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Psalm 104

Psa. 104:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thouo art clothed with honor and majesty.

Rev. 1:13• ¹³and in the midst of the seven lamps one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle: (Rev. 1:13)

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1-6: A meditation upon the mighty power,

7-30: and wonderful providence of God.

31-32: God's glory is eternal.

33-35: The prophet vows perpetually to praise God.

Bless.This sublime poem on the works of God in creation and providence, is ascribed to David in the LXX., Vulgate, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic; and as it opens and closes with the same words as the preceding psalm, it is probable that it was composed on the same occasion; and it is written as part of it in nine MSS.

Psa. 104:35• ³⁵Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah! (Psa. 104:35)

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Psa. 103:1‑2,22• ¹A Psalm of David. Bless Jehovah, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name!
²Bless Jehovah, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
²²Bless Jehovah, all his works, in all places of his dominion. Bless Jehovah, O my soul! (Psa. 103:1‑2,22)

O Lord.

Psa. 7:1• ¹Shiggaion of David, which he sang to Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush the Benjaminite. Jehovah my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me; (Psa. 7:1)

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Dan. 9:4• ⁴and I prayed unto Jehovah my God, and made my confession, and said, Alas Lord! the great and terrible *God, keeping covenant and loving-kindness with them that love him, and that keep his commandments: (Dan. 9:4)

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Hab. 1:12• ¹²--Art thou not from everlasting, Jehovah my God, my Holy One? We shall not die. Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast appointed him for correction. (Hab. 1:12)

art very great.

Psa. 145:3• ³Great is Jehovah, and exceedingly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable. (Psa. 145:3)

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Jer. 23:24• ²⁴Can any hide himself in secret places, that I shall not see him? saith Jehovah. Do not I fill the heavens and the earth? saith Jehovah. (Jer. 23:24)

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Jer. 32:17‑19• ¹⁷Alas, Lord Jehovah! Behold, thou hast made the heavens and the earth by thy great power and stretched-out arm; there is nothing too hard for thee:
¹⁸who shewest mercy unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them, thou, the great, the mighty *God,--Jehovah of hosts is his name;
¹⁹great in counsel and mighty in work, whose eyes are open upon all the ways of the children of men, to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings: (Jer. 32:17‑19)

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Rev. 1:13‑20• ¹³and in the midst of the seven lamps one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment reaching to the feet, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle:
¹⁴his head and hair white like white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
¹⁵and his feet like fine brass, as burning in a furnace; and his voice as the voice of many waters;
¹⁶and having in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth a sharp two-edged sword going forth; and his countenance as the sun shines in its power.
¹⁷And when I saw him I fell at his feet as dead; and he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; *I* am the first and the last,
¹⁸and the living one: and I became dead, and behold, I am living to the ages of ages, and have the keys of death and of hades.
¹⁹Write therefore what thou hast seen, and the things that are, and the things that are about to be after these.
²⁰The mystery of the seven stars which thou hast seen on my right hand, and the seven golden lamps.--The seven stars are angels of the seven assemblies; and the seven lamps are seven assemblies. (Rev. 1:13‑20)

clothed.

Psa. 93:1• ¹Jehovah reigneth, he hath clothed himself with majesty: Jehovah hath clothed himself, he hath girded himself with strength; yea, the world is established, it shall not be moved. (Psa. 93:1)

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Isa. 59:17• ¹⁷And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. (Isa. 59:17)

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Dan. 7:9• ⁹I beheld till thrones were set, and the Ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was flames of fire, and its wheels burning fire. (Dan. 7:9)

honour.

Psa. 29:1‑4• ¹A Psalm of David. Give unto Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty ones, give unto Jehovah glory and strength;
²Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name; worship Jehovah in holy splendour.
³The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: the *God of glory thundereth,--Jehovah upon great waters.
⁴The voice of Jehovah is powerful; the voice of Jehovah is full of majesty. (Psa. 29:1‑4)

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Psa. 96:6• ⁶Majesty and splendour are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. (Psa. 96:6)

• Book 4, Series 2. Appendix Psalm. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• PSALM 104 is Israel’s praise of Jehovah as Creator. The psalm begins with celebrating the greatness of the Lord (vs. 1) then rehearses the six days in creation (Gen.1) showing the greatness of His power. It begins with the light and closes with man in fellowship with His Maker. (“Book 4.” by B. Anstey)

• In Genesis 1 we have the record of creation; in this psalm the song of creation. The psalm in its main outline follows the story of creation. (“Psalms 104” by H. Smith)

• (vv. 1-4) The psalm opens with an ascription of praise to the Creator by one, who, according to the previous psalm, already knows Jehovah as Redeemer, and, therefore, can say, “O LORD my God, thou art very great.” (“Psalms 104” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;