Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 104:34
34May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the Lord.
Psalms 104:34 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord.
- English Standard Version (ESV)May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the Lord.
Context of Psalms 104:34
32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke. 33I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the Lord. 35May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, bless the Lord! Hallelujah!
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יֶעֱרַ֣ב עָלָ֣יו שִׂיחִ֑י אָ֝נֹכִ֗י אֶשְׂמַ֥ח בַּיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:34
- Psalms 1:2Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction, and he meditates on it day and night.
- Psalms 63:5You satisfy me as with rich food; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.
- Psalms 77:12I will reflect on all you have done and meditate on your actions.
- Psalms 119:15I will meditate on your precepts and think about your ways.
- Psalms 139:17God, how precious your thoughts are to me; how vast their sum is!
- Proverbs 24:14realize that wisdom is the same for you. If you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will never fade.
- Psalms 32:11Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though the flocks disappear from the pen and there are no herds in the stalls,
- Luke 1:47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Commentaries on Psalms 104:34
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34My meditation of him shall be sweet - That is, I will find pleasure in meditating on his character and works. See the notes at Psalm 1:2. It is one of the characteristics of true piety that there is a “disposition” to think about God; that the mind is “naturally” drawn to that subject; that it does not turn away from it, when it is suggested; that this fills up the intervals of business in the day-time, and that it occupies the mind when wakeful at night…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-35Verses 31-35 Man's glory is fading; God's glory is everlasting: creatures change, but with the Creator there is no variableness. And if mediation on the glories of creation be so sweet to the soul, what greater glory appears to the enlightened mind, when contemplating the great work of redemption! There alone can a sinner perceive ground of confidence and joy in God. While he with pleasure upholds all, governs all, and rejoices in all his works, let our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-35The psalmist moves from describing the known creation to anticipating the new creation, when the Lord will renew the created order into a world without sinners.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-3431-34. While God could equally glorify His power in destruction, that He does it in preservation is of His rich goodness and mercy, so that we may well spend our lives in grateful praise, honoring to Him, and delightful to pious hearts (Psa 147:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 104
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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