So, my soul, do thou, morning by morning, go forth in the spiritual work of thy Jesus, in his strength, and his righteousness, until the evening of life be come, and the Lord of the household command his steward to call the laborers, and give them their hire. Oh! for grace to be found at that season in Jesus, and wholly accepted in him. John 9:4; Matthew 20:1.
MAN GOETH FORTH ... - Man is now seen to go forth from his dwelling, and he appears on the stage to perform his daily toil, until evening comes, and then again he gives way for the beasts of night. Th...
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...
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...
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. THE SUN ARISETH, THEY ... LAY THEM DOWN IN THEIR DENS. MAN GOETH FORTH UNTO HIS WORK ... UNTIL THE EVENING. As Go...
104:23 Man (e-1) _ Adam_ ....
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...
יֵצֵ֣א אָדָ֣ם לְ פָעֳלֹ֑ו וְֽ לַ עֲבֹ֖דָתֹ֣ו
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...
(m) Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. (m) That is, when the day springs for the light is as it were a shield to defend man against the tyranny and fierceness of beast...
_Cham. Who resided there, and was worshipped under the name of Jupiter Ammon. (Bochart, Phaleg. iv. 1.) (Calmet) --- Misraim was his son, and peopled the land, Genesis x. 13. (Worthington)_...
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...
MAN GOETH FORTH TO HIS WORK,.... Having taken sleep in the night, being comfortably refreshed, and his strength recruited; he rises with the rising sun, and goes forth cheerfully and with intrepidity...
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. Ver. 23. _Man goeth forth unto his work_] His honest employment in his particular place and calling, whether manual or mental; eatin...
_The sun ariseth_ For as he knows the time of _his going down_, so, thanks be to God, he knows the proper time of his rising, and then the wild _beasts gather themselves together_ Or, rather, _withdra...
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....
Man goeth forth unto his work, the day being allotted to him, AND TO HIS LABOR UNTIL THE EVENING. Cf Job 24:5; Job 37:8; Job 38:40. In the next section of the psalm the poet summarizes the miracles of...
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...
With security and confidence, knowing the nature and custom of wild beasts, that they hide themselves by day....
Psalms 104:23 Man H120 out H3318 (H8799) work H6467 labor H5656 evening H6153 Genesis 3:19
Psalms 104:20 I. "Thou makest darkness." Darkness is a part of Divine order; at least, in the physical universe it is so: and I suppose in this respect, as in all other respects, the material univers...
Psalms 104:23 It has been pretended by some teachers that works were only required under the Law, and grace comes instead under the Gospel; but the true account of the matter is this, that the Law enj...
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...
_Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour, until the evening._ THE DAY’S WORK The psalm from which our text is taken is one of the most complete and impressive pictures of the universe to be...
_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...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 104:19 On the fourth creation day, God appointed the celestial lights to mark off time for mankind. The lights still do what God appointed them to do. These verses help the Israel...
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...
2 Thessalonians 3:8; Ecclesiastes 5:12; Ephesians 4:28; Genesis 3:19;...