So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
This psalm stands apart from others that recount God's covenant mercies or heaven's hope. Rather, it sets before us the vivid display of His wisdom, power, and goodness in creation and the order of nature, stirring us to praise Him as a Father revealing Himself to us in this fragile and perishable life.
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Commenting on Psalm 104:1-35
So is this great and wide sea. He gives an instance of the immense number and variety of Jehovah's works by pointing to the sea. "Look, "saith he, "at yonder ocean, stretching itself on both hands and embracing so many lands, it too swarms with animal life, and in its deeps lie treasures beyond all counting.
The heathen worship the sun and moon as gods, yet they are the creatures and servants of the true God alone. The moon marks the seasons and directs the husbandman's labor; the sun keeps punctually to its appointed time. Darkness itself, though black, contributes to nature's beauty and allows the beasts to feed without fear of man.
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Commenting on Psalm 104:19-30