Time after Pentecost · Proper 14 · Year C
Psalm 33:12-22
How Many Are Your Works, O Lord
August 13, 2028
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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Psalm 33 Commentary Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik on why armies and horses are 'a false hope for victory' compared to God's watchful eye.
Psalm 33:1 Commentaries BibleHub
Classic commentaries on the psalm's turn from God's sovereignty over nations to his care for the faithful.
Psalm 33:12-22 Commentary Center for Excellence in Preaching
Reflects on what it means to 'wait' for the Lord when armies and horses look more reliable.
Commentary on Psalm 33:12-22 Working Preacher
On the psalm's picture of joyful, musical trust in God's providence.
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What does Psalm 104 praise?
A hymn to the Creator who clothes himself in light and sustains every creature; when he sends his Spirit they are created, and he renews the face of the ground.
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