Psalm Chapter 104

Psalm 104: The God Who PlaysIf Psalm 103 is about what God does for us, Psalm 104 is about what God does for the sheer delight of doing it. This is creation seen not as a theological argument but as an artist's exhibition — and the artist is clearly enjoying himself. God wears light like a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. The springs he sends into the valleys, the grass he grows for the cattle, the wine that gladdens the heart of man, the stork nesting in the fir trees, the wild goats on the high hills — all of it is accounted for, all of it is loved. And then comes the line that should stop every reader in their tracks: "There is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein." God made a sea monster for the fun of it. This is not a God who created the world reluctantly or as a mere demonstration of power. This is a God who delights in whales. The psalmist, catching this spirit, can only respond in kind: "I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live." One suspects that even that will not be long enough.00:00 Clothed in Light and Majesty01:00 Springs, Valleys, and the Beasts of the Field02:00 Leviathan at Play03:00 I Will Sing as Long as I Live