New English Translation
Psalms 104:34
34May my thoughts 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 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! May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord. 35May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
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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 he finds pleasure in obeying the Lord’s commands; he meditates on his commands day and night.
- Psalms 63:5As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,
- Psalms 77:12I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!”
- Psalms 119:15I will meditate on your precepts and focus on your behavior.
- Psalms 139:17How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!
- Proverbs 24:14Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.
- Psalms 32:11Rejoice in the Lord and be happy, you who are godly! Shout for joy, all you who are morally upright!
- Habakkuk 3:17When the fig tree does not bud, and there are no grapes on the vines; when the olive trees do not produce, and the fields yield no crops; when the sheep disappear from the pen, and there are no cattle in the stalls,
- Luke 1:47and my spirit has begun to rejoice in God my Savior,
- Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, 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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