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Psalm 104

Psalm 104:18

How Many Are Your Works, O LORD! · Psalm 104:1–35
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Translations

Modern
The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
Traditional
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
Literal
The high mountains are for the wild goats; the crags a refuge for the rock badgers.
Latin
Montes excelsi cervis; petra refugium herinaciis.

Original

Hebrew
English
The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

Notes

Psalms 104:17–18

  • The storks migrated from northern Europe and stayed in Palestine during the winter.

  • rock badgers: These animals are about the size of a rabbit and live in rocky areas.

Psalms 104:11–18

The psalmist celebrates animal, plant, and human life, as well as the Lord’s abundant provision for all of it (Genesis 1:9–30).

Psalms 104:1–35

This creation hymn (see also Psalms 8, 33, 145) praises God's goodness and greatness. The psalmist thinks about the current world, the original creation, and a future new creation. He views both creations as wonderfully and wisely made (compare Psalm 139:14), as the work of the Lord's Spirit (104:30; Genesis 1:2; 2 Corinthians 3:6).

Theme notes and profiles

David Beauty in Nature Blessing The Creator-King

Glossary

David Foreordination Goat Gratitude Music New Creation, New Creature Psalms, Book of Rock Badger

Topics

Beasts: Unclean: Coney Blessing: Temporal, from God Goat: Wild, in Palestine God: Providence of God: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Mountains: Many Exceedingly High Rocks: Inhabited by Conies The Goat: when Wild Dwelt in the Hills and Rocks