EXPERIENCING THE DAZZLING BEAUTY OF
TRUTH IN OUR
LORD’S POETRY
05-19-19
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(Psa 104:1-9) Bless the LORD,
O my soul. O LORD my
God, thou art very great; thou are clothed with
honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself
with light [Heb: illumination, happiness:
bright, daylight, morning, sun] as with
a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a [hanging] curtain
[of clouds]: Who
layeth the beams [of
vertical golden light pillars
piercing downward through the white clouds] of
his chambers [Heb:
parlor]
in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who
walketh upon
the wings of the wind: Who maketh his angels [Heb:
messengers] spirits; his
ministers [Heb: worshippers] a
flaming fire: Who
laid the foundations of
the earth, that it should not
be removed for ever. Thou coveredst it with
the deep [Heb: an abyss (as a surging mass
of
water)]
as with a garment: the waters
stood above the mountains [fig.
of pride].
At thy rebuke [Heb:
chiding: reproof, (correction)]
they fled; at the voice of thy thunder [power]
they hasted away. They [the
waters, the people]
go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place
which thou
hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound
[Heb: boundary] that
they may not pass over [the
feast of Passover, not be saved]; that they turn not again
[ref. the fall from Heaven (the
first
turning away), that they do not do so “again” a second time] to
cover the earth.
(Psa 104:10-15) He sendeth the
springs [of life] into the valleys, which
run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild
asses [not domesticated,
not
broken to household use, not obedient, not saved] quench their thirst. By them
shall the fowls of
the heaven have their habitation, which
sing among the branches [tribes,
nations]. He watereth the hills from
his chambers: the earth is satisfied
with the fruit of thy works. 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; And wine that
maketh glad the heart of man, and
oil [of the Holy
Spirit] to make his face to shine [Moses], and bread
[Jesus Christ] which
strengtheneth man's heart.
(Psa 104:16-18) The trees
[symbol of mankind] of the LORD are full of
sap [blood-life];
the cedars of Lebanon, [tall pines] which he hath planted; Where the birds
make their nests: as for
the stork, the fir trees are
her house. The high hills are
a
refuge for the wild goats; and
the rocks for the conies [rabbits].
(Psa 104:19-23) He appointed the
moon
for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. Thou
makest darkness
[Heb: the dark; fig. misery,
destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness], and it is night [Heb:
a twist (away of the light)]:
wherein all the beasts of the forest do [stealthily]
creep forth. The
young lions roar
after their prey, and seek their meat
from God. The sun ariseth,
they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their
dens. Man
goeth forth unto his work and to his labour [in the light]
until the
evening [of darkness].
(Psa 104:24-26) O LORD, how manifold
are
thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the
earth is full of
thy riches. So is
this great
and wide sea [literally,
and sea
of humanity], wherein are things creeping
[having life, moving] innumerable, both small and great
beasts. There go the ships: there
is that leviathan
[Heb:
crocodile (large sea monster) dragon: also a symbol of Babylon], whom
thou hast made to play therein.
1.
(Isa 27:1)
In that day the LORD with his sore and great
and strong sword shall
punish leviathan the
piercing serpent, even leviathan
that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon
that is in the sea.
(Psa 104:27-32) These wait all
upon thee;
that thou mayest give them their
meat in due season. That
[which]
thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand,
they are
filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled:
thou
takest away their breath, they die, and
return to their dust.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created:
and thou renewest
the face of the earth. The glory of the LORD shall
endure for ever:
the LORD shall rejoice in his works. He looketh on the earth, and
it
trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
(Psa 104:33-35) 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 glad in the LORD.
Let the
sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the
wicked be no more.
Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye
the LORD.
Amen