A high bare mountain above a green spring valley with a bright stream running through it, one small ibex on a rock ledge in the lower third, deep clear sky above.

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Psalm 104

Psalm 103 looked at grace. This one goes outside and looks at everything. Read it with the window open.

35 verses≈ 4 minBSB

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Where we are

1–41Book IDavid's prayers: 'The LORD is my shepherd'
42–72Book II'As the deer pants'; the throne under pressure
73–89Book IIIAsaph and Korah: the kingdom falls
90–106Book IVBack to Moses: the LORD reignsPsalm 104
107–150Book VSongs of ascents, and the last Hallelujah

How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!

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Seen from far off, high dark peaks with sheets of water pouring off them, valleys draining in white streams, clouds tearing open.

He set the earth on its foundations,

never to be moved.

You covered it with the deep like a garment;

the waters stood above the mountains.

At Your rebuke the waters fled;

at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

the mountains rose and the valleys sank

to the place You assigned for them—

You set a boundary they cannot cross,

that they may never again cover the earth.

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Narrated by Bob Souer · BSB audio, public domain

He makes the grass grow for the livestock

and provides crops for man to cultivate,

bringing forth food from the earth:

wine that gladdens the heart of man,

oil that makes his face to shine,

and bread that sustains his heart.

Reflect

Go outside

Step outside for a few minutes, or look out the nearest window. What did you see today that you did not make? Write it down.

He made the moon to mark the seasons;

the sun knows when to set.

You bring darkness, and it becomes night,

when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

The young lions roar for their prey

and seek their food from God.

The sun rises, and they withdraw;

they lie down in their dens.

Man goes forth to his work

and to his labor until evening.

How many are Your works, O LORD!

In wisdom You have made them all;

the earth is full of Your creatures.

Psalm 104:24

Here is the sea, vast and wide,

teeming with creatures beyond number,

living things both great and small.

There the ships pass,

and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

Question

Quick question

Verse 26 names the most feared creature in the sea.

What is Leviathan doing in verse 26?

All creatures look to You

to give them their food in due season.

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 dust.

When You send Your Spirit,

they are created,

and You renew

the face of the earth.

A vast crowd seen from behind, standing at the foot of a mountain behind a line of piled stones, the mountain above wrapped in thick dark cloud lit by lightning.

May the glory of the LORD endure forever;

may the LORD rejoice in His works.

He looks on the earth,

and it trembles;

He touches the mountains,

and they smolder.

I will sing to the LORD all my life;

I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

May my meditation be pleasing to Him,

for I rejoice in the LORD.

May sinners vanish from the earth

and the wicked be no more.

Pray

Name three

Pray verse 24: “How many are Your works, O LORD!” Then name three of His works you saw this week, and thank Him for each one. Amen.

Creation, walked through

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Psalm 104 goes loosely in the order of Genesis 1. That chapter tells it. This one sings it.

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How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

Psalm 104:24

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