Apologetics Bible

Psalms 104:1

Hebrew

בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי גָּדַלְתָּ מְּאֹד הוֹד וְהָדָר לָבָֽשְׁתָּ׃

varakhiy-nafeshiy-'et-yehvah-yehvah-'elohay-gadaleta-me'od-hvod-vehadar-lavasheta

KJV: Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

AKJV: Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with honor and majesty.

ASV: Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

YLT: Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.

Exposition: Psalms 104:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:2

Hebrew

עֹֽטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָֽה׃

'oteh-'vor-khashalemah-nvoteh-shamayim-khayeriy'ah

KJV: Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

AKJV: Who cover yourself with light as with a garment: who stretch out the heavens like a curtain:

ASV: Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment;

YLT: Covering himself with light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

Exposition: Psalms 104:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:3

Hebrew

הַמְקָרֶֽה בַמַּיִם עֲ‍ֽלִיּוֹתָיו הַשָּׂם־עָבִים רְכוּבוֹ הַֽמְהַלֵּךְ עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃

hameqareh-vamayim-'aliyvotayv-hasham-'aviym-rekhvvvo-hamehalekhe-'al-khanefey-rvcha

KJV: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

AKJV: Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks on the wings of the wind:

ASV: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;

YLT: Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,

Exposition: Psalms 104:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:4

Hebrew

עֹשֶׂה מַלְאָכָיו רוּחוֹת מְשָׁרְתָיו אֵשׁ לֹהֵֽט׃

'osheh-male'akhayv-rvchvot-mesharetayv-'esh-lohet

KJV: Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

AKJV: Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

ASV: Who maketh winds his messengers;

YLT: Making His messengers--the winds, His ministers--the flaming fire.

Exposition: Psalms 104:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:5

Hebrew

יָֽסַד־אֶרֶץ עַל־מְכוֹנֶיהָ בַּל־תִּמּוֹט עוֹלָם וָעֶֽד׃

yasad-'eretz-'al-mekhvoneyha-val-timvot-'volam-va'ed

KJV: Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

AKJV: Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

ASV: Who laid the foundations of the earth,

YLT: He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.

Exposition: Psalms 104:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:6

Hebrew

תְּהוֹם כַּלְּבוּשׁ כִּסִּיתוֹ עַל־הָרִים יַֽעַמְדוּ־מָֽיִם׃

tehvom-khalevvsh-khisiytvo-'al-hariym-ya'amedv-mayim

KJV: Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

AKJV: You covered it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

ASV: Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture;

YLT: The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.

Exposition: Psalms 104:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:7

Hebrew

מִן־גַּעֲרָתְךָ יְנוּסוּן מִן־קוֹל רַֽעַמְךָ יֵחָפֵזֽוּן׃

min-ga'aratekha-yenvsvn-min-qvol-ra'amekha-yechafezvn

KJV: At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

AKJV: At your rebuke they fled; at the voice of your thunder they hurried away.

ASV: At thy rebuke they fled;

YLT: From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.

Exposition: Psalms 104:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:8

Hebrew

יַעֲלוּ הָרִים יֵרְדוּ בְקָעוֹת אֶל־מְקוֹם זֶה ׀ יָסַדְתָּ לָהֶֽם׃

ya'alv-hariym-yeredv-veqa'vot-'el-meqvom-zeh- -yasadeta-lahem

KJV: They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

AKJV: They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which you have founded for them.

ASV: (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down)

YLT: They go up hills--they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.

Exposition: Psalms 104:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:9

Hebrew

גְּֽבוּל־שַׂמְתָּ בַּל־יֽ͏ַעֲבֹרוּן בַּל־יְשׁוּבוּן לְכַסּוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

gevvl-shameta-val-ya'avorvn-val-yeshvvvn-lekhasvot-ha'aretz

KJV: Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

AKJV: You have set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

ASV: Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;

YLT: A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.

Exposition: Psalms 104:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:10

Hebrew

הַֽמְשַׁלֵּחַ מַעְיָנִים בַּנְּחָלִים בֵּין הָרִים יְהַלֵּכֽוּן׃

hameshalecha-ma'eyaniym-vanechaliym-veyn-hariym-yehalekhvn

KJV: He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

AKJV: He sends the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

ASV: He sendeth forth springs into the valleys;

YLT: Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.

Exposition: Psalms 104:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:11

Hebrew

יַשְׁקוּ כָּל־חַיְתוֹ שָׂדָי יִשְׁבְּרוּ פְרָאִים צְמָאָֽם׃

yasheqv-khal-chayetvo-shaday-yisheverv-fera'iym-tzema'am

KJV: They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

AKJV: They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

ASV: They give drink to every beast of the field;

YLT: They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.

Exposition: Psalms 104:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:12

Hebrew

עֲלֵיהֶם עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁכּוֹן מִבֵּין עֳפָאיִם יִתְּנוּ־קֽוֹל׃

'aleyhem-'vof-hashamayim-yishekhvon-miveyn-'ofa'yim-yitenv-qvol

KJV: By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

AKJV: By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

ASV: By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation;

YLT: By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.

Exposition: Psalms 104:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:13

Hebrew

מַשְׁקֶה הָרִים מֵעֲלִיּוֹתָיו מִפְּרִי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ תִּשְׂבַּע הָאָֽרֶץ׃

masheqeh-hariym-me'aliyvotayv-miferiy-ma'asheykha-tisheva'-ha'aretz

KJV: He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

AKJV: He waters the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works.

ASV: He watereth the mountains from his chambers:

YLT: Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.

Exposition: Psalms 104:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:14

Hebrew

מַצְמִיחַ חָצִיר ׀ לַבְּהֵמָה וְעֵשֶׂב לַעֲבֹדַת הָאָדָם לְהוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

matzemiycha-chatziyr- -lavehemah-ve'eshev-la'avodat-ha'adam-lehvotziy'-lechem-min-ha'aretz

KJV: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

AKJV: He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

ASV: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,

YLT: Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

Exposition: Psalms 104:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:15

Hebrew

וְיַיִן ׀ יְשַׂמַּח לְֽבַב־אֱנוֹשׁ לְהַצְהִיל פָּנִים מִשָּׁמֶן וְלֶחֶם לְֽבַב־אֱנוֹשׁ יִסְעָֽד׃

veyayin- -yeshamach-levav-'envosh-lehatzehiyl-faniym-mishamen-velechem-levav-'envosh-yise'ad

KJV: And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

AKJV: And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengthens man’s heart.

ASV: And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,

YLT: And wine--it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread--the heart of man it supporteth.

Exposition: Psalms 104:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:16

Hebrew

יִשְׂבְּעוּ עֲצֵי יְהוָה אַֽרְזֵי לְבָנוֹן אֲשֶׁר נָטָֽע׃

yisheve'v-'atzey-yehvah-'arezey-levanvon-'asher-nata'

KJV: The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

AKJV: The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;

ASV: The trees of Jehovah are filledwith moisture,

YLT: Satisfied are the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,

Exposition: Psalms 104:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:17

Hebrew

אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם צִפֳּרִים יְקַנֵּנוּ חֲסִידָה בְּרוֹשִׁים בֵּיתָֽהּ׃

'asher-sham-tziforiym-yeqanenv-chasiydah-vervoshiym-veytah

KJV: Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

AKJV: Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

ASV: Where the birds make their nests:

YLT: Where birds do make nests, The stork--the firs are her house.

Exposition: Psalms 104:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:18

Hebrew

הָרִים הַגְּבֹהִים לַיְּעֵלִים סְלָעִים מַחְסֶה לַֽשְׁפַנִּֽים׃

hariym-hagevohiym-laye'eliym-sela'iym-macheseh-lashefaniym

KJV: The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

AKJV: The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

ASV: The high mountains are for the wild goats;

YLT: The high hills are for wild goats, Rocks are a refuge for conies,

Exposition: Psalms 104:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:19

Hebrew

עָשָׂה יָרֵחַ לְמוֹעֲדִים שֶׁמֶשׁ יָדַע מְבוֹאֽוֹ׃

'ashah-yarecha-lemvo'adiym-shemesh-yada'-mevvo'vo

KJV: He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

AKJV: He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.

ASV: He appointed the moon for seasons:

YLT: He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.

Exposition: Psalms 104:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:20

Hebrew

תָּֽשֶׁת־חֹשֶׁךְ וִיהִי לָיְלָה בּֽוֹ־תִרְמֹשׂ כָּל־חַיְתוֹ־יָֽעַר׃

tashet-choshekhe-viyhiy-layelah-vvo-tiremosh-khal-chayetvo-ya'ar

KJV: Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

AKJV: You make darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

ASV: Thou makest darkness, and it is night,

YLT: Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.

Exposition: Psalms 104:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:21

Hebrew

הַכְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִים לַטָּרֶף וּלְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵל אָכְלָֽם׃

hakhefiyriym-sho'agiym-lataref-vlevaqesh-me'el-'akhelam

KJV: The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

AKJV: The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

ASV: The young lions roar after their prey,

YLT: The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.

Exposition: Psalms 104:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:22

Hebrew

תִּזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵאָסֵפוּן וְאֶל־מְעוֹנֹתָם יִרְבָּצֽוּן׃

tizerach-hashemesh-ye'asefvn-ve'el-me'vonotam-yirevatzvn

KJV: The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

AKJV: The sun rises, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

ASV: The sun ariseth, they get them away,

YLT: The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.

Exposition: Psalms 104:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:23

Hebrew

יֵצֵא אָדָם לְפָעֳלוֹ וְֽלַעֲבֹדָתוֹ עֲדֵי־עָֽרֶב׃

yetze'-'adam-lefa'olvo-vela'avodatvo-'adey-'arev

KJV: Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

AKJV: Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.

ASV: Man goeth forth unto his work

YLT: Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service--till evening.

Exposition: Psalms 104:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:24

Hebrew

מָֽה־רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ ׀ יְֽהוָה כֻּלָּם בְּחָכְמָה עָשִׂיתָ מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ קִנְיָנֶֽךָ׃

mah-ravv-ma'asheykha- -yehvah-khulam-vechakhemah-'ashiyta-male'ah-ha'aretz-qineyanekha

KJV: O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

AKJV: O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them all: the earth is full of your riches.

ASV: O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works!

YLT: How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

Exposition: Psalms 104:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:25

Hebrew

זֶה ׀ הַיָּם גָּדוֹל וּרְחַב יָדָיִם שָֽׁם־רֶמֶשׂ וְאֵין מִסְפָּר חַיּוֹת קְטַנּוֹת עִם־גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃

zeh- -hayam-gadvol-vrechav-yadayim-sham-remesh-ve'eyn-misefar-chayvot-qetanvot-'im-gedolvot

KJV: So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

AKJV: So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

ASV: Yonder is the sea, great and wide,

YLT: This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There are moving things--innumerable, Living creatures--small with great.

Exposition: Psalms 104:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:26

Hebrew

שָׁם אֳנִיּוֹת יְהַלֵּכוּן לִוְיָתָן זֶֽה־יָצַרְתָּ לְשַֽׂחֶק־בּֽוֹ׃

sham-'oniyvot-yehalekhvn-liveyatan-zeh-yatzareta-leshacheq-vvo

KJV: There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

AKJV: There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom you have made to play therein.

ASV: There go the ships;

YLT: There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

Exposition: Psalms 104:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:27

Hebrew

כֻּלָּם אֵלֶיךָ יְשַׂבֵּרוּן לָתֵת אָכְלָם בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃

khulam-'eleykha-yeshavervn-latet-'akhelam-ve'itvo

KJV: These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

AKJV: These wait all on you; that you may give them their meat in due season.

ASV: These wait all for thee,

YLT: All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.

Exposition: Psalms 104:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:28

Hebrew

תִּתֵּן לָהֶם יִלְקֹטוּן תִּפְתַּח יָֽדְךָ יִשְׂבְּעוּן טֽוֹב׃

titen-lahem-yileqotvn-tifetach-yadekha-yisheve'vn-tvov

KJV: That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

AKJV: That you give them they gather: you open your hand, they are filled with good.

ASV: Thou givest unto them, they gather;

YLT: Thou dost give to them--they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand--they are satisfied with good.

Exposition: Psalms 104:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:29

Hebrew

תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ יִֽבָּהֵלוּן תֹּסֵף רוּחָם יִגְוָעוּן וְֽאֶל־עֲפָרָם יְשׁוּבֽוּן׃

tasetiyr-faneykha-yivahelvn-tosef-rvcham-yigeva'vn-ve'el-'afaram-yeshvvvn

KJV: Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

AKJV: You hide your face, they are troubled: you take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

ASV: Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled;

YLT: Thou hidest Thy face--they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit--they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.

Exposition: Psalms 104:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:30

Hebrew

תְּשַׁלַּח רוּחֲךָ יִבָּרֵאוּן וּתְחַדֵּשׁ פְּנֵי אֲדָמָֽה׃

teshalach-rvchakha-yivare'vn-vtechadesh-feney-'adamah

KJV: Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

AKJV: You send forth your spirit, they are created: and you renew the face of the earth.

ASV: Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created;

YLT: Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.

Exposition: Psalms 104:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:31

Hebrew

יְהִי כְבוֹד יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם יִשְׂמַח יְהוָה בְּמַעֲשָֽׂיו׃

yehiy-khevvod-yehvah-le'volam-yishemach-yehvah-vema'ashayv

KJV: The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

AKJV: The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

ASV: Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever;

YLT: The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,

Exposition: Psalms 104:31 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:32

Hebrew

הַמַּבִּיט לָאָרֶץ וַתִּרְעָד יִגַּע בֶּהָרִים וְֽיֶעֱשָֽׁנוּ׃

hamaviyt-la'aretz-vatire'ad-yiga'-vehariym-veye'eshanv

KJV: He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

AKJV: He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke.

ASV: Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth;

YLT: Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.

Exposition: Psalms 104:32 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:33

Hebrew

אָשִׁירָה לַיהוָה בְּחַיָּי אֲזַמְּרָה לֵאלֹהַי בְּעוֹדִֽי׃

'ashiyrah-layhvah-vechayay-'azamerah-le'lohay-ve'vodiy

KJV: I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

AKJV: I will sing to the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

ASV: I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live:

YLT: I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

Exposition: Psalms 104:33 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:34

Hebrew

יֶעֱרַב עָלָיו שִׂיחִי אָנֹכִי אֶשְׂמַח בַּיהוָֽה׃

ye'erav-'alayv-shiychiy-'anokhiy-'eshemach-vayhvah

KJV: My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

AKJV: My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

ASV: Let my meditation be sweet unto him:

YLT: Sweet is my meditation on Him, I--I do rejoice in Jehovah.

Exposition: Psalms 104:34 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

Psalms 104:35

Hebrew

יִתַּמּוּ חַטָּאִים ׀ מִן־הָאָרֶץ וּרְשָׁעִים ׀ עוֹד אֵינָם בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה הַֽלְלוּ־יָֽהּ׃

yitamv-chata'iym- -min-ha'aretz-vresha'iym- -'vod-'eynam-varakhiy-nafeshiy-'et-yehvah-halelv-yah

KJV: Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.

AKJV: Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless you the LORD, O my soul. Praise you the LORD.

ASV: Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.

YLT: Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!

Exposition: Psalms 104:35 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.