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Psalms 104:34
34I want my song to make him happy. I will be happy, because of what the Lord has done.
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
32When he looks down at the earth, it shakes! When he touches the mountains, they pour out smoke! 33All my life, I will sing to praise the Lord. I will always sing songs to praise my God, for as long as I live. I want my song to make him happy. I will be happy, because of what the Lord has done. 35I pray that wicked people will disappear from the earth. May they disappear for ever! I say to myself, ‘Praise 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 1:2He is happy when he obeys the Law of the Lord. He thinks about God's Law during the day and at night.
- Psalms 63:5You make me very happy, better than a feast of good food. I will sing happy songs to praise you.
- Psalms 77:12I will think about everything that you have done. I will think carefully about all those great things.’
- Psalms 119:15I want to think carefully about your teaching. You have shown me the best way to live.
- Psalms 139:17You have so many thoughts about me, God, that I cannot understand them all.
- Proverbs 24:14In the same way, wisdom is also good for you. If you find wisdom, it will help you in life. The things that you hope for in the future will surely happen.
- Psalms 32:11So all you people who belong to the Lord, praise him and be happy! All of you who are good, honest people, shout aloud because you are so happy!
- Habakkuk 3:17Whatever happens, I will continue to thank the Lord. If there are no flowers on the fig trees, if there are no grapes on the vines, if there are no olives on the olive trees, if there are no crops in the fields, if the sheep are dying in the hills, if there are no cows on the farms,
- Luke 1:47I thank God because he is the one who saves me.
- Philippians 4:4Always be happy because you belong to the Lord. I will say that again, ‘Be happy!’
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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