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Pentecost Season · Pentecost Sunday: Vigil · Year A

Psalm 104:1-2a, 24+35c, 27-28, 29b-30 (cf. 30)

God Renews the Face of the Earth

May 24, 2026

Paradise Landscape with the Creation of the Animals, Jan Brueghel the Younger
Paradise Landscape with the Creation of the Animals, Jan Brueghel the Younger, c. 1630Workshop of Jan Brueghel the Younger
The second Jan Brueghel repeating his father's paradise formula: every creature painted individually, in a wood opening onto water.O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures … When you send forth your spirit, they are created.Jan Brueghel the YoungerGrandson of Bruegel, who took over his father's Antwerp workshop at twenty-one and kept its formulas going for decades.Workshop of Jan Brueghel the YoungerNo holding institution is recorded with the image; the painting comes from the family workshop in Antwerp.Workshop of Jan Brueghel the Younger
Roman Lectionary
GospelJohn 7:37-39Jn 7:37-39
Second ReadingRom. 8:22-27Rom 8:22-27
First ReadingGen. 11:1-9Gn 11:1-9 orExod. 19:3-8a, 16-20bEx 19:3-8a, 16-20bAlt. 1st ReadingEzek. 37:1-14Ez 37:1-14 orJoel 3:1-5Jl 3:1-5
Responsorial PsalmPs. 104:1-2a, 24+35c, 27-28, 29b-30 (cf. 30)Ps 104:1-2a, 24+35c, 27-28, 29b-30 (cf. 30)

Overview & Insights

"When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground." (Psalm 104:30)

This hymn praises God as the Creator who sustains every living thing, giving and withdrawing breath. The lectionary selects the verses celebrating God's Spirit renewing creation, fitting the Pentecost theme.

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Take it further: Psalm 104:1-2a, 24+35c, 27-28, 29b-30 (cf. 30)

Commentary

Psalm 104 CommentaryPs 104 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

Verse by verse study of this hymn to the Creator.

Psalm 104:1 CommentariesPs 104:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Classic commentators gathered on the psalm of creation.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 104 (Hebrew and English)Ps 104 (Hebrew and English) Sefaria

The Hebrew text of the psalm with classic Jewish commentary.

Psalm 104:1 InterlinearPs 104:1 Interlinear BibleHub

Hebrew word by word of the opening call to bless the LORD.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 104 - CatenaPs 104 - Catena Catena

Patristic comment on the creation psalm from the Church Fathers.

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