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Psalms 104:1

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 104:1

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

Bless the Lord, O my soul (see the comment on ). O Lord my God, thou art very great. The keynote is struck at once. All the rest will be nothing but a development of this vast theme—God's greatness.

Thou art clothed with honour and majesty; or "thou hast robed thyself in glory and grandeur" (Cheyne).

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