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Psalm 104
104:1 Praise the Lord , O my soul ! O Lord my God , you are magnificent . You are robed in splendor and majesty . 104:2 He covers himself with light as if it were a garment . He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain , 104:3 and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds . He makes the clouds his chariot , and travels along on the wings of the wind . 104:4 He makes the winds his messengers , and the flaming fire his attendant . 104:5 He established the earth on its foundations ; it will never be upended . 104:6 The watery deep covered it like a garment ; the waters reached above the mountains . 104:7 Your shout made the waters retreat ; at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off 104:8 as the mountains rose up , and the valleys went down – to the place you appointed for them . 104:9 You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross , so that they would not cover the earth again . 104:10 He turns springs into streams ; they flow between the mountains . 104:11 They provide water for all the animals in the field ; the wild donkeys quench their thirst . 104:12 The birds of the sky live beside them; they chirp among the bushes . 104:13 He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow . 104:14 He provides grass for the cattle , and crops for people to cultivate , so they can produce food from the ground , 104:15 as well as wine that makes people feel so good , and so they can have oil to make their faces shine , as well as food that sustains people’s lives . 104:16 The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need , the cedars of Lebanon which he planted , 104:17 where the birds make nests , near the evergreens in which the herons live. 104:18 The wild goats live in the high mountains ; the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs . 104:19 He made the moon to mark the months , and the sun sets according to a regular schedule . 104:20 You make it dark and night comes , during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around . 104:21 The lions roar for prey , seeking their food from God . 104:22 When the sun rises , they withdraw and sleep in their dens . 104:23 Men then go out to do their work , and labor away until evening . 104:24 How many living things you have made, O Lord ! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made. 104:25 Over here is the deep , wide sea , which teems with innumerable swimming creatures , living things both small and large . 104:26 The ships travel there , and over here swims the whale you made to play in it. 104:27 All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis . 104:28 You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food . 104:29 When you ignore them, they panic . When you take away their life’s breath , they die and return to dust . 104:30 When you send your life-giving breath , they are created , and you replenish the surface of the ground . 104:31 May the splendor of the Lord endure ! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made ! 104:32 He looks down on the earth and it shakes ; he touches the mountains and they start to smolder . 104:33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live ; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist ! 104:34 May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord . 104:35 May sinners disappear from the earth , and the wicked vanish ! Praise the Lord , O my soul ! Praise the Lord !

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  • Allahkulah Kuatku dan Mazmurku [KJ.62]
  • Dengan KasihMu, ya Tuhan [KJ.461]
  • Di Gunung dan Di Lurah [KJ.66]
  • Hai Mari Sembah [KJ.4] ( O Worship the King )
  • Kita Satu di Dalam Tuhan [KJ.256]
  • Manusia yang Meluku [KJ.335]
  • Mari, Lihatlah Semua [KJ.114]
  • O Roh Pencipta, Datanglah [KJ.229a]
  • O Roh Pencipta, Datanglah [KJ.229b]
  • Selama Bumi Didiami [KJ.298]
  • Suci, Suci, Suci [KJ.2] ( Holy, Holy, Holy )
  • Sungguh Indah Alam [KJ.61]
  • Terang Matahari [KJ.322]
  • Tuhan dalam Sorga [KJ.449]
  • Tuhan, karyaMu Sungguh Besar [KJ.63] ( Many and Great, O God )
  • Ya Roh Kudus Berkurnia [KJ.238]
  • Ya Tuhan, T'rima kasih [KJ.469]
  • [Psa 104:1] Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned
  • [Psa 104:1] Majesty
  • [Psa 104:1] My Soul, Bless The Lord!
  • [Psa 104:1] O Worship The King
  • [Psa 104:1] Tell Out, My Soul
  • [Psa 104:19] Seasons Are Fixed By Wisdom Divine, The
  • [Psa 104:23] Savior, To Thee We Raise Our Hymn
  • [Psa 104:24] O Lord, How Manifold The Works
  • [Psa 104:24] Thine, Lord, Is Wisdom, Thine Alone
  • [Psa 104:34] How Sweet And Silent Is The Place
  • [Psa 104:34] Savior! O What Endless Charms, The

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Isaiah 27:1; Job 41:21; Symbolic Of Satan; Definition of Miracles

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • "Verse 2 describes the condition of the land before God prepared it for human beings."31"Deep"(tahom) describes the world. In the Old Testament tahomrefers to the ocean, which the ancient world regarded as symbolic of chaos a...
  • There are two views among evangelicals as to the extent of the Flood.1. A universal flood.Evidence:a. The purpose of the Flood (6:5-7, 11-13).b. The need for an ark (6:14).c. The size of the ark (6:15-16).d. The universal ter...
  • Yahweh's purpose in directing Job's attention to such inexplicable animals on land (Behemoth) and in the water (Leviathan) seems to have been the same as His purpose in His first speech. He intended to humble Job by reminding...
  • The texts of the individual psalms do not usually indicate who wrote them.1However some of the titles of the individual psalms do contain information about the writers.2This is the only really reliable information we have as ...
  • I. Book 1: chs. 1-41II. Book 2: chs. 42-72III. Book 3: chs. 73-89IV. Book 4: chs. 90-106V. Book 5: chs. 107-150...
  • This psalm is quite similar to Psalm 103. Both begin and end with similar calls to bless God. However, God's dealing with people is the subject of praise in Psalm 103 whereas His creation and sustenance of the world are the t...
  • 104:1b-4 The writer pictured God creating the heavens. Splendor and majesty clothe God in the sense that they manifest Him as clothing makes a statement about the person who wears it. Light is good because it brings life and ...
  • 104:24-30 The psalmist broke out in praise to Yahweh for His wisdom in creating as He did. He also acknowledged that all God created belonged to Him. This even included the sea with all its hidden treasures. Leviathan probabl...
  • This psalm begins and ends with, "Praise the Lord"(Hallelujah; cf. 104:35; et al.). The call goes out in verse 3 again. The priests in particular should praise Him because He is good and because praise is pleasant (lovely)....
  • Allen, Ronald B. "Evidence from Psalm 89."In A Case for Premillennialism: A New Consensus, pp. 55-77. Edited by Donald K. Campbell and Jeffrey L. Townsend. Chicago: Moody Press, 1992._____. Lord of Song. Portland: Multnomah P...
  • 12:6 Solomon described the end of life first as the extinguishing of a light. The "golden bowl"is a bowl that holds a flame. When the "silver cord"that holds it breaks, the bowl crashes to the floor and the light goes out. Go...
  • Leviathan was something very horrific (Job 3:8). It seems to have been a water beast either in reality or in myth (Job 41). The psalmist used it figuratively to describe Egypt, a powerful and deadly enemy of Israel (Ps. 104:2...
  • Like the third "woe"(ch. 30), this fourth one deals with the folly of trusting in Egypt for security rather than the Lord. It applies particularly the principles set forth in the first part of the second "woe"(29:1-14), as is...
  • "After the oracles against wicked kings, there is a promise of a righteous one, the Shoot of David."313Jeremiah just announced that none of Coniah's descendants would ever rule as kings. Now he went on to clarify that a David...
  • 1:4 Ezekiel saw within the opened heavens a great cloud blown toward him by the north wind with lightning flashing from it almost constantly (cf. 1 Kings 19:11-13; Job 38:1; 40:6; Ps. 29:3-5). Israel's enemies had invaded fro...
  • 1:22 Ezekiel also saw something like a clear expanse (Heb. raqia', firmament, Gen. 1:6; Ps. 19:1; 150:1; Dan. 12:3) of ice (Heb. qerah, crystal) over the heads of these four living creatures. Rather than being empty space thi...
  • For the second time in this incident God took the initiative to move His prophet to carry out His will (cf. v. 1). This time Jonah turned to the Lord.1:17 The identity of the great fish remains a mystery since the only record...
  • There are several similarities between this last vision and the first one (1:7-17) indicating a return to ideas introduced at the beginning of this chiastic series of revelations. Again there is a group of horses of various c...
  • The mustard seed was so small that the Jews used it proverbially to represent a very small thing.544When mature, the mustard plant stood 10 to 12 feet tall as "the largest of garden plants"(NIV).545Consequently it became a pe...
  • Many unique features of Mark's narrative indicate that it came from an eyewitness account, probably Peter. These include mention of "that day"(v. 35), "as He [Jesus] was"and the other boats (v. 36), the stern and the cushion ...
  • The kingdom of God is the messianic kingdom that the Old Testament predicted. It would be an earthly kingdom over which Messiah would rule for 1, 000 years (Rev. 20:4-6). It is similar to a mustard seed in that it had a small...
  • The writer proceeded to explain the exaltation of Jesus Christ to help his readers appreciate the fact that He fulfilled Old Testament prophecy concerning the Son of David. He did this so they would appreciate Him properly an...
  • "Within the structure of 13:7-19, vv 7-9 and vv 17-19 constitute the literary frame for the central unit of explanatory parenesis in vv 10-16."43713:7 The example of our spiritual leaders is one we should follow (cf. 12:1; 13...
  • These verses contain the first prophetic oracle of the book. The only other one in which God speaks is in 21:5-8.1:7 "Behold"(Gr. idou) indicates special divine intervention. This verse summarizes the main features of the rev...
  • 4:2 As soon as John heard this invitation, he entered another ecstatic state (cf. 1:10). His body remained on the earth, but he saw a throne and someone sitting on it in heaven (cf. Ezek. 11:1, 5). "Throne"occurs 45 times in ...
  • John heard praise of God in heaven that interrupted his narration of the outpouring of the bowls of wrath briefly.16:5 The "angel of the waters"evidently refers to the angel responsible for the sea and fresh water, the superi...
  • This pericope has strong ties to what precedes (16:17-18:24). It is the concluding revelation concerning the fall of Babylon, the latter-day Egypt and Tyre, and Antichrist, the ultimate Pharaoh of the Exodus and King of Tyre....

Expositions Of Holy Scripture (Maclaren)

  • This contains first an important lesson as to what may be legitimately the subject of our prayers.The Lord by this juxtaposition condemns the overstrained and fantastic spiritualism which tramples down earthly wants and conde...
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