Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 104:2
Light — With that first created light, which the psalmist fitly puts in the first place, as being the first of God's visible works.
Light — With that first created light, which the psalmist fitly puts in the first place, as being the first of God's visible works.
Verse Psalms 104:2. _WHO COVEREST_ THYSELF _WITH LIGHT_] Light, insufferable splendor, is the robe of the Divine Majesty. _Light_ and _fire_ are generally the accompaniments of the Supreme Being, whe...
WHO COVEREST THYSELF WITH LIGHT AS WITH A GARMENT - Referring to the first work of creation Genesis 1:3, “And God said, Let there be light, and there was light.” He seemed to put on light as a garment...
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...
CURTAIN. Of the fifty-three occurrences of this word, only one (here) in the Psalms. No less than forty-seven of them have to do with the Tabernacle; forty-three of them being in Exodus 26 and Exodus...
THE HEAVENS LIKE A CURTAIN— _Like a tilt—a tent._ Or, _Like a canopy._ Mudge. A _tent_ seems the most proper translation, as comprehending, not the uppermost part of the tent or the canopy only, but t...
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...
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: WHO COVEREST THYSELF WITH LIGHT AS WITH A GARMENT. The general glory put on by God as a garment at...
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...
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...
WHO COVEREST. — Perhaps better with the participles of the original retained: Putting on light as a robe; Spreading the heavens as a curtain. The psalmist does not think of the formation of light as...
(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...
עֹֽטֶה ־אֹ֭ור כַּ † שַּׂלְמָ֑ה נֹוטֶ֥ה שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
WHO COVEREST THYSELF WITH LIGHT AS WITH A GARMENT,.... Referring, as Aben Ezra and Kimchi think, to the light, which was first created; and indeed this was commanded out of darkness by God the Word, o...
Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: Ver. 2. _Who coverest thyself with light_] That lovely creature that first shone out of darkness,...
_O Lord my God, thou art very great_ As in thine own nature and perfections, so also in the glory of thy works; _thou art clothed _ Surrounded and adorned, _with honour and majesty_ With honourable ma...
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....
who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, shining forth in the light of His creation with His eternal power and Godhead. Genesis 1:3; WHO STRETCHEST OUT THE HEAVENS LIKE A CURTAIN, the firmam...
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...
COVEREST, or _adornest_, or _clothest. With light_; either, 1. With that light which no man can approach unto, as it is called 1 TIMOTHY 6:16, wherewith therefore he may well be said to be covered or...
Psalms 104:2 cover H5844 (H8802) light H216 garment H8008 out H5186 (H8802) heavens H8064 curtain H3407...
Psalms 104:2 I. There are two kinds of mystery: a mystery of darkness and a mystery of light. With the mystery of darkness we are familiar. Of the mystery of light we have not thought, perhaps, so muc...
Psalms 104:1 Nature has two great revelations: that of use and that of beauty; and the first thing we observe about these two characteristics of hers is that they are bound together and tied to each o...
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...
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...
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...
1 John 1:5; 1 Timothy 6:16; Daniel 7:9; Hebrews 1:10; Isaiah 40:22;...