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Verse Psalms 104:3. המקרה במים עליותיו hamekareh
bammayim aliyothaiv.
"Laying the beams of his chambers in the waters."
The sacred writer expresses the wonderful nature of the _air_ aptly,
and regu...
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WHO LAYETH THE BEAMS OF HIS CHAMBERS IN THE WATERS - The word here
rendered “layeth” - from קרה _qârâh_ - means properly to
meet; then, in Hiphil, to cause to meet, or to fit into each other, as
bea...
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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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THE CLOUDS. the thick clouds.
CHARIOT. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._
WIND. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9....
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WHO LAYETH THE BEAMS OF HIS CHAMBERS— _He flooreth his chambers with
waters: i.e._ "The clouds make the flooring of his heavens." Mudge. By
these _chambers_ are meant, though not the supreme, yet the...
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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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Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the
clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
WHO LAYETH THE BEAMS OF HIS CHAMBERS IN THE WATERS - rather, 'Who
laye...
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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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LAYETH THE BEAMS. — Literally, _maketh to meet_ The meaning of the
Hebrew word, which is an exact equivalent of the Latin _contignare,_
is clear from Nehemiah 2:8; Nehemiah 3:3; Nehemiah 3:6, and from...
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(1-4) First and second days of Creation. Instead, however, of
describing the _creation_ of light, the poet makes a sublime approach
to his theme by treating it as a symbol of the Divine majesty. It is...
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הַ֥ מְקָרֶֽה בַ † מַּ֗יִם
עֲֽלִיֹּ֫ותָ֥יו הַ...
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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 LORD'S WONDROUS HANDIWORK
Psalms 104:1
The opening verses of this psalm appear to describe in sublime poetry
the creation of the world. God is very great, because He created the
heavens and the e...
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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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_Glory. 2 Corinthians x. 17. (Eusebius) --- Literally, "be praised,"
(Haydock) knowing to what an honor you have been raised, (Deuteronomy
xxx. 7., and Jeremias ix. 23.) and live accordingly._...
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What a sweet and lovely description is given of Jehovah covering
himself with light! And, if we construe the expression, as we
certainly may, without violence to the general sense of the passage,
we m...
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3._Laying the beams of his chambers in the waters _David now proceeds
to explain at greater length what he had briefly stated under the
figure of God’s raiment. The scope of the passage is shortly thi...
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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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WHO LAYETH THE BEAMS OF HIS CHAMBERS IN THE WATERS,.... Or "his upper
rooms" i; one story over another being built by him in the heavens,
Amos 9:6, the chambers where he resides; his courts, as the Ta...
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Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the
clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
Ver. 3. _Who layest the beams of his chambers in the waters_] God, as
he...
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_Who layeth the beams of his chambers His upper rooms_, (so the word
עליותיו signifies,) _in the waters_ The waters that are above
the firmament, (Psalms 104:3,) as he has founded the earth upon the
s...
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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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who layest the beams of His chambers in the waters, the upper rooms of
God's dwelling being regarded as founded on the waters beyond the
firmament; WHO MAKETH THE CLOUDS HIS CHARIOT, when He comes for...
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1-9 Every object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord,
who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by the
things which he hath made. God is light, and in him is no dark...
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IN THE WATERS; in the waters above the heavens, as they are called,
GENESIS 1:7; or, in the clouds, as it is explained in the next clause,
in which he many times resides and rides, and manifests his p...
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Psalms 104:3 beams H7136 (H8764) chambers H5944 waters H4325 makes
H7760 (H8802) clouds H5645 chariot H7398 walks...
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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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_Who maketh the clouds His chariot._
THE CLOUDY EQUIPAGE
To understand the psalmist’s meaning, you must know that the chariot
of old was sometimes a sculptured brilliancy, made out of ivory,
sometime...
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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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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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2 Samuel 22:11; Amos 9:6; Isaiah 19:1; Matthew 26:64; Nahum 1:3;...
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Waters — In the waters above the heavens, as they are called,
Genesis 1:7....