Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 104

Psalms 104:1 ^! An excellent Psalme to praise God for the creation of the worlde & gouernance of the same by his maruelous prouidence,

Psalms 104:1 ^a The Prophet sheweth that we nede not to enter into the heauens to seke God, for asmuch as all the ordre of nature, with the proprietie and placing of the elements, are moste lieuly mirrours to se his maiestie in.

Psalms 104:4 ^b As the Prophet here sheweth that all visible powers are readie to serue God: so the Apostle to the {Ebr. 1,7} beholdeth in this glasse, how the verie Angels also are obedient to his commandement.

Psalms 104:6 ^d If by thy power you didest not bridle the rage of the waters, it were not possible, but the whole worlde shulde be destroied.

Psalms 104:6 ^c Thou makest the sea to be an ornament vnto the earth.

Psalms 104:11 ^e If God prouide for the verie beastes, much more wil he extend his prouident care to man.

Psalms 104:12 ^f There is no part of the worlde so barren, where moste euident signes of Gods blessings appeare not.

Psalms 104:13 ^g From the cloudes.

Psalms 104:14 ^h He describeth Gods prouident care ouer man, who doeth not only prouide necessarie things for him, as herbes & other meat: but also things to rejoyce and comforte him, as wine & oyle or ointments.

Psalms 104:18 ^/ Or, does roes, & such like .

Psalms 104:19 ⁱ As to separat the night from the daie, & to note daies, moneths & yeres.

Psalms 104:19 ^k That is, by this course, ether farre or nere, it noteth sommer, winter and other seasons.

Psalms 104:21 ^l That is, they onely finde meat according to Gods prouidence, who careth euen for the brute beastes.

Psalms 104:23 ^m To wit, when the daie springeth: for the light is as it were a shield to defend man against the tyranie and fiercenes of beastes.

Psalms 104:24 ⁿ He confesseth that no tongue is able to expresse Gods workes, nor minde to comprehende them.

Psalms 104:26 ^/ Or, Whale.

Psalms 104:27 ^o God is a moste nourishing Father, who prouideth for all creatures their daielie fode.

Psalms 104:29 ^p As by thy presence all things haue life: so, if thou withdrawe thy blessings thei all perish.

Psalms 104:30 ^q As the death of creatures sheweth that we are nothing of our selues: so their generacion declareth that we receiue all things of our Creator.

Psalms 104:32 ^r Gods merciful face giueth strength to the earth, but his seuere countenance burneth the mountaines.

Psalms 104:35 ^s Who infect the worlde, & so cause God that he can not rejoyce in his workes.

Psalms 104:35 ^! Wherein the Prophet praieth against the wicked, who are occasions that God diminished his blessings.