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Psalm 104 Geneva Bible (1599)

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1 My soule, prayse thou the Lord: O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great, thou art clothed with glorie and honour. 2 Which couereth himselfe with light as with a garment, and spreadeth the heauens like a curtaine. 3 Which layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the cloudes his chariot, and walketh vpon the wings of the winde. 4 Which maketh his spirits his messengers, and a flaming fire his ministers. 5 He set the earth vpon her foundations, so that it shall neuer moue. 6 Thou coueredst it with the deepe as with a garment: the waters woulde stand aboue the mountaines. 7 But at thy rebuke they flee: at the voyce of thy thunder they haste away. 8 And the mountaines ascend, and the valleis descend to the place which thou hast established for them. 9 But thou hast set them a bounde, which they shall not passe: they shall not returne to couer the earth. 10 He sendeth the springs into the valleis, which runne betweene the mountaines. 11 They shall giue drinke to all the beasts of the fielde, and the wilde asses shall quench their thirst. 12 By these springs shall the foules of the heauen dwell, and sing among the branches. 13 He watereth the mountaines from his chambers, and the earth is filled with the fruite of thy workes. 14 He causeth grasse to growe for the cattell, and herbe for the vse of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth, 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oyle to make the face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth mans heart. 16 The high trees are satisfied, euen the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted, 17 That ye birdes may make their nestes there: the storke dwelleth in the firre trees. 18 The high mountaines are for the goates: the rockes are a refuge for the conies. 19 He appoynted the moone for certaine seasons: the sunne knoweth his going downe. 20 Thou makest darkenesse, and it is night, wherein all the beastes of the forest creepe forth. 21 The lions roare after their praye, and seeke their meate at God. 22 When the sunne riseth, they retire, and couche in their dennes. 23 Then goeth man forth to his worke, and to his labour vntill the euening. 24 O Lord, howe manifolde are thy workes! in wisdome hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. 25 So is this sea great and wide: for therein are things creeping innumerable, both small beastes and great. 26 There goe the shippes, yea, that Liuiathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. 27 All these waite vpon thee, that thou maiest giue them foode in due season. 28 Thou giuest it to them, and they gather it: thou openest thine hand, and they are filled with good things. 29 But if thou hide thy face, they are troubled: if thou take away their breath, they dye and returne to their dust. 30 Againe if thou send forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renuest the face of the earth. 31 Glory be to the Lord for euer: let the Lord reioyce in his workes. 32 He looketh on the earth and it trembleth: he toucheth the mountaines, and they smoke. 33 I will sing vnto the Lord all my life: I will prayse my God, while I liue. 34 Let my wordes be acceptable vnto him: I will reioyce in the Lord. 35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked till there be no more: O my soule, prayse thou the Lord. Prayse ye the Lord.

Cross references (35)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Psalm 103:22; Psalm 145:3; Psalm 96:6; Isaiah 59:17; Daniel 9:4
  2. 2 Isaiah 40:22; Isaiah 45:12; Daniel 7:9; 1 John 1:5; Zechariah 12:1
  3. 3 Amos 9:6; 2 Samuel 22:11; Psalm 18:10–11; Isaiah 19:1; Nahum 1:3
  4. 4 Hebrews 1:7; 2 Kings 2:11; 2 Kings 6:17; Hebrews 1:14; Psalm 148:8
  5. 5 Job 26:7; Psalm 24:2; Psalm 33:9; Psalm 96:10; Revelation 20:11
  6. 6 Genesis 7:19; 2 Peter 3:5; Genesis 1:2–10
  7. 7 Psalm 18:15; Mark 4:39; Genesis 8:1; Psalm 106:9; Proverbs 8:28
  8. 8 Genesis 8:5; Psalm 33:7
  9. 9 Job 38:10–11; Genesis 9:11–15; Jeremiah 5:22; Isaiah 54:9; Job 26:10
  10. 10 Isaiah 41:18; Psalm 107:35; Isaiah 35:7; Deuteronomy 8:7
  11. 11 Psalm 145:16; Job 39:5–8; Psalm 104:13
  12. 12 Psalm 50:11; Psalm 148:10; Psalm 147:9; Psalm 104:16–17; Matthew 8:20
  13. 13 Psalm 147:8; Jeremiah 10:13; Jeremiah 14:22; Deuteronomy 11:11; Job 38:37
  14. 14 Psalm 136:25; Psalm 147:8–9; Job 28:5; Genesis 9:3; Psalm 145:15–16
  15. 15 Psalm 23:5; Ecclesiastes 10:19; Ecclesiastes 9:7; Judges 9:13; Jeremiah 31:12
  16. 16 Numbers 24:6; Psalm 29:5; Psalm 92:2; Ezekiel 17:23
  17. 17 Psalm 104:12; Leviticus 11:19; Ezekiel 31:6; Matthew 13:32; Obadiah 4
  18. 18 Proverbs 30:26; Job 39:1; 1 Samuel 24:2; Leviticus 11:5; Deuteronomy 14:7
  19. 19 Genesis 1:14–18; Jeremiah 31:35; Psalm 136:7–9; Psalm 8:3; Job 38:12
  20. 20 Isaiah 45:7; Psalm 74:16; Genesis 1:4–5; Genesis 8:22; Psalm 50:10
  21. 21 Joel 1:20; Job 38:39; Psalm 34:10; Joel 2:22; Ezekiel 19:2–14
  22. 22 Job 37:8; Job 24:13–17; John 3:20; Nahum 3:17
  23. 23 Genesis 3:19; Ephesians 4:28; Ecclesiastes 5:12; Judges 19:16; 2 Thessalonians 3:8–12
  24. 24 Jeremiah 10:12; Psalm 40:5; Romans 11:33; Psalm 50:10–12; Ephesians 3:10
  25. 25 Psalm 69:34; Psalm 95:4–5; Genesis 1:28; Genesis 1:20–22; Acts 28:5
  26. 26 Psalm 107:23; Isaiah 27:1; Psalm 74:14; Genesis 49:13; Ezekiel 27:9
  27. 27 Luke 12:24–28; Psalm 136:25; Psalm 147:9; Job 38:41; Job 36:31
  28. 28 Psalm 145:16
  29. 29 Ecclesiastes 12:7; Job 34:14–15; Psalm 146:4; Genesis 3:19; Psalm 30:7
  30. 30 Job 33:4; Revelation 21:5; Isaiah 65:17; Ezekiel 37:9; Job 26:13
  31. 31 Genesis 1:31; 2 Timothy 4:18; Jeremiah 32:41; Ephesians 3:21; Zephaniah 3:17
  32. 32 Exodus 19:18; Psalm 144:5; Psalm 97:4–5; Habakkuk 3:10; Amos 8:8
  33. 33 Psalm 63:4; Psalm 146:2; Psalm 145:1–2
  34. 34 Habakkuk 3:17–18; Philippians 4:4; Psalm 119:15–16; Psalm 119:127–128; Psalm 1:2
  35. 35 Revelation 19:1–2; Proverbs 2:22; Psalms 103:22–104:1; Psalm 106:48; Psalm 68:1–2

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 104:4 Clement of Rome, First Epistle to the Corinthians (Chapters XXXIV–XXXIX)

    … knowledge, "who, being the brightness of His majesty, is by so much greater than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they." For it is thus written, "Who maketh His angels spirits, and His ministers a flame of fire." But concerning His Son the Lord spoke thus: "Thou art my Son, to-day have I …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 104:2 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book II, Chapters XXIX–XXX)

    … God who made and adorned the heavens, and the earth, and all things that are in them, and maintain that they themselves are spiritual, while they are in fact shamefully carnal on account of their so great impiety,--affirming that He, who has made His angels spirits, and is clothed with light as with a garment, and holds the circle of …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 104:24 Augustine of Hippo, Confessions (Book XI, Chapters IV–IX)

    I will with confidence cry out from Thy oracle, How wonderful are Thy works, O Lord, in Wisdom hast Thou made them all. And this Wisdom is the Beginning, and in that Beginning hast Thou made heaven and earth.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)

  4. Quotes verse 104:3 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LVI)

    "For a cloud and darkness are round about Him;" and, "He sitteth on a light cloud;" and again, "Who maketh clouds His chariot;" and, "A cloud received Him out of their sight;" and, "As the Son of Man coming in the clouds." In order then that they might believe that the voice proceeds from God, it comes from thence.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 104:15 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture VI)

    Wine was given to make glad the heart of man: and Dionysus (Bacchus) was worshipped instead of God.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)