New English Translation
Psalms 104:24
24How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.
Psalms 104:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
- New International Version (NIV)How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O Lord, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions—
Context of Psalms 104:24
22When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens. 23Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening. How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made. 25Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large. 26The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.
Read all of Psalms 104Psalms 104:24 word by word
מָֽה־רַבּ֬וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה כֻּ֭לָּם בְּחָכְמָ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ מָלְאָ֥ה הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ קִנְיָנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- how manifoldרָבַבrâbab · to multiplyH7231
- are thy worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
- in wisdomחׇכְמָהchokmâh · wisdomH2451
- hast thou madeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
- them all: the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- is fullמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
- of thy richesקִנְיָןqinyân · acquisitionH7075
Cross-references for Psalms 104:24
- Psalms 8:3When I look up at the heavens, which your fingers made, and see the moon and the stars, which you set in place,
- Psalms 40:5O Lord, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!
- Psalms 107:31Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people!
- Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, along with all their multitude of stars, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You impart life to them all, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
- Job 5:9He does great and unsearchable things, marvelous things without number;
- Psalms 136:5to the one who used wisdom to make the heavens, for his loyal love endures,
- Genesis 1:31God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
- Proverbs 3:19By wisdom the Lord laid the foundation of the earth; he established the heavens by understanding.
- Proverbs 8:22The Lord created me as the beginning of his works, before his deeds of long ago.
- Jeremiah 10:12The Lord is the one who by his power made the earth. He is the one who by his wisdom established the world. And by his understanding he spread out the skies.
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments and how fathomless his ways!
- Ephesians 1:8that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.
- Ephesians 3:10The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.
- Psalms 24:1The Lord owns the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live in it.
- Psalms 50:10For every wild animal in the forest belongs to me, as well as the cattle that graze on a thousand hills.
- Psalms 65:11You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24O Lord, how manifold are thy works - In this verse there are three propositions: The works of the Lord are multitudinous and varied. They are so constructed as to show the most consummate wisdom in their design, and in the end for which they are formed. They are all God's property, and should be used only in reference to the end for which they were created. All abuse and waste of God's creatures are spoil and robbery on the property of the Creator. On…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24O Lord, how manifold are thy works! - literally, “how many.” The reference is to the “number” and the “variety” of the works of God, and to the wisdom displayed in them all. The earth is not suited up merely for one class of inhabitants, but for an almost endless variety; and the wisdom of God is manifested alike in the number and in the variety. No one can estimate the “number” of beings God has made on the earth; no one can comprehend the richness of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-30Verses 19-30 We are to praise and magnify God for the constant succession of day and night. And see how those are like to the wild beasts, who wait for the twilight, and have fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness. Does God listen to the language of mere nature, even in ravenous creatures, and shall he not much more interpret favourably the language of grace in his own people, though weak and broken groanings which cannot be uttered? There is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24-26The Lord’s works testify to his wisdom. All parts fit together (land and sea, night and day, land creatures and sea creatures). The Lord’s wisdom makes life orderly and wonderful.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-2624-26. From a view of the earth thus full of God's blessings, the writer passes to the sea, which, in its immensity, and as a scene and means of man's activity in commerce, and the home of countless multitudes of creatures, also displays divine power and beneficence. The mention ofRead 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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