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In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/104.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/104.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/104.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/104.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />O LORD, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/104.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />O LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/104.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />O LORD, how many are Thy works! In wisdom Thou hast made them all; The earth is full of Thy possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/104.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How numerous are Your works, O Yahweh! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/104.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, how many <i>and</i> varied are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your riches <i>and</i> Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/104.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How countless are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/104.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How countless are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/104.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/104.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Our LORD, by your wisdom you made so many things; the whole earth is covered with your living creatures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/104.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/104.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />What a large number of things you have made, O LORD! You made them all by wisdom. The earth is filled with your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/104.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />LORD, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/104.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How numerous are your works, LORD! You have made them all wisely; the earth is filled with your creations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/104.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/104.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How many living things you have made, O LORD! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/104.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />LORD, how many are your works. In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/104.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/104.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/104.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />How many have been Your works, O YHWH, "" You have made all of them in wisdom, "" The earth is full of your possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/104.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/104.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How thy works were multiplied. O Jehovah! in wisdom thou madest them all: the earth was filled with thy possessions.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/104.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/104.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 103:24>How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/104.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How varied are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/104.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/104.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/104.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How many are your works LORD JEHOVAH, and you have made them all in wisdom, and you have filled the earth with your possessions!<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/104.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; The earth is full of Thy creatures.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/104.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou wrought them all: the earth is filled with thy creation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/104-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=12953" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/104.htm">How Many Are Your Works, O LORD!</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening. <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: māh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">How</a> <a href="/hebrew/7231.htm" title="7231: rab·bū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to cast together, i.e. Increase, especially in number; also to multiply by the myriad.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">are Your works,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">O LORD!</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">In wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śî·ṯā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">You have made them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kul·lām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all;</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mā·lə·’āh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">is full of</a> <a href="/hebrew/7075.htm" title="7075: qin·yā·ne·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Something gotten or acquired, acquisition. From qanah; creation, i.e. creatures; also acquisition, purchase, wealth.">Your creatures.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a></span><br />And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/38-4.htm">Job 38:4-7</a></span><br />Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Tell Me, if you have understanding. / Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it? / On what were its foundations set, or who laid its cornerstone, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19-20</a></span><br />The LORD founded the earth by wisdom and established the heavens by understanding. / By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-20.htm">Romans 1:20</a></span><br />For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-16.htm">Colossians 1:16</a></span><br />For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-6.htm">Nehemiah 9:6</a></span><br />You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-26.htm">Isaiah 40:26</a></span><br />Lift up your eyes on high: Who created all these? He leads forth the starry host by number; He calls each one by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/10-12.htm">Jeremiah 10:12</a></span><br />The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-3.htm">John 1:3</a></span><br />Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/1-2.htm">Hebrews 1:2</a></span><br />But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/12-7.htm">Job 12:7-10</a></span><br />But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. / Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. / Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/17-24.htm">Acts 17:24-25</a></span><br />The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples made by human hands. / Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/4-11.htm">Revelation 4:11</a></span><br />“Worthy are You, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things; by Your will they exist and were created.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/8-22.htm">Proverbs 8:22-31</a></span><br />The LORD created me as His first course, before His works of old. / From everlasting I was established, from the beginning, before the earth began. / When there were no watery depths, I was brought forth, when no springs were overflowing with water. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/45-18.htm">Isaiah 45:18</a></span><br />For thus says the LORD, who created the heavens—He is God; He formed the earth and fashioned it; He established it; He did not create it to be empty, but formed it to be inhabited: “I am the LORD, and there is no other.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them all: the earth is full of your riches.</p><p class="hdg">how</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/8-3.htm">Psalm 8:3</a></b></br> When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Psalm 40:5</a></b></br> Many, O LORD my God, <i>are</i> thy wonderful works <i>which</i> thou hast done, and thy thoughts <i>which are</i> to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: <i>if</i> I would declare and speak <i>of them</i>, they are more than can be numbered.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/107-31.htm">Psalm 107:31</a></b></br> Oh that <i>men</i> would praise the LORD <i>for</i> his goodness, and <i>for</i> his wonderful works to the children of men!</p><p class="hdg">in wisdom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/136-5.htm">Psalm 136:5</a></b></br> To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy <i>endureth</i> for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-31.htm">Genesis 1:31</a></b></br> And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, <i>it was</i> very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19,20</a></b></br> The LORD by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens… </p><p class="hdg">the earth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1</a></b></br> A Psalm of David. The earth <i>is</i> the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/50-10.htm">Psalm 50:10-12</a></b></br> For every beast of the forest <i>is</i> mine, <i>and</i> the cattle upon a thousand hills… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/65-11.htm">Psalm 65:11</a></b></br> Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/80-13.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/psalms/104-14.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Manifold</a> <a href="/job/20-28.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/psalms/73-12.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/psalms/94-8.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/psalms/104-13.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Creatures</a> <a href="/psalms/104-30.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/104-28.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/104-25.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/105-27.htm">Manifold</a> <a href="/psalms/105-21.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/psalms/112-3.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/psalms/105-22.htm">Wisdom</a> <a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 104</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-1.htm">A meditation upon the mighty power</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-7.htm">And wonderful providence of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-31.htm">God's glory is eternal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/104-33.htm">The prophet vows perpetually to praise God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/104.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/104.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>How many are Your works, O LORD!</b><br>This phrase acknowledges the vastness and diversity of God's creation, reflecting the biblical theme of God's omnipotence and creativity. The psalmist marvels at the multitude of God's works, which can be seen in the variety of life forms and natural phenomena. This echoes <a href="/genesis/1.htm">Genesis 1</a>, where God creates the heavens and the earth, emphasizing His role as the ultimate Creator. The exclamation "O LORD" uses the covenant name of God, Yahweh, highlighting a personal relationship with the Creator. This phrase invites believers to recognize and praise God's handiwork in the world around them.<p><b>In wisdom You have made them all;</b><br>Here, the psalmist attributes the creation of the world to God's wisdom, a concept that is central to biblical theology. Wisdom in the Bible often refers to God's perfect knowledge and understanding, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a>, "By wisdom the LORD laid the earth’s foundations." This wisdom is not just intellectual but also practical, as it is applied in the creation and sustaining of the universe. The phrase suggests that every aspect of creation is intentional and purposeful, reflecting God's wise design. This wisdom is also personified in Jesus Christ, who is described as the wisdom of God in <a href="/1_corinthians/1-24.htm">1 Corinthians 1:24</a>.<p><b>the earth is full of Your creatures.</b><br>This statement highlights the abundance and diversity of life on earth, all of which are sustained by God. The term "creatures" encompasses all living beings, from the smallest insects to the largest mammals, each playing a role in the ecosystem. This reflects the biblical view of God's providence and care for all His creation, as seen in <a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26</a>, where Jesus speaks of God's provision for the birds of the air. The phrase also implies stewardship, as humans are called to care for God's creation, a mandate given in <a href="/genesis/1-28.htm">Genesis 1:28</a>. The fullness of the earth with God's creatures points to His generosity and the interconnectedness of all life.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His eternal existence and His relationship with His creation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a></b><br>The physical realm created by God, filled with His creatures and reflecting His wisdom and power.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/creatures.htm">Creatures</a></b><br>All living beings that inhabit the earth, showcasing the diversity and creativity of God's handiwork.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_wisdom_in_creation.htm">God's Wisdom in Creation</a></b><br>The intricate design and order of the universe reflect God's infinite wisdom. As believers, we are called to marvel at His creation and recognize His hand in every detail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_of_creation.htm">Stewardship of Creation</a></b><br>Understanding that the earth is full of God's creatures should inspire us to care for and steward the environment responsibly, honoring the Creator by preserving His works.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_through_observation.htm">Worship through Observation</a></b><br>Observing the natural world can lead us to worship. The beauty and complexity of creation should draw us closer to God, prompting praise and adoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_sovereignty.htm">Trust in God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Recognizing God's wisdom in creation encourages us to trust His sovereignty in our lives. If He can manage the universe, He can certainly guide and sustain us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/diversity_reflects_god's_creativity.htm">Diversity Reflects God's Creativity</a></b><br>The manifold works of God highlight the diversity of life, reminding us that diversity is a reflection of God's creative nature and should be celebrated within the body of Christ.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/104.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Riches.</span>--LXX., "creation;" Aquila, Symmachus, and the Vulg., "possession." The MSS. vary between singular and plural. <span class= "ital">Creatures </span>will perhaps. best express the sense here.<p>There is something as fine in art as true in religion in this sudden burst of praise--the "evening voluntary" of grateful adoration--into which the poet bursts at the mention of the day's close. Weariness leaves the soul, as it is lifted from contemplation of man's toil to that of God. Athanasius remarked on the sense of rest and refreshment produced by this change of strain.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/104.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">O Lord, how manifold are thy works!</span> This is a parenthetic ejaculation, from which the psalmist cannot refrain, as he contemplates creation so far. It breaks the continuity of his description (vers. 2-32), but not unpleasingly. <span class="cmt_word">In wisdom hast thou made them all</span> (comp. <a href="/proverbs/3-19.htm">Proverbs 3:19</a>, "The Lord <span class="accented">by wisdom</span> hath founded the earth; <span class="accented">by understanding</span> hath he established the heavens"). (On the "wisdom" of God, as shown in creation, see the whole series of 'Bridgewater Treatises.') <span class="cmt_word">The earth is full of thy riches;</span> or <span class="accented">possessions</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/105-21.htm">Psalm 105:21</a>). "The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof" (<a href="/psalms/24-1.htm">Psalm 24:1</a>). Creation gives the right of ownership. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/104-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">How</span><br /><span class="heb">מָֽה־</span> <span class="translit">(māh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבּ֬וּ</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7231.htm">Strong's 7231: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cast together, increase, in number, to multiply by the myriad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are Your works,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O LORD!</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">In wisdom</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּחָכְמָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wisdom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You have made</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשִׂ֑יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them all;</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻּ֭לָּם</span> <span class="translit">(kul·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the earth</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is full of</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלְאָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(mā·lə·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Your creatures.</span><br /><span class="heb">קִנְיָנֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(qin·yā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7075.htm">Strong's 7075: </a> </span><span class="str2">Creation, creatures, acquisition, purchase, wealth</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/104-24.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 104:24 Yahweh how many are your works! 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