All Life Comes From God
January 30, 2022
Commentary
The psalmist continues to praise the Lord for all His creation. The ocean is alive with creatures great and small (v. 24). Water is a predominant theme in this psalm (vv. 25-26). In the sea the ships move freely, but for the whale the sea is his playground. The whale is portrayed as nothing more than god’s harmless pet playing in an ocean (v. 26). All life come from God, and He actively concerns Himself with what we call ecology (vv. 27-30). With God’s wonderful care this zoological garden flourishes. The glory of the Lord is displayed in his creation forever (v. 31). He is so much greater than His creation (v. 32). The psalmist will praise God forever because He makes him glad (vv. 33-35). In the closing verses of this chapter the writer has a threefold closing word:
1. A word about Greatness – Theories of generations come and go, but because of the remarkable creation of God, “The glory of God shall endure forever” (v. 3l). Mount Sinai quaked and smoked at the presence of God (v. 32) as evidenced through His creation.
2. A word about Gladness – The psalmist says He will sing unto the Lord for as long as he lives. When he thinks of the eternal promises, pledges, and guarantees of God he can sing, even though the penalties for sin still must be faced (vv. 33-34).
3. A word about Government – The writer speaks of the sinner being consumed and the wicked being no more (v. 35). Sin is a personal thing and cannot be judged in its process without being judged in the person.
Application
Many today are arrogant enough to think they don’t need God, but our every breath depends on Him. Not only do I depend on God for my life, but I also must depend on Him for my way of life.
Psalms 104:24– 35 (NET)
24 How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.
25 Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.
26 The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.
27 All your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis.
28 You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.
29 When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life’s breath, they die and return to dust.
30 When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.
31 May the splendor of the Lord endure. May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made.
32 He looks down on the earth and it shakes; he touches the mountains and they start to smolder.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist.
34 May my thoughts be pleasing to him. I will rejoice in the Lord.
35 May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish. Praise the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord.