving every living thing; partly ascending from the great deep through the strata of the earth, partly exhaled in vapour from the surface of the ocean, and thence falling in rain, especially on the tops and sides of mountains, they break forth into fresh springs, and form streams and rivers.

Deuteronomy 8:7 For the LORD your God brings you into a good land, a land of brooks of water…

Isaiah 35:7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land …

Isaiah 41:18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the middle of …

run. Heb. walk

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

wine

Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies: you …

Judges 9:13 And the vine said to them, Should I leave my wine, which cheers God …

Proverbs 31:6 Give strong drink to him that is ready to perish, and wine to those …

Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers …

Jeremiah 31:12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall …

Zechariah 9:15-17 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue …

Mark 14:23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to …

Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

oil to make his, etc. Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil.

Psalm 92:10 But my horn shall you exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall …

Deuteronomy 28:40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your coasts, but you shall …

Judges 9:9 But the olive tree said to them, Should I leave my fatness, with …

Ecclesiastes 8:1 Who is as the wise man? and who knows the interpretation of a thing? …

Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a …

Songs 1:2-4 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for your love is better …

Hebrews 1:9 You have loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, …

1 John 2:20 But you have an unction from the Holy One, and you know all things.

bread

Psalm 105:16 Moreover he called for a famine on the land: he broke the whole staff of bread.

Leviticus 26:26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake …

Deuteronomy 8:3 And he humbled you, and suffered you to hunger, and fed you with …

Isaiah 3:1 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, does take away from Jerusalem …

Ezekiel 4:16 Moreover he said to me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff …

Ezekiel 5:16 When I shall send on them the evil arrows of famine, which shall …

Ezekiel 14:13 Son of man, when the land sins against me by trespassing grievously, …

The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

the birds

Psalm 104:12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which …

Jeremiah 22:23 O inhabitant of Lebanon, that make your nest in the cedars, how gracious …

Ezekiel 31:6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under …

Daniel 4:21 Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was …

Obadiah 1:4 Though you exalt yourself as the eagle, and though you set your nest …

Matthew 13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it …

as for

Leviticus 11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Jeremiah 8:7 Yes, the stork in the heaven knows her appointed times; and the turtle …

the stork. The genus, about the size of a goose in its body, but when erect, about three or four feet high; its general colour is white; extremity of the wings, and small part of the head, black; legs, very long, red, and naked a great way up; the toes four, long and connected, with flat nails like those of a man; beak long, jagged, red, and somewhat compressed; the upper and under chaps both of a length, with a furrow from the nostrils; it feeds on serpents, frogs, and insects, on which account it might be deemed unclean; lays four eggs, and sits thirty days; migrates about August, and returns in spring; and is remarkable for its love to its parents, whom it never forsakes, but feeds and cherishes when old; whence it had the name chaseedah, which denotes kindness or piety, and stork, from the Greek, natural affection.

The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

the wild goats. The rock goat, so called to ascend, because it is famous for mounting to the tops of the highest rocks. Its general appearance is that of the tame goat, of a dusky brown colour; but the male is larger, with long horns, bending backwards.

1 Samuel 24:2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went …

Job 39:1 Know you the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or …

the conies

Deuteronomy 14:7 Nevertheless these you shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or …

Proverbs 30:26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

how

Psalm 8:3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon …

Psalm 40:5 Many, O LORD my God, are your wonderful works which you have done, …

Psalm 107:31 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful …

Nehemiah 9:6 You, even you, are LORD alone; you have made heaven, the heaven of …

Job 5:9 Which does great things and unsearchable; marvelous things without number:

in wisdom

Psalm 136:5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endures for ever.

Genesis 1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very …

Proverbs 3:19,20 The LORD by wisdom has founded the earth; by understanding has he …

Proverbs 8:22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

Jeremiah 10:12 He has made the earth by his power, he has established the world …

Romans 11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! …

Ephesians 1:8 Wherein he has abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

Ephesians 3:10 To the intent that now to the principalities and powers in heavenly …

the earth

Psalm 24:1 The earth is the LORD's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and …

Psalm 50:10-12 For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills…

Psalm 65:11 You crown the year with your goodness; and your paths drop fatness.

Genesis 1:11,12,24,25 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding …

1 Timothy 6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not high minded, …

So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

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Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge by R. A. Torrey [ca. 1880]
Expanded version courtesy INT Bible ©2013, Used by permission

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