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Psalms 104:35
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Let sinners be consumed from the earthAnd let the wicked be no more.Bless Yahweh, O my soul.Praise Yah!
Let sinners be consumed from the earth And let the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord , O my soul. Praise the Lord !
As for sinners they shalbe consumed out of the earth: and the vngodly shall come to an ende, blesse thou God O my soule, [and] prayse you the Lorde.
Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!
May sinners be consumed from the earth, And the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth and let the wicked be no more; bless Jehovah, O my soul; praise Jehovah!
I wish sinners would disappear from the earth. I wish the wicked would be gone forever. My soul, praise the Lord ! Praise the Lord !
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked bee no more: blesse thou the Lord, O my soule. Praise yee the Lord.
As for synners, they shalbe cosumed out of the earth, and the vngodly shal come to an ende: but prayse thou the LORDE, o my soule. Halleluya.
Let sinners be consumed from the earth, And let the wicked be no more. Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD! (Hallelujah!)
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.
Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord.
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise you Yah.
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord , O my soul! Praise the Lord !
Destroy all wicked sinners from the earth once and for all. With all my heart I praise you, Lord ! I praise you!
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more! Bless Adonai , my soul! Halleluyah!
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked till there be no more: O my soule, prayse thou the Lord. Prayse ye the Lord.
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD.
Let sinners be consumed out of the eretz. Let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD!
Let sinners cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. {N}Hallelujah.
Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth; let the wicked disappear forever. Let all that I am praise the Lord . Praise the Lord !
Let sinners be destroyed from the earth. And let the sinful be no more. Honor the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!
Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord , O my soul. Praise the Lord !
Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth And, the lawless, no more, shall exist, - Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, Praise ye Yah!
(103-35) Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
Let sinners perish completely from the earth, and the wicked not remain alive. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise Yah.
Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord , O my soul! Praise the Lord !
May sinners be removed from the earth And may the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD!
Let sinners be destroyed from the earth, and let the wicked live no longer. My whole being, praise the Lord . Praise the Lord .
May sinners be destroyed from the earth; may the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord , my soul! Praise the Lord !
May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, praise Yahweh! Hallelujah!
Synneris faile fro the erthe, and wickid men faile, so that thei be not; my soule, blesse thou the Lord.
Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!
Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
sinners: Psalms 1:4, Psalms 37:38, Psalms 59:13, Psalms 68:1, Psalms 68:2, Psalms 73:27, Psalms 101:8, Judges 5:31, Proverbs 2:22, Revelation 19:1, Revelation 19:2
Bless: Psalms 104:1, Psalms 103:1, Psalms 103:2, Psalms 103:22
Reciprocal: Judges 4:16 - pursued Job 38:13 - the wicked Psalms 62:5 - soul Psalms 146:1 - Praise the Lord Isaiah 1:28 - the destruction Isaiah 13:9 - he shall
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth,.... Not in common, for all men are sinners, even good men are not without sin; but notorious sinners, whose lives are one continued series and course of sinning; such as will not have Christ to reign over them, and do not give him the glory due unto him; particularly antichrist, the man of sin, and his followers; they that worship the beast and his image: these will be consumed with the breath of his mouth, and with the brightness of his coming, and will perish out of his land, 2 Thessalonians 2:3.
And let the wicked be no more; as the wicked one, antichrist, will be no more when consumed; there will never rise another, when the beast and false prophet are taken and cast alive into the lake of fire; there will no more of the antichristian party remain, the remnant of them will be slain with the sword; after the battle of Armageddon, there will be none left of the followers of antichrist, nor any ever rise up any more.
Bless thou the Lord, O my soul; as for his mercies, spiritual and temporal, so for the destruction of all his enemies. The psalm begins and ends alike as the preceding.
Praise ye the Lord, or hallelujah: this is the first time this word is used in this book of Psalms, though frequently afterwards: and it is observable that it is only used, in the New Testament, at the prophecy of the destruction of antichrist, Revelation 19:1 which may serve to confirm the sense before given; and is to be considered as a call upon the saints to praise the Lord, on account of his righteous judgments on his and his church's enemies; so Aben Ezra.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth - Compare Psalms 37:38. This might with propriety be rendered, “Consumed are the sinners out of the earth,” expressing a fact and not a desire; and it may have been prompted by the feeling of the psalmist that such an event would occur; that is, that the time would come when sin would no more abound, but when the world would be filled with righteousness, and all the dwellers on the earth would praise God. The word translated “consumed” - from תמם tâmam - means properly to complete, to perfect, to finish, to cease. It does not mean “consume” in the sense of being burned up - as our word means - or destroyed, but merely to come to an end, to cease, to pass away: that is; Let the time soon come - or, the time will soon come - when there will be no sinners on the earth, but when all the inhabitants of the earth will worship and honor God. The “connection” here seems to be this: The psalmist was himself so filled with the love of God, and with admiration of his works, that he desired that all might partake of the same feeling; and he looked forward, therefore, as those who love God must do, to the time when all the dwellers on earth would see his glory, and when there should be none who did not adore and love him. All that is “fairly” implied in the wish of the psalmist here would be accomplished if all sinners were converted, and if, in that sense, there were to be no more transgressors in the world.
And let the wicked be no more - Let there not be anymore wicked persons; let the time come when there shall be no bad people on the earth, but when all shall be righteous. In this prayer all persons could properly unite.
Bless thou the Lord, O my soul - The psalm closes (as Psalms 103:0 does) as it began. The psalmist commenced with the expression of a purpose to bless God; it closes with the same purpose, confirmed by a survey of the wonderful works of God.
Praise ye the Lord - Hebrew, Hallelu-jah. The psalmist expresses the earnest desire of a truly pious heart (in looking upon a world so beautiful, so varied in its works, so full of the expressions of the wisdom and goodness of God - a world where all the inferior creation so completely carries out the purpose of the Creator), that man, the noblest of all the works of God, might unite with the world around and beneath him in carrying out the great purpose of the creation - so that he might, in his own proper place, and according to the powers with which he is endowed, acknowledge God. How beautiful - how sublime - would be the spectacle on earth, if man accomplished the purpose of his creation, and filled his place, as well as the springs, the hills, the trees, the fowls, the wild goats, the moon, the sun, the young lions, and the inhabitants of the “great and wide sea” do in their spheres! Oh, come the time when on earth there shall be harmony in all the works of God, and when all creatures here shall carry out the purpose which was contemplated when God called the earth into existence.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 104:35. Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more.] Or, He shall consume the wicked and ungodly, till no more of them be found. Then the wicked shall be turned into hell, with all the nations that forget God. No wonder, with these prospects before his eyes, he cries out, "Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Hallelujah!" And ye that hear of these things, bless the Lord also.
ANALYSIS OF THE HUNDRED AND FOURTH PSALM
The scope of this Psalm is the same with that of the former, i.e., to excite them to praise God in consideration of his benefits; but yet on a different ground. In the former, for the benefits of grace conferred upon his Church; in this, for the gifts of nature bestowed in general upon all. Those flow immediately from his mercy; these, from his power, wisdom, and goodness, and depend upon his providence, and are manifest in the creation, governance, and preservation of all things. The creature then is the subject of this Psalm, relative to which we have a long but very methodical narration.
I. The exhortation proposed briefly, Psalms 104:1.
II. The exhortation urged by the inspection of the fabric, the beauty, order, and government of the world, Psalms 104:1-33.
III. The duty practiced by himself, Psalms 104:33-34.
IV. An imprecation on them that neglect the duty, Psalms 104:35.
I. He begins with a double apostrophe: -
1. To his own soul, to praise God: "Bless the Lord, O my soul;" which was the conclusion of the former Psalm.
2. To his God: "O Lord my God," whom he describes to be great and glorious. That he may set forth his majesty and glory, borrowing his figure from the person of some great king, presenting himself very glorious to his people in his robes, in his pavilion, with a glittering canopy extended over his throne; sometimes in his chariot, drawn by the swiftest horses, with his nobles, ministers, and servants, waiting on his pleasure.
In this way he describes the majesty of God in the works of the first and second day, for by that order he proceeds in setting forth God's works, that in which they were made.
1. His robe is the light, the work of the first day, which is the purest, the most illustrious and cheerful of all God's creatures. With this "he is clothed as with a garment," for he is light, John 1:1; and he dwells in that inaccessible light that no man hath seen, nor can see, 1 Timothy 6:16.
2. His pavilion stretched round about him is the heavens, the work of the second day. These are as the hangings and curtains of his chamber of presence, by his fiat and power stretched out as we now see them: "He stretched out the heavens as a curtain."
3. His palace built in a most miraculous manner. The beams are laid, not as usual on a solid body, but upon that which is most fluent: "He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters." In Genesis 1:7 we read of the "waters above the firmament," which were a part of the second day's work; and of these the prophet surely speaks.
4. His chariot, the clouds: "Who makes the clouds his chariot." Upon these he rides in a most wonderful manner, in all places he pleases; which are now in this place, and then instantly removed to another.
5. The horses that draw it, the winds, alipedes, as the poets feigned the horses who drew the chariot of the sun. The psalmist intends to show that by the power of God they are brought upon the face of heaven, and removed at his pleasure.
6. His attendants, angels: "He maketh his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire." No creature of greater quickness and agility than a spirit, no element more active than fire. These blessed spirits he sends forth as he pleases, to defend his servants; and as a flame of fire to consume and burn up his enemies: in which appears his might and majesty.
II. Next, the prophet descends from the heavens, and out of the air, and speaks of the work of the third day; and begins with the earth, that element which is best known to us, in which he shows the power and wisdom of God many ways.
1. In the foundation of it upon its centre. Strange it is that so great and heavy a body should remain in the midst of it and not sink; this the prophet attributes to the power and providence of God: "Who laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be removed for ever."
2. Another part of his providence about the earth was, that the water, being the lighter element, covered the earth, and thus rendered it useless. God, either by taking some parts of the upper superficies out of the earth in some places, made it more hollow, and putting them in others, made it convex; or in other words, by raising some and depressing others, made room for the sea; this was the work of God's word, and the prophet speaks of this in the three following verses.
1. He shows in what condition the earth was in the first creation; it was covered, and under water: "Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains."
2. He shows that the earth became uncovered by the voice, power, and fiat of God: "Let the waters be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear." This the psalmist here calls the rebuke of God, the voice of thunder; for God no sooner spake than it was done: "At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they were afraid."
3. And so there became a new world. The mountains and valleys take the lower place; the mists and vapours go up by the mountains.
4. There they inclose them: "Thou hast set a bound," c. Yet not violently kept there, but restrained by an ordinary law of nature, it being natural for water to descend to the lower places.
III. He next speaks of the rivers and springs, and shows God's wonderful providence over them: -
1. "He sendeth the springs," the streams of water, from the hills "into the valleys."
2. "The end of this infinitely declares God's providence it is for the sustenance of beasts and fowls, or they must perish for thirst: "The springs and rivers give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses," c.
IV. But the springs and rivers cannot water all parts of the earth therefore, his wisdom devised the rain and the clouds.
"He watereth the hills from his chambers." The effect of which is, -
1. In general, the satisfaction of the earth, which, being thirsty, gapes for rain: "The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works."
2. In particular, the effects and consequences of the dews. 1. Grass for the cattle: "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle." 2. Herbs for meat and medicine: "And herbs for the service of man." 3. All kinds of food: "And that he may bring forth food." 4. "And wine that makes glad the heart of man," lawfully used. 5. "And oil to make his face to shine." Oil supplies and strengthens the nerves, and keeps the flesh smooth, fresh, and youthful. 6. "And bread which strengtheneth man's heart;" for it is always the chief and necessary part of the service.
V. Neither hath the God of providence forgotten to provide us trees for shade, building, and fuel, as well as to yield us fruit.
1. "The trees of the Lord also." His trees, because he first made them, and now causes them to grow. "They are full of sap," which is another effect of the rain.
2. "Where the birds make their nests."
3. Other creatures are not forgotten; not the goats nor the conies: "For the high hills," c.
The psalmist next mentions the work of the fourth day the creation of the two great luminaries, the sun and the moon.
1. "God appointed the moon for certain seasons."
2. "And the sun knoweth his going down."
And in this division of time, the providence of God is admirable: "Thou makest darkness, and it is night."
1. For the good of the beasts, even the wildest, that they be sustained. 1. The night comes, and the beasts of the forest creep forth: "The young lions," c. 2. Again, the day appears: "The sun ariseth, and they appear not," c.
2. For the good of man: "Man goeth forth to his labour." Labour he must all day, and then take rest: "Labour till the evening."
Upon the consideration of all which the prophet exclaims: "O God, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches."
l."How manifold are thy works." How great, how excellent, how worthy of praise! such that I cannot express them.
2. "In wisdom hast thou made them all." Nothing is done by chance or rashness, but with great reason neither too much nor too little.
3. "All the earth is full of thy riches." No place, no part of it, but thy works proclaim that thou art a bountiful and most wise Creator an open handed and liberal bestower of riches.
The prophet has hitherto set forth God's wisdom in his works; in the heavens, air, the earth; and now he descends into the sea.
1. In the amplitude of it: It is the great and wide sea.
2. In the abundance of the fish, the work of the fifth day: "Wherein are things creeping innumerable."
3. In the useful art of navigation, which God taught by Noah's ark: "There go the ships."
4. In the whale: "There is that leviathan."
And the conservation of the creature now follows, verse Psalms 104:27-30; where their dependence is shown upon the providence of God, both for their meat, life, and continuation of their species. Psalms 104:27-30
1. "These all wait upon thee;" they expect till thou givest.
2. "That thou mayest give them their meat." Meat fit for every season of the year, and when they want it.
3. "That thou givest them they gather." That, and no more nor less: and his power and blessing must co-operate with the second causes.
4. This he farther explains: "Thou openest thine hand, and they are filled with good."
Farther, life and death are in thy power. Death, and the forerunner of it; trouble.
1. "Thou hidest thy face;" seemest displeased, and withdrawest help and assistance; "and they are troubled."
2. "Thou takest away their breath; they die."
And life also.
1. "Thou sendest forth thy spirit," a vital spirit, by restoring new individuals to every species.
2. And by this "thou renewest the face of the earth;" which, if not done, the whole would fail in an age.
Now, after this long catalogue of the creatures, and God's power, wisdom, and goodness made most manifest in the creation, governance, and sustentation of them, he descends, Psalms 104:32.
1. "Let the glory of the Lord," his glory, for his wisdom, and goodness and power, "endure for ever." Hallowed be his name!
2. "The Lord shall rejoice in his works." Let man be so careful to use them well, that by the abuse he grieve not God, and cause him to repent that he made them.
3. Which if it happen, it would be remembered that he is a God, and able to punish the ungrateful person: "For if he looketh on the earth with a threatening brow, it trembleth."
He makes then an open profession of his of practice.
1. "I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live," c.
2. And this he would do with delight: "My meditation of him shall be sweet," &c.
3. And he concludes with an imprecation against unthankful and negligent persons, who regard not the works of God, and will not see his glory, power, wisdom, and goodness, in his creating, governing, and sustaining this universe and therefore very little praise him. Against these he prays that they may be confounded or converted.
"But, O my soul," be not thou like to them, - "bless the Lord. Hallelujah."
