Psalms 104

The majesty and power of God manifested in the creation of the heavens and the atmosphere, Psalm 104:1-3 ; of the earth and sea, Psalm 104:4-9 ; of the springs, fountains, and rivers, Psalm 104:10-13 ; of vegetables and trees, Psalm 104:14-18 ; of the sun and moon, Psalm 104:19 ; of day and night, and their uses, Psalm 104:20-23 ; of the riches of the earth, Psalm 104:24 ; of the sea, its inhabitants, and its uses, Psalm 104:25 , Psalm 104:26 ; of God's general providence in providing food for all kinds of animals, Psalm 104:27-31 ; of earthquakes and volcanoes, Psalm 104:32 . God is praised for his majesty, and the instruction which his works afford, Psalm 104:33 , Psalm 104:34 . Sinners shall be destroyed, Psalm 104:35 .

This Psalm has no title either in the Hebrew or Chaldee; but it is attributed to David by the Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Syriac. It has the following title in the Septuagint, as it stands in the Complutensian Polyglot: Ψαλμος τῳ Δαυιδ ὑπερ της του κοσμου συστασεως "A Psalm of David concerning the formation of the world." The Syriac says it is "A Psalm of David when he went with the priests to adore the Lord before the ark." It seems a continuation of the preceding Psalm; and it is written as a part of it in nine of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. It is properly a poem on the works of God in the creation and government of the world; and some have considered it a sort of epitome of the history of the creation, as given in the book of Genesis.