Psalms 104:35

35 But clear the ground of sinners - no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God!

Psalms 104:35 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 104:35

Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth
Not in common, for all men are sinners, even good men are not without sin; but notorious sinners, whose lives are one continued series and course of sinning; such as will not have Christ to reign over them, and do not give him the glory due unto him; particularly antichrist, the man of sin, and his followers; they that worship the beast and his image: these will be consumed with the breath of his mouth, and with the brightness of his coming, and will perish out of his land, ( 2 Thessalonians 2:3 2 Thessalonians 2:4 2 Thessalonians 2:8 ) ( Psalms 10:16 ) .

And let the wicked be no more;
as the wicked one, antichrist, will be no more when consumed; there will never rise another, when the beast and false prophet are taken and cast alive into the lake of fire; there will no more of the antichristian party remain, the remnant of them will be slain with the sword; after the battle of Armageddon, there will be none left of the followers of antichrist, nor any ever rise up any more.

Bless thou the Lord, O my soul;
as for his mercies, spiritual and temporal, so for the destruction of all his enemies. The psalm begins and ends alike as the preceding.

Praise ye the Lord, or hallelujah:
this is the first time this word is used in this book of Psalms, though frequently afterwards: and it is observable that it is only used, in the New Testament, at the prophecy of the destruction of antichrist, ( Revelation 19:1 Revelation 19:3 Revelation 19:4 Revelation 19:6 ) which may serve to confirm the sense before given; and is to be considered as a call upon the saints to praise the Lord, on account of his righteous judgments on his and his church's enemies; so Aben Ezra.

Psalms 104:35 In-Context

33 Oh, let me sing to God all my life long, sing hymns to my God as long as I live!
34 Oh, let my song please him; I'm so pleased to be singing to God.
35 But clear the ground of sinners - no more godless men and women! O my soul, bless God!
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