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Psalms 104:31
31May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!
Psalms 104:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
- New International Version (NIV)May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works—
- English Standard Version (ESV)May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works,
- New King James Version (NKJV)May the glory of the Lord endure forever; May the Lord rejoice in His works.
Context of Psalms 104:31
29When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life’s breath, they die and return to dust. 30When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground. May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made! 32He looks down on the earth and it shakes; he touches the mountains and they start to smolder. 33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist!
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יְהִ֤י כְב֣וֹד יְהוָ֣ה לְעוֹלָ֑ם יִשְׂמַ֖ח יְהוָ֣ה בְּמַעֲשָֽׂיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 104:31
- Psalms 102:16when the Lord rebuilds Zion, and reveals his splendor,
- Romans 11:36For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever! Amen.
- Galatians 1:5to whom be glory forever and ever! Amen.
- Ephesians 3:21to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
- 2 Timothy 4:18The Lord will deliver me from every evil deed and will bring me safely into his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever! Amen.
- Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
- 1 Peter 5:11To him belongs the power forever. Amen.
- 2 Peter 3:18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the honor both now and on that eternal day.
- Revelation 5:12all of whom were singing in a loud voice: “Worthy is the lamb who was killed to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and praise!”
- Genesis 1:31God saw all that he had made – and it was very good! There was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day.
- Exodus 31:17It is a sign between me and the Israelites forever; for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
- Isaiah 62:5As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over a bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
- Isaiah 65:18But be happy and rejoice forevermore over what I am about to create! For look, I am ready to create Jerusalem to be a source of joy, and her people to be a source of happiness.
- Jeremiah 32:41I will take delight in doing good to them. I will faithfully and wholeheartedly plant them firmly in the land.’
- Zephaniah 3:17The Lord your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.”
- Luke 15:5Then when he has found it, he places it on his shoulders, rejoicing.
Commentaries on Psalms 104:31
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever - Margin, as in Hebrew, “shall be.” It might be rendered, “Let the glory of the Lord be for ever,” implying a strong desire that it should be so. But the language may denote a strong conviction that it would be so. The mind of the writer was filled with wonder at the beauty and variety of the works of God on the land, in the air, and in the waters; and he exclaims, with a heart full of admiration, that the glory…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. 31The Lord reveals his presence in the created order (see Psalms 8:1; 19:1–4; 24:7) and delights in his new creation (see Isaiah 65:19).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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