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Psa 104:1 — Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Bless		This sublime poem on the works of God in creation and providence, is ascribed to David in the LXX., Vulgate, Ethiopic, Syriac, and Arabic; and as it opens and closes with the same words as the preceding psalm, it is probable that it was composed on the same occasion; and it is written as part of it in nine MSS. Psa 104:35; Psa 103:1,2,22
O LORD		Psa 7:1; Dan 9:4; Hab 1:12
art very great		Psa 145:3; Jer 23:24; Jer 32:17-19; Rev 1:13-20
clothed		Psa 93:1; Isa 59:17; Dan 7:9
honour		Psa 29:1-4; Psa 96:6

Correlating Passages

Bless

	Psa 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.
	Psa 103:1	[[[A Psalm] of David.]] Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, [bless] his holy name.
	Psa 103:2	Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
	Psa 103:22	Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.

O LORD

	Psa 7:1	[[Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.]] O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me:
	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.

art very great

	Psa 145:3	Great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness [is] unsearchable.
	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:
	Jer 32:18	Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, [is] his name,
	Jer 32:19	Great in counsel, and mighty in work: for thine eyes [are] open upon all the ways of the sons of men: to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings:
	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.
	Rev 1:14	His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;
	Rev 1:15	And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
	Rev 1:16	And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was] as the sun shineth in his strength.
	Rev 1:17	And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
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clothed

	Psa 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.
	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 cloke.
	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 wheels [as] burning fire.

honour

	Psa 29:1	[[A Psalm of David.]] Give unto the LORD, O ye mighty, give unto the LORD glory and strength.
	Psa 29:2	Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
	Psa 29:3	The voice of the LORD [is] upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the LORD [is] upon many waters.
	Psa 29:4	The voice of the LORD [is] powerful; the voice of the LORD [is] full of majesty.
	Psa 96:6	Honour and majesty [are] before him: strength and beauty [are] in his sanctuary.

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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 104:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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