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Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22 (22)

How Many Are Your Works, O Lord

March 1, 2026

Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh
Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh, 1889The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Painted in the fields below the asylum at Saint-Rémy, with the cypresses as a dark flame against a sky Van Gogh laid on in thick curling strokes.The word of the Lord is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness. The earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord.Vincent van GoghVan Gogh (1853-1890) trained first for the ministry and preached in a Belgian mining district before taking up painting, which he did seriously for only the last decade of his life.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New YorkThe largest art museum in the Americas, founded in 1870 by a group of New Yorkers who wanted one and had no collection to start from.The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Roman Lectionary
GospelMatt. 17:1-9Mt 17:1-9
Second Reading2 Tim. 1:8b-102 Tm 1:8b-10
First ReadingGen. 12:1-4aGn 12:1-4a
Responsorial PsalmPs. 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22 (22)Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22 (22)

Overview & Insights

“O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all.” (Psalm 104:24)

Psalm 104 hymns Yahweh as Creator. Every four or five verses (or lines of Hb. poetry) appear to be marked off by repeated terms and to treat a distinct realm of creation (vv. 1–4, 5–9, 10–13, 14–18, 19–23, 24–26, 27–30, 31–35; see further Allen, Psalms 101–150 , pp. 31–32). The psalm is very cosmopolitan, echoing motifs from Israelite creation traditions (e.g., Gen. 1, showing both parallels and contrasts), wisdom traditions, Canaanite Baal imagery, and the Egyptian “Hymn to Aton” (written in the mid-fourteenth century; see ANET , pp. 369–71). It therefore demonstrates in the language of the ancient culture that Yahweh is the true divine King over creation.

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Commentary

Psalm 33: Praise to the Faithful CreatorPs 33: Praise to the Faithful Creator Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on this hymn of praise and trust.

Psalm 33:4 CommentariesPs 33:4 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the word of the LORD and his watchful care in one place.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 33 in HebrewPs 33 in Hebrew Sefaria

The Hebrew text with English alongside and traditional Jewish commentary links.

Psalm 33:4 Hebrew InterlinearPs 33:4 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Psalm 33Catena on Ps 33 Catena

Patristic comments verse by verse on the eye of the LORD upon those who hope in his love.

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