Psalm 104:27, Psalm 104:28 NASB

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 104:27

These wait all upon thee - That is, These are all dependent on thee. It does not, of course, mean that they “wait” in the sense that they are conscious of their dependence on God, but that they are “actually” dependent. The original word implies the idea of “expecting” or “hoping,” and is so rendered in the Septuagint and Vulgate. They have no other ground of expectation or hope but in thee.That thou mayest give them their meat in due season - Their food at the proper time. That is, They are... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 104:27-30

Psalms 104:27-30. These all Both beasts and fishes, wait upon thee Expect supplies from thy providence: which is spoken of them figuratively, and with an allusion to the manner of tame beasts and fowls, which commonly look after and wait upon those persons who bring their food to them. That thou mayest give them their meat, &c. When it is necessary or convenient for them. That thou givest them they gather Whatsoever they receive is from the bounty of thy gift, and they do their... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:1-35

Psalms 104:0 God’s earthThe theme of this song of praise is the wisdom and power of God as seen in nature. The song begins by considering the splendour of the heavens. The light of the sun, the expanse of sky reaching down to meet the earth on the horizon, the movement of clouds blown by the wind, the flashes of lightning - all these things speak of the magnificence of God who dwells in and rules over the universe (1-4).Land and sea also display the greatness of God. He determined where they... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 104:27

27-30. The entire dependence of this immense family on God is set forth. With Him, to kill or make alive is equally easy. To hide His face is to withdraw favor ( :-). By His spirit, or breath, or mere word, He gives life. It is His constant providence which repairs the wastes of time and disease. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 104:1-35

Psalms 104This psalm of descriptive praise is quite similar to Psalms 103. Both begin and end with similar calls to bless God. However, God’s dealing with people is the subject of praise in Psalms 103, whereas His creation and sustenance of the world are the theme of Psalms 104."The structure of the psalm is modelled [sic] fairly closely on that of Genesis 1, taking the stages of creation as starting-points for praise. But as each theme is developed it tends to anticipate the later scenes of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 104:24-30

The psalmist broke out in praise to Yahweh for His wisdom in creating as He did. He also acknowledged that all things God created belonged to Him. This even included the sea with all its hidden treasures. Leviathan probably refers to a large sea animal (cf. Job 41). [Note: A. Ross, p. 869; Roy B. Zuck, Job, p. 180.] In the ancient Near East it symbolized chaotic evil. [Note: Marvin H. Pope, Job, pp. 329-31. For an extensive study of the motif, see John Day, God’s Conflict with the Dragon and... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 104:24-32

3. Praise of the Creator 104:24-32 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:1-35

This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God’s glory as seen in His works both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of Psalms 103, and like that Ps. begins and ends with the phrase, ’Bless the Lord, O my soul!’ The two Pss. are probably the work of the same author. Psalms 104 follows to some extent the order of the creation-poem in Genesis 1, and may be compared also with Job 38-41. Psalms 104:5-9, Psalms 104:19 speak of the creation of the world, but the greater part of the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 104:1-35

Psalms 104:0 The 104th Psalm was a favourite with Alexander von Humboldt. After speaking in his Cosmos of the exalted views of nature given in the Old Testament, as the living expression of the omnipresence of God in the visible world, he refers specially to this Psalm: 'We are astonished to find, in a lyrical form of such limited compass, the whole universe, the heavens and the earth, sketched with a few bold touches. The toilsome labour of man, from the rising of the sun to his setting, when... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:1-35

Psalms 104:1-35LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist’s call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been drawn that both psalms have the same author, but that is much too large a conclusion from such a fact. The true lesson from it is that Nature, when looked at by an eye that sees it to be full of God. yields material for devout gratitude no less than do His fatherly "mercies to them that fear Him." The keynote of the psalm is struck in Psalms 104:24,... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 104:27

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 104:27-30

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:1-35

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 104:27

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 104:1-35

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 104:24-30

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 104:24-32

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:1-35

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 104:1-35

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:1-35

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