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Verse Psalms 104:20. _THOU MAKEST DARKNESS_] It is not the design of
God that there should be either constant _darkness_ or constant
_light_. That man may _labour_, he gives him, by means of the _sun...
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THOU MAKEST DARKNESS, AND IT IS NIGHT - Thou hast made arrangements
for the return of night - for the alternations of day and night. The
Hebrew word rendered “makest,” means “to place;” and the idea
i...
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Psalms 104
Creation's Praise
_ 1. The Creator (Psalms 104:1)_
2. The foundations of the earth (Psalms 104:5)
3. His works manifesting His kindness ...
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CIV. THE GLORY OF THE CREATOR.
Psalms 104:1. Yahweh's power in the heavens. He is clothed in the
light which God made first (Genesis 1:3) before the heavenly bodies.
He lays the foundation of His dwel...
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PSALMS 104
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Creation Hymn.
ANALYSIS
It is difficult to frame an Analysis of this psalm. The course of
thought and observation followed therein bears Some Resemblance to the
Metho...
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Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the
forest do creep forth.
THOU MAKEST DARKNESS ... WHEREIN ALL THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST DO
CREEP FORTH. THE YOUNG LIONS ... SEEK T...
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This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God's glory as seen in His works
both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of
Psalms 103, and like that Ps. begins and ends with the phrase...
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Psalms 90:106
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
*CREATOR GOD, KEEPING EVERYTHING ALIVE!
PSALMS 104
Jesus said, "Are not two *sparrows sold for a farthing? But not one
of them falls to the ground without your F...
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CREEP FORTH. — The word “forth” is better omitted. The Hebrew
verb is that especially used of crawling animals and reptiles, and
here, no doubt, his chosen to express the stealthy motion of the
beasts...
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תָּֽשֶׁת ־חֹ֭שֶׁךְ וִ֣ יהִי לָ֑יְלָה
בֹּֽו ־ת
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Psalms 104:1
LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist's
call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been drawn that
both psalms have the same author, but that is m...
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A HABITATION FOR BEAST AND MAN
Psalms 104:13
Where there is true love for God, there will be a glad and rejoicing
heart that takes pleasure in the study of His works. The loving child
of a great arti...
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Again we have a great song of praise commencing and closing with the
same note of personal praise. While in the former the dominant note is
that of the mercy of Jehovah, here it is that of His majesty...
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As in the natural; set in the spiritual world, there are seasons of
light and darkness; and when Jesus, the Sun of righteousness, for a
moment withdraws his shining from the soul, and makes darkness t...
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Psalms 104, which celebrates Jehovah as Creator requires very few
remarks. It will be noticed that it is occupied almost entirely with
the earth. He is clothed with the glory of the heavens, which is...
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THOU MAKEST DARKNESS, AND IT IS NIGHT,.... The darkness was before the
light, and the night before the day, Genesis 1:2 and now the darkness
and night are made by the setting of the sun before mention...
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_Thou makest darkness_ Which succeeds the light, by virtue of thy
decree and established order; _and it is night_ Which, though black
and dismal, contributes to the beauty of nature, and is as a foil...
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PRAISE OF GOD FOR HIS WORK IN THE KINGDOM OF NATURE.
The psalmist, probably David, as in the preceding psalm, celebrates
the glory of God in the works of His creation and providence....
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Thou makest darkness, and it is night, the night following upon day by
His providential rule; WHEREIN ALL THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST, the
beasts of prey, which spend the day in their dens, DO CREEP FORT...
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ALL THE BEASTS OF THE FOREST DO CREEP FORTH:
_ Heb._ all the beasts thereof do trample on the forest...
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19-30 We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of
day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait
for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful...
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DARKNESS; which succeeds the light by virtue of thy decree and
established order. CREEP FORTH, to look out for prey, which in the day
time they dare not do for fear of men. So by this vicissitude of d...
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Psalms 104:20 make H7896 (H8799) darkness H2822 night H3915 beasts
H2416 forest H3293 creep H7430 (H8799)...
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Psalms 104:20
I. "Thou makest darkness." Darkness is a part of Divine order; at
least, in the physical universe it is so: and I suppose in this
respect, as in all other respects, the material univers...
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Psalms 104:20
I. Consider, with respect and admiration, the manful, cheerful view of
pain and death, and indeed of the whole creation, which the psalmist
has, because he has faith. There is in him no...
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I trust that we have already felt something of holy enjoyment while
our hearts and voices have been praising the Lord our God. Perhaps
this Psalm may help to keep us in a praising state of mind. First...
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CONTENTS: God's greatness, majesty and sovereign dominion celebrated.
CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist, David.
CONCLUSION: It is the joy of the saints that He who is their God is a
great God who may be see...
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This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, but it is ascribed to David by
the LXX, and by most of the Versions. It celebrates the works of God
in the creation of the world, and in strains worthy of the ro...
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_O Lord my God, Thou art very great._
A HYMN OF PRAISE TO GOD IN NATURE
I. The universality of God’s workings in Nature.
1. In the domain of dead matter. He is operating in the waters as they
sail...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 104:1. The phrase “Bless the LORD, O my
soul,” which opens and closes the psalm, shows that the psalm is
about reasons for speaking well of God. This hymn of praise celebrat...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 104:19 On the fourth creation day, God
appointed the celestial lights to mark off time for mankind. The
lights still do what God appointed them to do. These verses help the
Israel...
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INTRODUCTION
“This Psalm,” says Calvin, “differs from the last, in that it
neither treats of God’s special mercies bestowed on His Church, nor
lifts us to the hope of a heavenly life; but painting for...
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EXPOSITION
"THE psalmist, in a time of severe trouble, arising from the power of
the heathen, seeks consolation in reflecting on the greatness of God
in nature," So Hengstenberg, correctly. The main t...
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And thus he begins the hundred and fourth psalm,
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are
clothed with honor and majesty: You have covered yourself with light
as with a g...
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Amos 1:13; Genesis 1:4; Genesis 1:5; Genesis 8:22; Isaiah 45:7;...
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Darkness — Which succeeds the light by virtue of thy decree....