And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man’s heart. 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 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:15”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:14
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth; 14. herb ] Cp. Gen 1:11-12; Gen 1:29-30; Gen 3:18; Gen 9:3. The term includes all vegetable products. for the service of man ] The use of the word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:14”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:13
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 13. Who giveth the mountains drink from his upper chambers. Palestine was “a land of mountains and valleys, drinking water of the rain of heaven” (Deu 11:11). It is not inaccessible mountain tops which the poet is thinking … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:13”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:12
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] sing among the branches. 12. Beside them dwell the birds of the heaven; From among the leafage they utter their song. Beside the springs and streams grow the trees which are the home of the birds, whose song of praise to their Maker … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:12”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:11
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. 11. every beast of the field ] Wild animals, as distinguished from domesticated animals, the ‘cattle’ of Psa 104:14. the wild asses ] Mentioned particularly as one of the most striking and beautiful of wild animals. See Davidson’s note on … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:11”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:10
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills. 10. Who sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains. Cp. the description of Palestine in Deu 8:7. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 10 18. While He confines the great mass of waters to its appointed place, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:10”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:9
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. 9. The reference is not to the Flood, but to the original separation of land and water confirmed after the Flood (Gen 9:9 ff.). Cp. Job 38:10-11; Pro 8:29. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:9”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:8
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. 8. (The mountains rise, the vales sink down,) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them. The ‘rebuke’ of God is His command, uttered as it were with a voice of thunder (Psa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:8”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:7
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. 7. At thy rebuke they flee, At the voice of thy thunder they haste away, Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 7, 8. The graphic imperfects are continued, picturing the process of the separation of land and water. Fuente: … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:7”
Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. 6. This verse does not refer to the Flood, though its language may be borrowed from the account of the Flood (Gen 7:19-20; and cp. Psa 104:9 with Gen 9:11; Gen 9:15), but to the primitive condition of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 104:6”