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Themes in Psalm 104

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Themes in Psalm 104

Psalm 104:1 (show verse)

Bless the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

Angels » The lord creating the angels
Birds » God provides for
Glory » Of God » His majesty
God, Glory of » Exhibited in » His majesty
God » Grace of » Greatness of
God, greatness of » Of God
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Praise » Should be offered » With the soul
Praise » Is due to God on account of » All temporal blessings
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:2 (show verse)

Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,

Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

Angels » The lord creating the angels
Birds » God provides for
Heaven/the heavens » The lord stretching out the heavens
Light » Illustrative of » Glory of God
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:3 (show verse)

He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;

He makes the clouds His chariot;

He walks upon the wings of the wind;

Angels » The lord creating the angels
Birds » God provides for
Chariot » Figurative » Chariots of God
Chariots » Illustrative of » The clouds
Clouds » Called the » Chambers of God
Clouds » Illustrative » (riding upon,) of the power and greatness of God
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:4 (show verse)

He makes

the winds His messengers,

Flaming fire His ministers.

Angels » Are ministering spirits
Angels » The lord creating the angels
Birds » God provides for
Fire » Figurative » Spiritual power
Fire » Illustrative of » Zeal of angels
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:5 (show verse)

He established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not totter forever and ever.

Birds » God provides for
Earth » Perpetuity of
Earth » Primitive condition of
Foundation » Figuratively applied to » the Earth
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:6 (show verse)

You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.

Birds » God provides for
Earth » Primitive condition of
Mountains » Collect the vapors which ascend from the earth
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:7 (show verse)

At Your rebuke they fled,
At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

Birds » God provides for
Earth » Primitive condition of
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:8 (show verse)

The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the place which You established for them.

Birds » God provides for
Earth » Primitive condition of
Foundation » Figuratively applied to » The ocean
Mountains » Are the sources of springs and rivers
Mountains » Collect the vapors which ascend from the earth
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
Rain » Designed for » Replenishing the springs and fountains of the earth
Rivers » Source of
Rivers » Flow through valleys
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord
Valleys » Watered by mountain streams
Water » Rises in vapor to the clouds

Psalm 104:9 (show verse)

You set a boundary that they may not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.

Birds » God provides for
Earth » Primitive condition of
Mountains » Are the sources of springs and rivers
Power » Divine power over nature exhibited by Christ, general examples of » The sea controlled
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Preserving the course of nature
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord
Sea » The sea controlled

Psalm 104:10 (show verse)

He sends forth springs in the valleys;

They flow between the mountains;

wild Donkey » Supported by God
Beasts » Subjects of God's care
Birds » God provides for
Fountains and springs » Found in hills and valleys
Fountains and springs » Created by God
Mountains » Are the sources of springs and rivers
Rivers » Source of
Rivers » Flow through valleys
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord
Valleys » Watered by mountain streams

Psalm 104:11 (show verse)

They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Animals » God's care of
Ass (donkey) » Wild
wild Donkey » Supported by God
Beasts » Subjects of God's care
Birds » God provides for
Fountains and springs » Afford » Drink to the beasts
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:12 (show verse)

Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;

They lift up their voices among the branches.

Birds » Have each their peculiar note or song
Birds » The singing of
Birds » God provides for
Birds » Songs of, at the break of day
Fountains and springs » Afford » Refreshment to the birds
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:13 (show verse)

He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;

The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

Clouds » Uses of » To give rain
Clouds » Called the » Chambers of God
Fruits » Require » Rain from heaven
Mountains » God » Waters, from his chambers
Satisfaction » What is satisfied with the fruit of the lord

Psalm 104:14 (show verse)

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,

And vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food from the earth,

Clouds » Uses of » To give rain
Food » From God
Grass » God » Causes to grow
Herbs » God » Causes to grow
Oil » Comes from the earth
Oil » Given by God
Victuals » From God

Psalm 104:15 (show verse)

And wine which makes man’s heart glad,

So that he may make his face glisten with oil,

And food which sustains man’s heart.

Anointing » Of the body
Anointing » Was applied to » The face
Bread » General references to
Bread » Nutritious and strengthening
Food » From God
Oil » Used » For anointing the person
Oil » Comes from the earth
Oil » Given by God
Wine » Intoxication from the use of
Wine » Characterized as » Gladdening the heart

Psalm 104:16 (show verse)

The trees of the Lord

drink their fill,

The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

Cedars » Planted by God
Lebanon » Cedars of
Trees » Varieties » Cedars
Trees » Nourished » Through their own sap

Psalm 104:17 (show verse)

Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.

Birds » Used as sacrifices » Storks
Birds » The nests of
Birds » Unclean » Stork
Birds » Make their nests » In trees
Birds » Nests of
Stork » Nest of, in fir trees
Trees » Varieties » Fir

Psalm 104:18 (show verse)

The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the

shephanim.

Animals » Names of » Conies, rock rabbits
Beasts » Unclean » Coney
Goat » Wild, in palestine
Goat » When wild dwelt in the hills and rocks
Mountains » Many exceeding high
Rocks » Inhabited by » Conies

Psalm 104:19 (show verse)

He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the place of its setting.

Astronomy » Moon » General references to
Moon » Seasons of (months)
Moon » appointed » For signs and seasons
The sun » God » Causes to know its time of setting

Psalm 104:20 (show verse)

You appoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.

Animals » Habits of
Animals » Homes of
Darkness » Physical
Darkness » Created by God
Forests » Infested by wild beasts
Night » Caused by God

Psalm 104:21 (show verse)

The young lions roar after their prey

And seek their food from God.

Animals » God's care of
Animals » Habits of
Animals » Homes of
Lions » God provides for
Lions » Roars when seeking prey
Night » Wild beasts go forth in search of prey during

Psalm 104:22 (show verse)

When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their dens.

Animals » Habits of
Animals » Homes of
Days » The time for labor
Days » Wild beasts hide during
Lions » Conceals itself by day
Night » Continued until sunrise
Night » Wild beasts go forth in search of prey during

Psalm 104:23 (show verse)

Man goes forth to his work
And to his labor until evening.

Animals » Habits of
Animals » Homes of
Days » Artificial, divided into » Evening
Evening » Man ceases from labor in
Night » Designed for rest

Psalm 104:24 (show verse)

O Lord, how many are Your works!

In wisdom You have made them all;

The earth is full of Your possessions.

Animals » Habits of
Animals » Homes of
Creation » Exhibits » God, Wisdom of
Earth » What is in the earth
the Earth » Described as » Full of God's riches
God » Wisdom of » Wisdom of God
God, Goodness of » Declared to be » Rich
Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Sending and those sent » The holy spirit being sent by God
Wealth » The riches of the lord
Wisdom » God's
God, Wisdom of » Exhibited in » His works

Psalm 104:25 (show verse)

There is the sea, great and broad,

In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.

Animals » Habits of
Animals » Homes of
Fishes » Number and variety of
Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Insects » Fed by God
the Sea » Of immense extent
the Sea » Inhabited by innumerable creatures great and small
the Sea » Called the » Great and wide sea
Sending and those sent » The holy spirit being sent by God

Psalm 104:26 (show verse)

There the ships move along,
And

Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Leviathan » Possibly a crocodile
Leviathan » Created by God
the Sea » Passed over in ships
the Sea » Inhabited by innumerable creatures great and small
Sending and those sent » The holy spirit being sent by God
Ships » Navigated » The ocean

Psalm 104:27 (show verse)

They all wait for You
To give them their food in due season.

Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Providing for his creatures
Sending and those sent » The holy spirit being sent by God
Waiting » Upon God » As the giver of all temporal blessings
Waiting upon God » As the giver of all temporal blessings

Psalm 104:28 (show verse)

You give to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

God » Hand of » Upon men for blessing
hands » Illustrative » (opened,) of liberality
Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Lions » God provides for
Sending and those sent » The holy spirit being sent by God
Waiting » Upon God » As the giver of all temporal blessings

Psalm 104:29 (show verse)

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.

Corruption » Physical decomposition » After death
death » Miscellaneous subjects » Returning to dust
natural Death » Described as » Returning to dust
Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Sending and those sent » The holy spirit being sent by God

Psalm 104:30 (show verse)

You send forth Your

Spirit, they are created;

And You renew the face of the ground.

Creation » Effected » By the holy ghost
Creator » God as » Holy spirit as
Holy spirit » The holy spirit being sent by God
Life » Of man from God
Power » Of the holy spirit » Exemplified in » The creation
Power, Of The Holy Spirit » Exhibited in » Creation
Sending and those sent » The holy spirit being sent by God

Psalm 104:31 (show verse)

Let the glory of the Lord endure forever;
Let the Lord

be glad in His works;

Glory » Of God » Eternal
God, Glory of » Described as » Eternal
Rejoice » What the lord shall rejoice in

Psalm 104:32 (show verse)

He looks at the earth, and it trembles;

He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Earthquakes » Frequently accompanied by » Volcanic eruptions
Mountains » God » Causes, to smoke

Psalm 104:33 (show verse)

I will sing to the Lord

as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Praise » Revelation » Unceasing
Praise » Should be offered » During life

Psalm 104:34 (show verse)

Let my meditation be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord.

Meditation » The righteous delight in

Psalm 104:35 (show verse)

Let sinners be consumed from the earth
And let the wicked be no more.

Bless the Lord, O my soul.

Praise the Lord!

Praise » Should be offered » With the soul