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Psalms 104:1

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

KJV

Alleluja. Confitemini Domino, et invocate nomen ejus ; annuntiate inter gentes opera ejus.

Vulgate

Ἁλληλουιά. Ἐξομολογεῖσθε τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐπικαλεῖσθε τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, ἀπαγγείλατε ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ.

LXX

Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

ASV

בָּרֲכִ֥י נַפְשִׁ֗/י אֶת יְה֫וָ֥ה יְהוָ֣ה אֱ֭לֹהַ/י גָּדַ֣לְתָּ מְּאֹ֑ד ה֭וֹד וְ/הָדָ֣ר לָבָֽשְׁתָּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בָּר֥וּךְ
brvk
verb · 324×
הָדָ֣ר
hdr
noun · 30×
וֹ
v
noun · 24×
י
y
noun · 752×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִגְדַּ֣ל
ygdl
verb · 114×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ם
m
verb · 110×
מְאֹֽד
m'd
noun · 297×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Chapter 24.—Of the Blessings with Which the Creator Has Filled This Life, Obnoxious Though It Be to the Curse. But we must now contemplate the rich and countless blessings with which the goodness of God, who cares for all He has created, has filled this very misery of the human race, which reflects His retributive justice. That first blessing which He pronounced before the fall…
Q. What does the first request mean? A. Hallowed be your name means: Help us to really know you, to bless, worship, and praise you for all your works and for all that shines forth from them: your almighty power, wisdom, kindness, justice, mercy, and truth. And it means, Help us to direct all our living — what we think, say, and do — so that your name will never be blasphemed be…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 29:11 — Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exa
  • Dan 7:9 — I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wh
  • Dan 9:4 — And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments;
  • Hab 1:12 — Art thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for correction.
  • Heb 8:1 — Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;
  • Isa 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.
  • Jer 23:24 — Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
  • Jer 32:17 — Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee:
  • Job 37:22 — Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God is terrible majesty.
  • Job 39:19 — Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
  • Mark 9:3 — And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
  • Ps 7:1 — O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
  • Ps 29:1 — Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
  • Ps 62:5 — My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
  • Ps 71:8 — Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day.
  • Ps 93:1 — The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
  • Ps 93:1 — The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
  • Ps 96:6 — Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
  • Ps 96:6 — Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
  • Ps 103:1 — Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
  • Ps 103:22 — Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.
  • Ps 104:35 — Let the 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.
  • Ps 132:9 — Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.
  • Ps 145:3 — Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
  • Ps 145:5 — I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
  • Rev 1:13 — And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.