Verse Psalms 104:15. _AND WINE_] _Wine_, in moderate quantity, has a wondrous tendency to revive and invigorate the human being. _Ardent spirits_ exhilarate, but they _exhaust_ the strength; and ever...
AND WINE THAT MAKETH GLAD THE HEART OF MAN ... - literally, “And wine (it) gladdens the heart of man to make his face to shine more than oil.” Margin, “to make his face shine with oil, or more than oi...
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...
WINE: is provided for man. Compare Psalms 104:11. Hebrew. _yayin._ App-27. MAN. weak, mortal man. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14....
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...
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. -Continuation of the description of God's care of His creatures by watering the dry land; as He waters t...
104:15 man; (b-8) man's (b-20) _ Enosh_ , Psalms 8:4 ....
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...
(5–18) The work of the third day of Creation in its two great divisions. (1) The separation of the land and water (Psalms 104:5); (2) the clothing of the earth with grass, herbs, and trees (Psalms 104...
AND WINE THAT... — Better, _and wine gladdens man’s heart, making his face shine more than oil_ (see-margin. The alternative follows the LXX. and Vulg., and suggests the anointing with oil at a banque...
וְ יַ֤יִן ׀ יְשַׂמַּ֬ח לְֽבַב ־אֱנֹ֗ושׁ לְ הַ
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...
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...
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...
_Prophets. The word anointed is thus explained, as the patriarchs were not kings over any but their own families, though they were equal in riches to many kings. They foresaw future events, and offere...
Here is a beautiful gradation of the provision God hath made for his creatures in animal life, rising up from the beast to man. The beast of the field, the fowl of the air, all are fed by his bounty;...
15._And wine that cheereth the heart of man _In these words we are taught, that God not only provides for men’s necessity, and bestows upon them as much as is sufficient for the ordinary purposes of l...
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...
AND WINE THAT MAKETH GLAD THE HEART OF MAN,.... That is, by means of rain watering the earth, vines are caused to grow out of it; which produce wine, that has such a virtue in it, as to cheer the hear...
And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart. Ver. 15. _And wine that maketh glad_] That he may the more cheerfully...
_He watereth the hills_ Which most need moisture, and have least of it in themselves; _from his chambers_ From those chambers spoken of Psalms 104:3, _the beams_ of which _he lays in the waters_, thos...
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....
And wine, that maketh glad the heart of man, its proper use always being spoken of with approval in Holy Writ, AND OIL TO MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE, on account of the increased nutritive value which it g...
OIL TO MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE: _ Heb._ to make his face shine with oil, or more then oil...
10-18 When we reflect upon the provision made for all creatures, we should also notice the natural worship they render to God. Yet man, forgetful ungrateful man, enjoys the largest measure of his Cre...
WINE; he also bringeth out of the earth the vines which yield wine. OIL TO MAKE HIS FACE TO SHINE: he alludes to the custom of those times and places, which was upon solemn and festival occasions to a...
Psalms 104:15 wine H3196 glad H8055 (H8762) heart H3824 man H582 Oil H8081 face H6440 shine H6670 ...
Psalms 104:13 The Bible tells us not to be religious, but to be godly. Because we think that people ought to be religious, we talk a great deal about religion; because we hardly think at all that a m...
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...
_He seneth the springs into the valleys._ THE FURNISHING OF THE EARTH 1. Because the use of fresh waters was necessary for man, and necessary it was that man should have it nigh at hand unto him, for...
_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...
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 2:20; Deuteronomy 28:40; Deuteronomy 8:3; Ecclesiastes 10:19;...
Oil — He alludes to the custom of those times and places, which was upon festival occasions to anoint their faces with oil. Bread — Which preserves or renews our strength and vigour....