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Verse Psalms 104:26. _THERE GO THE SHIPS_] By means of navigation,
countries the most remote are connected, and all the inhabitants of
the earth become known to each other. He appears at this time to...
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THERE GO THE SHIPS - There the vessels move along - objects that
would, of course, attract the attention of one looking at the sea, and
admiring its wonders. The psalmist is describing the active scen...
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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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SHIPS: or nautilus, the "small" of Psalms 104:25.
LEVIATHAN. sea monster, or the "great" of Psalms 104:25.
MADE. formed.
PLAY. sport....
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THAT LEVIATHAN— See Job 41....
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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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O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them
all: the earth is full of thy riches.
-From the sun and moon, the highest of the visible manifestations of
God's omnipotence and lo...
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104:26 leviathan, (f-7) Probably, in this instance, an animal of the
whale tribe. see Job 41:1 ....
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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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LEVIATHAN] see Job 41, where the crocodile is referred to. Here a
sea-monster is meant....
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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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SHIPS. — The poet writes like one who had been accustomed to see the
navies of Phœnicia, one of the indications which leads to the
hypothesis that he belonged to the northern part of Palestine. And
he...
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שָׁ֭ם אֳנִיֹּ֣ות יְהַלֵּכ֑וּן
לִ֝וְיָתָ֗ן זֶֽה ־יָצַ֥רְתָּ...
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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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THE ALMIGHTY'S OPEN HAND
Psalms 104:24
The psalmist says nothing of the operation of the great laws of
nature, but passes behind and beyond to the Great Hand which opens to
fill and satisfy all livin...
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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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In these verses, from others of the great works of God in the kingdom
of nature, the Psalmist finds occasion to raise songs of praise. And
most beautiful and expressive is the subject. In the congrega...
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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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THERE GO THE SHIPS,.... From place to place, from one end of the world
to the other, for the sake of merchandise r; this is one of the four
things that were too wonderful for Solomon, "the way of a sh...
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There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made
to play therein.
Ver. 26. _There go the ships_] The use whereof was first showed by God
in Noah's ark, whence afterwards _Audax Ia...
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_O Lord, how manifold are thy works_ How numerous, how various! Of how
many kinds, and how many of every kind. Thus, “transported with a
survey of the wonders which present themselves in heaven above,...
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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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There go the ships, man venturing out on the ocean depths in pursuing
his commercial activities; THERE IS THAT LEVIATHAN, some sea-monster,
probably the whale, WHOM THOU HAST MADE TO PLAY THEREIN....
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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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THAT LEVIATHAN; either the whale or the crocodile; of which SEE POOLE
ON "JOB 40:1", SEE POOLE ON "JOB 41:1"; who being of such vast
strength and absolute dominion in the sea, tumbles in it with great...
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Psalms 104:26 ships H591 about H1980 (H8762) Leviathan H3882 made
H3335 (H8804) play H7832 (H8763)...
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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, how manifold are Thy works._
THE SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE UNIVERSE
I. The Divine existence should constitute the central fact in all
contemplations of the universe. This reflection ser...
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_There go the ships._
I was walking the other day by the side of the sea looking out upon
the English Channel. It so happened that there was a bad wind for the
vessels going down the Channel, and they...
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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 104:25 After celebrating God’s care for the
land animals, the song moves on to the open SEA... WHICH TEEMS WITH
CREATURES INNUMERABLE (corresponding to the fifth creation day,...
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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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Genesis 49:13; Isaiah 27:1; Job 3:8; Job 41:1; Job 41:29;...
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Leviathan — The whale. Therein — Who being of such a vast strength
and absolute dominion in the sea, tumbles in it with great security,
and sports himself with other creatures....