诗篇 104:8-10 CUVS

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:1-9

When we are addressing ourselves to any religious service we must stir up ourselves to take hold on God in it (Isa. 64:7); so David does here. ?Come, my soul, where art thou? What art thou thinking of? Here is work to be done, good work, angels? work; set about it in good earnest; let all the powers and faculties be engaged and employed in it: Bless the Lord, O my soul!? In these verses, I. The psalmist looks up to the divine glory shining in the upper world, of which, though it is one of the... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:10-18

Having given glory to God as the powerful protector of this earth, in saving it from being deluged, here he comes to acknowledge him as its bountiful benefactor, who provides conveniences for all the creatures. I. He provides fresh water for their drink: He sends the springs into the valleys, Ps. 104:10. There is water enough indeed in the sea, that is, enough to drown us, but not one drop to refresh us, be we ever so thirsty?it is all so salt; and therefore God has graciously provided water... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:8

They go up by the mountains, they go down by the valleys ,.... The Targum is, "they ascend out of the deep to the mountains;' that is, the waters, when they went off the earth at the divine orders, steered their course up the mountains, and then went down by the valleys to the place appointed for them; they went over hills and dales, nothing could stop them or retard their course till they came to their proper place; which is another instance of the almighty power of the Son of God. Some... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:9

Thou hast set a bound, that they may not pass over ,.... The Targum adds, "to the rolling waves of the sea.' Set doors with bolts and bars, cliffs, rocks, and shores: and, what is more surprising, sand, which is penetrable, flexible, and moveable, is set as a perpetual bound to the raging ocean and its waves, which they cannot pass over: see Job 38:8 . So the Lord has set a bound to the proud waters of afflictions, and says, Thus far shall ye go, and no farther; and to the life of man,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:10

He sendeth the springs into the valleys ,.... The Targum is, "who sendeth fountains into the rivers.' Either from the waters of the sea, which being drained through the sand, become sweet and drinkable; or from the hills and mountains. This is an instance of divine goodness, that having removed the waters from the earth, and shut them up in the sea, and which, through the saltness of them, not being proper drink for men and beasts, he has been pleased to form and open springs, fountains,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:8

They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys - Taking the words as they stand here, springs seem to be what are intended. But it is difficult to conceive how the water could ascend, through the fissures of mountains, to their tops, and then come down their sides so as to form rivulets to water the valleys. Most probably all the springs in mountains and hills are formed from waters which fall on their tops in the form of rain, or from clouds that, passing over them, are arrested,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:9

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass - And what is this bound? The flux and reflux of the sea, occasioned by the solar and lunar attraction, the rotation of the earth on its own axis, and the gravitation of the waters to the center of the earth. And what is the cause of all these? The will and energy of God. Thus the sea is prevented from drowning the earth equally where there are flat shores as where the sea seems hemmed in by huge mounds of land and mountains. The above, not these,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:10

He sendeth the springs into the valleys - Evaporation is guided and regulated by Divine Providence. The sun has a certain power to raise a certain portion of vapours from a given space. God has apportioned the aqueous to the terrene surface, and the solar attraction to both. There is just as much aqueous surface as affords a sufficiency of vapours to be raised by the solar attraction to water the earthy surface. Experiments have been instituted which prove that it requires a given space of... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:9

Verse 9 9.Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass The miracle spoken of is in this verse amplified, from its perpetuity. Natural philosophers are compelled to admit, and it is even one of their first principles, that the water is circular, and occupies the region intermediate between the earth and the air. It is entirely owing to the providence of God, that part of the earth remains dry and fit for the habitation of men. This is a fact of which mariners have the most satisfactory... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:10

Verse 10 10.Sending out springs by the valleys The Psalmist here describes another instance both of the power and goodness of God, which is, that he makes fountains to gush out in the mountains, and to run down through the midst of the valleys. Although it is necessary for the earth to be dry, to render it a fit habitation for us, yet, unless we had water to drink, and unless the earth opened her veins, all kinds of living creatures would perish. The prophet, therefore, speaks in commendation... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:1-9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:10-18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 104:10

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