Psalms 104:1

Psalms 104:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
• New International Version (NIV)Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,

Context of Psalms 104:1

I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Lord, my God, you are very great! You rule with authority as a great king. 2Light is all round you, like the clothes that you wear. You have put the skies as a roof over the earth. 3You have built the beams of your home on the clouds of rain. The clouds carry you as you travel, and you ride on the wind.

Psalms 104:1 word by word

בָּרֲכִ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗י אֶת־יְה֫וָ֥ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַי גָּדַ֣לְתָּ מְּאֹ֑ד ה֭וֹד וְהָדָ֣ר לָבָֽשְׁתָּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• O my soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• my Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• thou art veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• greatגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• thou art clothedלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• with honourהוֹדhôd · splendorH1935
• and majestyהָדָרhâdâr · gloryH1926

Cross-references for Psalms 104:1

• Psalms 104:35I pray that wicked people will disappear from the earth. May they disappear for ever! I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!’
• Psalms 103:1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Everything that is in me, praise his holy name!
• Psalms 7:1Lord, my God, I come to you to keep me safe. Please save me from all those people who want to catch me.
• Daniel 9:4I prayed to the Lord my God. I agreed that we were guilty and I prayed this prayer: ‘Our Lord, you are a great God and we give you honour. In your covenant, you have promised to love your people. You continue to be faithful to those people who love you and obey your commands.
• Habakkuk 1:12Lord, you have always been God, since the beginning. You are the God that I worship as holy, and you will never die. Lord, you have chosen the Babylonians as your weapon to punish your people. You are a strong rock to protect us, but you have decided to use them to punish us.
• Psalms 145:3Clearly the Lord is great! He is so great that we cannot understand it.
• Jeremiah 23:24Do you think you can hide in a place where I cannot see you? You should know that I am everywhere, in the heavens above and on the earth.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Jeremiah 32:17I said, ‘Lord God, you used your great power and strength to make the earth and the sky. Nothing is too difficult for you to do.
• Revelation 1:13In the middle of the lights, I saw someone like a son of man. He was wearing long clothes that reached down to his feet. He wore a gold belt around the top part of his body.
• Psalms 93:1The Lord rules as King! He wears royal power as his clothes. His strength is like a belt round his body. So the world is safe and strong. Nothing can shake it from its place.
• Isaiah 59:17He always does what is right, like a soldier who always puts on his armour. His power to save people is like the helmet that he wears. He is angry against people who do evil things, and he works hard to punish them. That is like the clothes that he wears.
• Daniel 7:9While I looked, people put some thrones in their places. Then the God who has ruled for ever sat on his throne. His clothes were as white as snow. His hair was white like pure wool. His throne and the wheels under it burned with flames of fire.
• Psalms 29:1All you angels in heaven, say how great the Lord is! Say that the Lord rules with power!
• Psalms 96:6We see that he is a very great king. His holy home is full of his power and his beauty.

Commentaries on Psalms 104:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1O Lord my God, thou art very great - The works of God, which are the subject of this Psalm, particularly show the grandeur and majesty of God. The strongest proofs of the being of God, for common understandings, are derived from the works of creation, their magnitude, variety, number, economy, and use. And a proper consideration of those works presents a greater number of the attributes of the Divine nature than we can learn from any other source…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Bless the Lord, O my soul - See Psalm 103:1. O Lord my God, thou art very great - This is a reason why the psalmist calls on his soul to bless God; namely, for the fact that he is so exalted; so vast in his perfections; so powerful, so wise, so great. Thou art clothed with honor and majesty - That is, with the emblems of honor and majesty, as a king is arrayed in royal robes. Creation is the garment with which God has invested himself. Compare the notes…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Chapter Outline God's majesty in the heavens, The creation of the sea, and the dry land. (1-9) His provision for all creatures. (10-18) The regular course of day and night, and God's sovereign power over all the creatures. (19-30) A resolution to continue praising God. (31-35) Verses 1-9 Every object we behold calls on us to bless and praise the Lord, who is great. His eternal power and Godhead are clearly shown by the things which he hath made. God is…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Bless the LORD, O my soul!: Psalms 103 and 104 both begin and end with this commitment to praise (103:1–2, 22; 104:1, 35). You are very great: These words praise God for rescuing his people (see also Psalms 35:27; 40:16; 70:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. God's essential glory, and also that displayed by His mighty works, afford ground for praise.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 104:1

• Blessing
• Glory
• God
• Thankfulness

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Amen
• Bless
• Chamber
• Clothe
• Dress
• Grow
• Manifold
• Refuge

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