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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 .

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  • Allahkulah Kuatku dan Mazmurku [KJ.62]
  • Hai Mari Sembah [KJ.4] ( O Worship the King )
  • Mari, Lihatlah Semua [KJ.114]
  • Suci, Suci, Suci [KJ.2] ( Holy, Holy, Holy )
  • Tuhan, karyaMu Sungguh Besar [KJ.63] ( Many and Great, O God )
  • [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

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Expository Notes on the Bible (Constable)

  • 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...
  • 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 ...
  • 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...
  • "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...
  • 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 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...
  • 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...

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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