Psalms 104 · Verse 34

Psalms 104:34

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.
Psalms 104:34, King James Version

Psalms 104:34 in other translations

BSBMay my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
WEBLet my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in the LORD.
ASVLet my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
YLTSweet is my meditation on Him, I--I do rejoice in Jehovah.
DARBYMy meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
BBELet my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.
WebsterMy meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

What does Psalms 104:34 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 104:31-34

31-34. While God could equally glorify His power in destruction, that He does it in preservation is of His rich goodness and mercy, so that we may well spend our lives in grateful praise, honoring to Him, and delightful to pious hearts (Psa 147:1).

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 104:31-35

Man's glory is fading; God's glory is everlasting: creatures change, but with the Creator there is no variableness. And if mediation on the glories of creation be so sweet to the soul, what greater glory appears to the enlightened mind, when contemplating the great work of redemption! There alone can a sinner perceive ground of confidence and joy in God. While he with pleasure upholds all, governs all, and rejoices…

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Psalms 104:34 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יֶעֱרַ֣בye.'e.Ravmay it be pleasingH6149
עָלָ֣יו'a.Lavto himH5921
שִׂיחִ֑יsi.Chimeditation myH7879
אָ֝נֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiIH595
אֶשְׂמַ֥ח'es.MachI rejoiceH8055
בַּיהוָֽה\׃ba.Yah.wehin YahwehH3068

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Cross references for Psalms 104:34

  • Habakkuk 3:17-18

    Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

  • Philippians 4:4

    Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.

  • Psalms 119:15-16

    I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.

  • Psalms 119:127-128

    Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold. Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

  • Psalms 1:2

    But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

  • Psalms 9:2

    I will be glad and rejoice in thee: I will sing praise to thy name, O thou most High.

  • Luke 1:47

    And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

  • Psalms 63:5-6

    My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips: When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

  • Psalms 119:111

    Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart.

  • Psalms 139:17-18

    How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

  • Psalms 77:12

    I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.

  • Psalms 32:11

    Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
meditation.
1:2; 63:5,6; 77:12; 119:15,16,111,127,128,167; 139:17,18
Pr 24:14
I will be.
32:11; Hab 3:17,18; Lu 1:47; Php 4:4

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Context

  • Psalms 104:33

    I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

  • Psalms 104:34

    My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

  • Psalms 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.

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Psalms 104:34 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Serme ha suave hablar de él: yo me alegraré en Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Que ma méditation lui soit agréable; moi, je me réjouirai en l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Möge ihm angenehm sein mein Sinnen! Ich, ich werde mich in Jehova erfreuen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixit, et venit locusta, et bruchus cujus non erat numerus: