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Psalms 104:24
24How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
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.
- 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—
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.
Context of Psalms 104:24
22The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens. 23Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening. How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. 25There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small. 26There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
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 consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
- Psalms 40:5Many, Lord my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare.
- Psalms 107:31Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind.
- Nehemiah 9:6You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
- Job 5:9He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.
- Psalms 136:5who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever.
- Genesis 1:31God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
- Proverbs 3:19By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;
- Proverbs 8:22“The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
- Jeremiah 10:12But God made the earth by his power; he founded the world by his wisdom and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.
- Romans 11:33Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
- Ephesians 1:8that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and understanding,
- Ephesians 3:10His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms,
- Psalms 24:1The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
- Psalms 50:10for every animal of the forest is mine, and the cattle on a thousand hills.
- Psalms 65:11You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.
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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