Psalm 104:24 NLT,NIV,ESV

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 104:24

(24) Riches.—LXX., “creation;” Aquila, Symmachus, and the Vulg., “possession.” The MSS. vary between singular and plural. Creatures will perhaps. best express the sense here.There is something as fine in art as true in religion in this sudden burst of praise—the “evening voluntary” of grateful adoration—into which the poet bursts at the mention of the day’s close. Weariness leaves the soul, as it is lifted from contemplation of man’s toil to that of God. Athanasius remarked on the sense of rest... 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

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Psalms 104:1-35

Psalms 104:0 Creation’s Praise 1. The Creator (Psalms 104:1-4 ) 2. The foundations of the earth (Psalms 104:5-9 ) 3. His works manifesting His kindness (Psalms 104:10-23 ) 4. How manifold are Thy works (Psalms 104:24-30 ) 5. Rejoicing in His works: Hallelujah! (Psalms 104:31-35 ) He is now praised as the Creator by creation. He is seen in His creator-glory. When the kingdom is established that glory will then be manifested. Psalms 104:4 is quoted in Hebrews 1:1-14 showing that the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Psalms 104:24

104:24 O LORD, how {n} manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.(n) He confesses that no tongue is able to express God’s works nor mind to comprehend them. read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:1-35

The first psalm in this lesson suggests Psalms 74:0 on which we did not dwell, but both of which depict the desolations of Judah by the Babylonians (compare Jeremiah 52:12-14 ). On this supposition their date would be that of the captivity, and their author a later Asaph than the Asaph mentioned in David’s time. Psalms 80:0 Has captivity features also. Some would say it relates to the ten tribes, as the preceding psalm does to Judah. The next several psalms are much alike in this respect and... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 104:1-35

Voices of Creation Psa 104:24-28 This is a great intellect in a contemplative mood. The appreciation of nature is the work of intellect; hence, in proportion as the human mind is cultivated, is nature found to be teeming with instruction and sources of enjoyment. Never, perhaps, was nature more graphically described than in the psalm before us. Facts are here turned into poetry. Divine power is celebrated in strains the most elevated and inspiring, while the exquisite adaptations of nature... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 104:24

How beautifully is this verse introduced! It should seem as if the sacred writer, while contemplating the Lord's goodness in creation and providence, could no longer contain himself, but leaving the whole of inferior creatures, breaks out in this hymn of praise. Reader! shall not you and I do the same, while contemplating with him the same wonderful subject, and adding to it also the still more wonderful theme of God's goodness in redemption and grace? Yes, indeed, if we know ourselves to be... read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:24

Exceedingly. In 215 years, 600,000 warriors sprung from seventy people, (Calmet) or from seventy-five, as Septuagint and St. Stephen read, comprising eight wives, Jacob, and sixty-six of his descendants. Seventy might naturally produce two million and a half in such a space of time. But the Hebrews had been cruelly oppressed. God's blessing enabled them to increase as they did. (Berthier) read more