Psalm 104,Psalm 29

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104

It is very probable that this psalm was penned by the same hand, and at the same time, as the former; for as that ended this begins, with ?Bless the Lord, O my soul!? and concludes with it too. The style indeed is somewhat different, because the matter is so: the scope of the foregoing psalm was to celebrate the goodness of God and his tender mercy and compassion, to which a soft and sweet style was most agreeable; the scope of this is to celebrate his greatness, and majesty, and sovereign... read more

Matthew Henry

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

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:19-30

We are here taught to praise and magnify God, I. For the constant revolutions and succession of day and night, and the dominion of sun and moon over them. The heathen were so affected with the light and influence of the sun and moon, and their serviceableness to the earth, that they worshipped them as deities; and therefore the scripture takes all occasions to show that the gods they worshipped are the creatures and servants of the true God (Ps. 104:19): He appointed the moon for seasons, for... read more

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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:31-35

The psalmist concludes this meditation with speaking, I. Praise to God, which is chiefly intended in the psalm. 1. He is to be praised, (1.) As a great God, and a God of matchless perfection: The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever, Ps. 104:31. It shall endure to the end of time in his works of creation and providence; it shall endure to eternity in the felicity and adorations of saints and angels. Man's glory is fading; God's glory is everlasting. Creatures change, but with the Creator... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104

INTRODUCTION TO PSALM 104 This psalm, though without a title, was probably written by David, since it begins and ends as the former does, as Aben Ezra observes; and to him the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, ascribe it. The inscription of the Syriac version is, "a psalm of David, when he went to worship before the ark of the Lord with the priests; and as to us, it teaches us confession and prayer; and intimates to us the constitution of the beginning of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:1

Bless the Lord, O my soul ,.... As for the blessings of grace and mercy expressed in the preceding psalm, so on account of the works of creation and providence, enumerated in this; in which Christ has an equal concern, as in the former. O Lord my God, thou art very great ; the Messiah, who is Jehovah our righteousness, Lord of all, truly God, and the God of his people; see John 20:28 and who is great, and very great, in his divine Person, being the great God, and our Saviour; great in... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:2

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment ,.... Referring, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi think, to the light, which was first created; and indeed this was commanded out of darkness by God the Word, or by the essential Word of God. Light is expressive of the nature of God himself, who is light, and in him is no darkness at all, and who dwells in light F8 "Pura in luce refulsit alma parens", Virgil. Aeneid. 2. "Et paulo post, pallas insedit, nimbo effulgens". inaccessible, and so may... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:3

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters ,.... Or "his upper rooms" F9 עליותיו , υπερωα , Sept. "coenacula sua superiora", Gejerus; so Michaelis. ; one story over another being built by him in the heavens, Amos 9:6 , the chambers where he resides; his courts, as the Targum; his palace and apartments, his presence chamber particularly, the floor and beams of them are the waters bound up in the thick clouds; or the region of the air, from whence the rain descends to water... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:4

Who maketh his angels spirits ,.... The angels are spirits, or spiritual substances, yet created ones; and so differ from God, who is a spirit, and from the Holy Spirit of God, who are Creators and not creatures; angels are spirits without bodies, and so differ from the souls or spirits of men, and are immaterial, and so die not; these are made by Christ, by whom all things are made, Colossians 1:16 and so he must be greater and more excellent than they; for which purpose the passage is... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104

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

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:19-30

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 104:31-35

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 104:4

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