The table may be found at Hebrew Transliteration Table . The one-hundred fourth Psalm is ideally suited as a case study for the models presented in the last three chapters. It is a creation hymn, which means that its imagery is bound up with the language of cosmology, and it is also of necessity very much concerned with the relation of the cosmic order to mankind. This study will look first at the structure, in order to improve our understanding of the meaning, and then at the imagery and meaning of the Psalm. Finally, it will be fitted into a pattern of worship.
Many commentators read.
Psalm 104 sequentially, attempting to thread a chain of thought through the various stanzas, and at times emending to draw some logic from the pattern. The Psalm is written in a complex pattern, which contributes considerably to its understanding by suggesting its theme as well as connections between parts. The first is a straightforward sequential reading. This is also related to the structure of the individual stanzas, which is illustrated in Figure 12. The first and fifth stanzas discuss God's greatness and majesty.