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Psalms 104:31

Let Yahweh’s glory endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.

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  • WEB World English Bible

    Let Yahweh’s glory endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.

  • KJV King James Version

    The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

  • JPS JPS Tanakh (1917)

    May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!

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Cross-references (17)

Passages linked to Psalms 104:31 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.

  • Genesis 1:31 God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. There was evening and there was morning, a sixth day.
  • 2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • Jeremiah 32:41 Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
  • Ephesians 3:21 to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.
  • Exodus 31:17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel forever; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.’ ”
  • Isaiah 62:5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so your sons will marry you. As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you.
  • Isaiah 65:18-19 But be glad and rejoice forever in that which I create; for, behold, I create Jerusalem to be a delight, and her people a joy. I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and delight in my people; and the voice of weeping and the voice of crying will be heard in her no more.
  • Zephaniah 3:17 Yahweh, your God, is among you, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will calm you in his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
  • Luke 15:5-6 When he has found it, he carries it on his shoulders, rejoicing. When he comes home, he calls together his friends and his neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
  • Luke 15:22-24 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe, and put it on him. Put a ring on his hand, and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf, kill it, and let’s eat, and celebrate; for this, my son, was dead, and is alive again. He was lost, and is found.’ Then they began to celebrate.
  • Romans 11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him are all things. To him be the glory for ever! Amen.
  • Revelation 5:12-13 saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who has been killed to receive the power, wealth, wisdom, strength, honor, glory, and blessing!” I heard every created thing which is in heaven, on the earth, under the earth, on the sea, and everything in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb be the blessing, the honor, the glory, and the dominion, forever and ever! Amen!”
  • Psalms 102:16 For Yahweh has built up Zion. He has appeared in his glory.
  • Galatians 1:5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • Hebrews 13:21 make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • 1 Peter 5:11 To him be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
  • 2 Peter 3:18 But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.

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Explain this verse (16 sources)

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John Calvin 1540 · Public Domain 31. Glory be to Jehovah for ever The inspired…

31. Glory be to Jehovah for ever The inspired writer shows for what purpose he has celebrated in the preceding part of the psalm the power, wisdom, and goodness of God in his works, namely, to stir up men to praise him. It is no small honor that God for our sake has so magnificently adorned the world, in order that we may not only be spectators of this beauteous theater, but also enjoy the multiplied abundance and variety of good things which are presented to us in it. Our gratitude in yielding to God the praise which is his due, is regarded by him as a singular recompense. What the Psalmist adds, Let Jehovah rejoice in his works, is not superfluous; for he desires that the order which God has established from the beginning may be continued in the lawful use of his gifts. As we read in Genesis 6:6, that “it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth,” so when he sees that the good things which he bestows are polluted by our corruptions, he ceases to take delight in bestowing them. And certainly the confusion and disorder which take place, when the elements cease to perform their office, testify that God, displeased and wearied out, is provoked to discontinue, and put a stop to the regular course of his beneficence; although anger and impatience have strictly speaking no place in his mind. What is here taught is, that he bears the character of the best of fathers, who takes pleasure in tenderly cherishing his children, and in bountifully nourishing them. In the following verse it is shown, that the stability of the world depends on this rejoicing of God in his works; for did he not give vigor to the earth by his gracious and fatherly regard, as soon as he looked upon it with a severe countenance, he would make it tremble, and would burn up the very mountains.

John Calvin's Commentaries (1540-1563) — public domain. Text from the Calvin Translation Society English edition (1840s-50s) via the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (ccel.org). Calvin's coverage is partial (roughly two-thirds of the Bible); uncommented books and verses are honest gaps, never fabricated. The 19th-century editor's footnotes and remarks are omitted so the notes are faithfully Calvin's own voice.

John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 104:31 The glory of the LORD shall endure…
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain So the sense is, Thus God doth and will…
Matthew Henry 1710 · Public Domain The psalmist concludes this meditation with speaking,
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever,....…
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Rejoice - Thus God advances the glory of his…
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Psa 104:31. The glory of the Lord shall endure…
Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever…
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 31. The glory of the Lord shall endure for…
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 31. May the glory of Jehovah endure for ever!
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (31) The Lord shall rejoice.—The poet still follows Genesis…
The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The glory of the Lord shall endure forever; rather,…
Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 31. The glory of the LORD shall endure…
The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain The Lord shall rejoice in His works.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 104:31-35 The psalmist moves from describing the known creation…

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