The Meaning of Psalms 104:24 Explained

Psalms 104:24

KJV: O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

YLT: How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

Darby: How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

ASV: O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

O LORD,  how manifold  are thy works!  in wisdom  hast thou made  them all: the earth  is full  of thy riches. 

What does Psalms 104:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 104:24-35 - The Almighty's Open Hand
The psalmist says nothing of the operation of the great laws of nature, but passes behind and beyond to the Great Hand which opens to fill and satisfy all living things with good. The personality of God is the moving force behind the thin veil of outward appearance. This is in striking contrast with much of the thinking and speaking of the present day, which practically exclude the Creator from his own creation. But there is no real opposition between the two conceptions. Natural law is only another way of stating the usual method of God's working. There is no variableness in Him, nor shadow cast by turning; and it is because we can count on His unaltering methods that human life can develop regularly and successfully.
While all creation waits on the opening of God's hand, man alone can adore Him. We stand in the midst of creation as its high priest and interpreter. We can say to God what nature longs to express but cannot. Amid the beauty and magnificence of natural scenery, let us sing the "Te Deum;" and let us believe that He who rejoices in His works comes very near us in our joy, which proves that our nature and His are closely akin. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 104

1  A meditation upon the mighty power
7  And wonderful providence of God
31  God's glory is eternal
33  The prophet vows perpetually to praise God

What do the individual words in Psalms 104:24 mean?

How manifold are Your works Yahweh them all in wisdom You have made is full of the earth Your possessions
מָֽה־ רַבּ֬וּ ! מַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ ׀ יְֽהוָ֗ה כֻּ֭לָּם בְּחָכְמָ֣ה עָשִׂ֑יתָ מָלְאָ֥ה הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ קִנְיָנֶֽךָ

מָֽה־  How 
Parse: Interrogative
Root: לָמָּה 
Sense: what, how, of what kind.
רַבּ֬וּ  manifold  are 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: רָבַב  
Sense: to be or become many, be or become much, be or become great.
! מַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ ׀  Your  works 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular
Root: מַעֲשֶׂה  
Sense: deed, work.
יְֽהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
כֻּ֭לָּם  them  all 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
בְּחָכְמָ֣ה  in  wisdom 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חָכְמָה  
Sense: wisdom.
עָשִׂ֑יתָ  You  have  made 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
מָלְאָ֥ה  is  full 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: מָלֵא 
Sense: to fill, be full.
הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ  of  the  earth 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
קִנְיָנֶֽךָ  Your  possessions 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: קִנְיָן  
Sense: thing acquired, acquisition, possession, purchased property, wealth.