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Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29b-30 (1) or Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 (11b)

O Lord, How Manifold Are Your Works

January 9, 2028

The Creation of the World, Cajetan Roos
The Creation of the World, Cajetan Roos, c. 1730Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris
A great company of animals fills a green paradise: horses, leopards, lions, deer, a unicorn and flamingos, with palm trees and a blue distance beyond.O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.Cajetan RoosA Roman-born painter of a Flemish family who worked in Vienna and specialised in animals and landscapes.Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, ParisThe Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris, a museum of hunting and of the animal world set in two historic mansions.Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris
Roman Lectionary
GospelLuke 3:15-16, 21-22Lk 3:15-16, 21-22
Second ReadingTitus 2:11-14; 3:4-7Ti 2:11-14; 3:4-7 orActs 10:34-38
First ReadingIsa. 40:1-5, 9-11Is 40:1-5, 9-11 orIsa. 42:1-4, 6-7Is 42:1-4, 6-7
Responsorial PsalmPs. 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29b-30 (1)Ps 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29b-30 (1) orPs. 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 (11b)Ps 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 (11b)

Overview & Insights

"O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures." (Psalm 104:24)

The psalmist praises the Lord as one wrapped in light, who rides the clouds and makes the winds his messengers. Surveying the wisdom evident in creation, the psalmist marvels that every creature depends on God, who renews the face of the ground.

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Take it further: Psalm 104:1b-2, 3-4, 24-25, 27-28, 29b-30 (1) or Psalm 29:1-2, 3-4, 3, 9-10 (11b)

Commentary

Psalm 104 CommentaryPs 104 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's reading of creation's wisdom and dependence on God's provision.

Psalm 104:1 CommentariesPs 104:1 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregated classic commentary on the Lord wrapped in light as with a garment.

Psalm 104 - Barnes' NotesPs 104 - Barnes' Notes StudyLight

Barnes' Notes verse by verse on creation's wisdom and the Lord's ongoing provision.

Background & Word Study

Psalms 104:1-4Ps 104:1-4 Sefaria

Hebrew text alongside English for the psalm's hymn of creation.

The Church Fathers

Psalm 104 - Catena Bible & CommentariesPs 104 - Catena Bible & Commentaries Catena

Patristic comment reading the psalm's hymn of creation as praise of the Creator's wisdom.

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