Psalm 104 is a poem from the Book of Psalms

Psalms

The Book of Psalms , commonly referred to simply as Psalms, is a book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible...

 in the Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible

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, describing the ongoing act of God

God in Judaism

The conception of God in Judaism is strictly monotheistic. God is an absolute one indivisible incomparable being who is the ultimate cause of all existence. Jewish tradition teaches that the true aspect of God is incomprehensible and unknowable, and that it is only God's revealed aspect that...

 continuously bringing the world into existence. German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder

Johann Gottfried Herder

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 remarked, "It is worth studying the Hebrew language for ten years in order to read Psalm 104 in the original". Some have noticed the Psalm shares certain similarities with the Egyptian poem the Great Hymn to the Aten

Great Hymn to the Aten

The Great Hymn to the Aten is an ancient Egyptian hymn to the sun god Aten. It is attributed to Pharaoh Akhenaten, who attempted to convert Egypt to monotheism, with Aten being the only god. It was found, in its most complete form, in the tomb of Ay in the rock tombs at Amarna...

, although there is currently no established link between them.

• Observant Jews
  Orthodox Judaism
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   recite Psalm 104 in its entirety every day during morning services
  Shacharit
  Shacharit is the the daily morning Tefillah of the Jewish people, one of the three times there is prayer each day.Shacharit is said to have been established by the patriarch Abraham when he prayed in the morning...
  
  , and on certain occasions, such as the New Moon (Rosh Chodesh
  Rosh Chodesh
  Rosh Chodesh or Rosh ḥodesh is the name for the first day of every month in the Hebrew calendar, marked by the appearance of the new moon. The new moon is marked by the day and hour that the new crescent is observed...
  
  ), though customs vary.