Psalms 104:3

Waters — In the waters above the heavens, as they are called, Genesis 1:7.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters - The word here rendered “layeth” - from קרה qârâh - means properly to meet; then, in Hi...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CIV. The Glory of the Creator. Psalms 104:1-4 . Yahweh's power in the heavens. He is clothed in the light which God made first ( Genesis 1:3 ) be...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

the clouds . the thick clouds. chariot. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. wind. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. Laying the beams of his chambers in the waters David now proceeds to explain at greater length what he had briefly stated under the figur...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: המקרה במים עליותיו ham...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Who layeth the beams of his chambers— He flooreth his chambers with waters: i.e. "The clouds make the flooring of his heavens." Mudge. By these...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: Who layeth the...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

This is a Ps. of Nature, celebrating God's glory as seen in His works both inanimate and animate. It is an expansion of the closing vv. of Psalms 10...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Chambers ] lit. 'upper chambers': see Amos 9:6 . The waters referred to are those above the firmament ( Genesis 1:7 ; Psalms 148:4 ), which are th...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(1-4) First and second days of Creation. Instead, however, of describing the creation of light, the poet makes a sublime approach to his theme by t...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Layeth the beams. — Literally, maketh to meet The meaning of the Hebrew word, which is an exact equivalent of the Latin contignare, is clear fr...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 104:1-35 LIKE the preceding psalm, this one begins and ends with the psalmist's call to his soul to bless Jehovah. The inference has been d...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Lord's Wondrous Handiwork Psalms 104:1-12 The opening verses of this psalm appear to describe in sublime poetry the creation of the world....
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Again we have a great song of praise commencing and closing with the same note of personal praise. While in the former the dominant note is that of t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a sweet and lovely description is given of Jehovah covering himself with light! And, if we construe the expression, as we certainly may, without...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters ,.... Or "his upper rooms" i; one story over another being built by him in the heavens, Amos 9:6...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: Ver. 3. Who layest...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Who layeth the beams of his chambers His upper rooms , (so the word עליותיו signifies,) in the waters The waters that are above the firmament, ( P...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Divine Majesty. 1 Bless the L ORD , O my soul. O L ORD my God, t...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In the waters; in the waters above the heavens, as they are called, Genesis 1:7 ; or, in the clouds, as it is explained in the next clause, in w...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This Psalm,” says Calvin, “differs from the last, in that it neither treats of God’s special mercies bestowed on His Church, nor lifts...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

I trust that we have already felt something of holy enjoyment while our hearts and voices have been praising the Lord our God. Perhaps this Psalm may...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm has no title in the Hebrew, but it is ascribed to David by the LXX, and by most of the Versions. It celebrates the works of God in the cre...
The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord my God, Thou art very great. A hymn of praise to God in Nature I. The universality of God’s workings in Nature. 1. In the domain of d...
The Biblical Illustrator

Who maketh the clouds His chariot. The cloudy equipage To understand the psalmist’s meaning, you must know that the chariot of old was sometime...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION " THE psalmist, in a time of severe trouble, arising from the power of the heathen, seeks consolation in reflecting on the greatness...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Praise of God for His Work in the Kingdom of Nature. The psalmist, probably David, as in the preceding psalm, celebrates the glory of God in the w...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

who layest the beams of His chambers in the waters, the upper rooms of God's dwelling being regarded as founded on the waters beyond the firmament;...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 22:11 ; Amos 9:6 ; Isaiah 19:1 ; Matthew 26:64 ; Nahum 1:3 ; Psalms 139:9 ; Psalms 18:10 ; Psalms 18:11 ; Revelation 1:7

³ Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Related Commentaries of Psalms 104:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 104:3