My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
Ver. 34. My meditation of him shall be sweet] Or, Let it be sweet unto him, let him kindly accept it, though it be mean and worthless, through Christ's odour poured thereinto.
I will be glad in the Lord] Withdrawing my heart from other vile and vain delights, or, at least, vexed at mine own dullness, for being no more affected with such inexplicable ravishments.
MY MEDITATION OF HIM SHALL BE SWEET - That is, I will find pleasure in meditating on his character and works. See the notes at Psalms 1:2. It is one of the characteristics of true piety that there is...
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 ...
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...
DISCOURSE: 675 THE DUTY OF PRAISING GOD Psalms 104:33. _I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be...
MY MEDITATION OF HIM SHALL BE SWEET— _I shall delight in making him my theme._ Mudge. It is literally, _My theme upon him will be sweet._ The next verse may be rendered, _While the sinners shall be co...
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...
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. MY MEDITATION OF HIM SHALL BE SWEET - henceforward, seeing that I have such good hope drawn from the glory of the Lord which ensure...
104:34 him; (a-7) Or 'My meditation of him shall be pleasant.'...
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...
MY MEDITATION OF HIM SHALL BE SWEET] RV 'Let my meditation be sweet unto him': see Psalms 19:14....
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...
MY MEDITATION. — Rather, _my singing_ or _my poetry. _...
יֶעֱרַ֣ב עָלָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י אָ֝נֹכִ֗י אֶשְׂמַ֥ח בַּ...
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...
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...
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...
_Bruchus. An insect of the locust kind, (Challoner) or a worm which spoils corn, &c. (Worthington)_...
These verses possess a peculiar and personal sweetness; and the Psalmist takes the whole home to himself. As if he had said I know not what others do, or what others may determine; but as, for me, and...
_SWEET THOUGHTS OF GOD_ ‘My meditation of Him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.’ Psalms 104:34 Meditation is the calm and quiet dwelling of the mind upon a great fact till that fact has t...
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...
MY MEDITATION OF HIM SHALL BE SWEET,.... Of the glories, excellencies, and perfections of his person; of his offices, as Mediator, King, Priest, and Prophet, the Saviour and Redeemer; of his works of...
_I will sing unto the Lord_, &c. Whatever others do, I will not fail to give to God his glory and due praises. _My meditation of him_ My praising of God concerning the glory of his works; _shall be sw...
My meditation of Him, in considering all the miracles of His mercy and power, SHALL BE SWEET, acceptable to the Lord; I WILL BE GLAD IN THE LORD. The same fine relation, according to the psalmist, oug...
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....
31-35 Man's glory is fading; God's glory is everlasting: creatures change, but with the Creator there is no variableness. And if mediation on the glories of creation be so sweet to the soul, what gre...
MY MEDITATION; or, _my speech_, or _discourse_; my praising of God, mentioned PSALMS 104:33. _Of him_; concerning the glory of his works. SHALL BE SWEET; either, 1. To God; he will graciously accept i...
Psalms 104:34 meditation H7879 sweet H6149 (H8799) glad H8055 (H8799) LORD H3068 meditation -...
Psalms 104:34 Meditation is the calm and quiet dwelling of the mind upon a great fact till that fact has time to get into the mind and pervade it with its influence. Meditation is the quiet thinking...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_My meditation of Him shall be sweet._ MEDITATION UPON GOD I. The meditations of a pious man--he meditates on God. Meditation is the action of the thoughts upon subjects which present themselves to t...
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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 104:31 The key to the final section is the repeated “rejoice”: MAY THE LORD REJOICE IN HIS WORKS (what he does in caring for his creation), and I rejoice in the L
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...
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...
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...
Habakkuk 3:17; Habakkuk 3:18; Luke 1:47; Philippians 4:4; Proverbs 2