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Psalms 104:1 — King James Version← Study notes

Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.


Psalms 104:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 104:111 words
HebrewMeaning
בָּרֲכִ֥יbārăkiy
blessverbH1288
abundantly · altogether · at all · bless ···
נַפְשִׁ֗/יnapəšiy
O self mynounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יְה֫וָ֥הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱ֭לֹהַ/יʾĕlōhay
God mynounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
גָּדַ֣לְתָּgādalətā
you are greatverbH1431
boast · bring up · exceed · excellent ···
מְּאֹ֑דməʾōd
exceedinglyadvH3966
especially · exceeding · far · fast ···
ה֭וֹדhwōd
splendornounH1935
comeliness · excellency · glorious · glory ···
וְ/הָדָ֣רwəhādār
and majestyconjH1926
comeliness · excellency · glorious · glory ···
לָבָֽשְׁתָּlābāšətā
you are clothedverbH3847
arm · array · clothe · come upon ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 104:1

1. ...“Bless the Lord, O my soul.” Let the soul of us all, made one in Christ, say this. “O Lord my God, You are magnified exceedingly!” Psalm 103:1. Where are You magnified? “Confession and beauty You have put on.” Confess ye, that you may be beautified, that He may put you on. “Clothed with light as a garment” Psalm 103:2. Clothed with His Church, because she is made “light” in Him, who before was darkness in herself, as the apostle says: “You were sometime darkness, but…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 104 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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