Bible in one
year 9/17 2022 Psalm 103-104
By Rev. Katherine
Liu Bruce
Christian Arts Ministries : Biblical precepts & Gospel music;
Pastoral ministry & Counseling
Psalm 103 A psalm of David. This
magnificent hymn praises God for His personal blessings(v.1-5), for His
national blessings (vv.6-7), for His forgiving love(vv.8-14), for His eternal
love(vv.15-18), and concludes with a universal call to praise(vv.19-22).
Psalm103:1-22
The Lord works
righteousness and justice for all the oppressed. He made known his way to
Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel: The Lord is compassionate
and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. (vv.6-8).
He will not always
accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; or repay us according to our
iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his
love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he
removed our transgressions from us. (vv.9-12).
As a father has compassion
on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows
how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower
of the field; the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers
it no more. (vv.11-16).
The Lord has established
his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. Praise the Lord, you his
angels. You mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word. (vv.19-20).
Praise the Lord, all his
heavenly hosts, you his servants who do his will. Praise the Lord, all his
works everywhere in his dominion. Praise the Lord, O my soul. (vv.21-22).
Psalm 104 In this hymn of praise, a poetic
parallel to Gen.1, the psalmist portrays the Lord as the One who created the
heavens (v.1-4) and the earth (vv.5-9), who adapted the earth for the needs of
all living creatures (vv.10-23), who has dominion over all creation(vv.24-32),
and is worthy of praise(vv.33-35).
Psalm 104:1-35
Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord
my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. He wraps
himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds
his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. He makes winds his messengers,
flames of fire his servants.(vv.1-4).
He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved. You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the
waters stood above the mountains. But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the
sound of your thunder they took to flight; they flowed over the mountains, they
went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them. You set a
boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth. (vv.5-9).
He makes springs pour water into the
ravines; it flows between the mountains. They give water to all the beasts of
the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. The birds of the air nest by
the waters; they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his
upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work. He makes grass
grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate –bringing forth food from
the earth; wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and
bread that sustains his heart. (vv.10-15).
The trees of the Lord are well
watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. There the birds make their
nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees. The high mountains belong to the
wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the coneys. The moon marks off the
seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. You bring darkness, it becomes
night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl. The lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God. The sun rises, and they steal away; they return
and lie down in their dens. Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until
evening. How many are your work, O Lord! in wisdom you made them all; the earth
is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with
creatures beyond number—living things both large and small. There the ships go
to and for, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.(vv.16-26).
These all look to you to give them
their food at the proper time. When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. When you hide
your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and
return to the dust. When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew
the face of the earth. (vv.27-30).
May the glory of the Lord
endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works. He who looks at the earth,
and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the
Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord. But may sinners vanish
from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, O my soul. Praise
the Lord. (vv.31-35).
Bibliography,
Ryrie,
Charles C. The Ryrie study Bible (NIV). Chicago, IL: The Moody Bible
Institute, 1986.
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