The Harley Psalter: Illustration to Vulgate Psalm 103.

Can you see the references to the following verses from the psalm?

  • Verse 3: 'Who walkest upon the wings of the winds'.
  • Verse 10: 'Thou sendest forth springs from the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass'.
  • Verse 11: 'All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst'.
  • Verse 12: 'Over them the birds of the air shall dwell'.
  • Verse 15: '...that wine may cheer the heart of man: That he may make the face cheerful with oil'.
  • Verse 21: 'The young lions roaring after their prey and seeking their meat from God'.
  • Verse 25-26: '... this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number:
    Creatures little and great: There the ships shall go, This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein'.

    Read the rest of the psalm and see what else you can see!
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