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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] lamp-stands one like the Son of man, clad in a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the paps with a golden girdle: (Rev. 1:13)

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Ministry on This Verse

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,{HR}And wicked men shall be no more.{HR}Bless Jehovah, my soul. Praise ye Jah. (Psa. 104:35)

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Psa. 103:1‑2,22• ¹Of David.{HR}Bless Jehovah, my soul,{HR}And all within me,{HR}[Bless] his holy name.
²Bless Jehovah, my soul,{HR}And forget not all his benefits;
²²Bless Jehovah, all his works in all places of his realm.{HR}Bless Jehovah, my soul. (Psa. 103:1‑2,22)

O Lord.

Psa. 7:1• ¹A Shiggayon of David which he sang unto Jehovah{HR}Because of the words of Cush, the Benjamite.{HR}O Jehovah, my God, in thee have I trusted;{HR}Save me from all those who persecute me, 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, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments, (Dan. 9:4)

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Hab. 1:12• ¹²Art thou not from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction. (Hab. 1:12)

art very great.

Psa. 145:3• ³Great is Jehovah and to be praised exceedingly,{HR}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• ¹⁷Ah Lord Jehovah! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
¹⁸thou showest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, Jehovah of hosts, is his name,
¹⁹great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons 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] lamp-stands one like the Son of man, clad in a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the paps with a golden girdle:
¹⁴his head and his hairs white as white wool, as snow; and his eyes as a flame of fire;
¹⁵and his feet like fine brass, as glowing in a furnace; and his voice as a voice of many waters:
¹⁶and he had in his right hand seven stars; and out of his mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword: and his countenance as the sun shineth in its strength.
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 was dead, and, behold, I am alive unto the ages of the ages; and I have the keys of death and of hades.
¹⁹Write therefore the things which thou sawest, and the things which are, and the things which are about to come to pass after these:
²⁰the mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest on my right hand, and the seven golden lamp-stands; the seven stars are angels of the seven churches, and the seven lamp-stands are seven churches. (Rev. 1:13‑20)

clothed.

Psa. 93:1• ¹Jehovah reigneth; [with] majesty he is clothed,{HR}[With] strength he girdeth himself:{HR}Yea the world is established,{HR}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 the thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool; his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire. (Dan. 7:9)

honour.

Psa. 29:1‑4• ¹A Psalm of David.{HR}Give unto Jehovah, ye sons of the mighty,{HR}Give unto Jehovah glory and strength.
²Give unto Jehovah the glory of his name;{HR}Bow down to Jehovah in the beauty of holiness.
³The voice of Jehovah [is] upon the waters;{HR}The God of glory hath thundered;{HR}Jehovah [is] upon many waters.
⁴The voice of Jehovah [is] in strength,{HR}The voice of Jehovah [is] in majesty. (Psa. 29:1‑4)

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Psa. 96:6• ⁶Honour and majesty [are] before him;{HR}Strength and beauty in his sanctuary. (Psa. 96:6)

• Book 4, Series 2. Appendix Psalm. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” 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. (“Psalm 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.” (“Psalm 104” by H. Smith)

• 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)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

Blessa Jehovah, my soul.{HR}Jehovah my God, thou art very great.{HR}Honour and majesty hast thou put on,

WK Translation Notes

This Psalm is the connected and dependent outburst of praise. The theme is Jehovah supreme over creation,