Psalms 104:15

“To show that the Lord is upright, etc.] Or righteous, that is, faithful; as he is in his counsels, covenant, and promises, which he makes good by causing his people to grow and flourish, and become fruitful; by carrying on the work of grace upon their souls, and by preserving them to the end safe to his kingdom and glory; by all which it appears that he does not and will not suffer his faithfulness to fail: the Targum is, “that the inhabitants of the earth may show, etc.” he is my Rock; the psalmist sets his seal to the truth of God’s faithfulness, firmness, and constancy, calling him a Rock for his strength and stability, and claiming his interest in him; declaring he found him to be so by…”

“And wine that maketh glad the heart of man ... - literally, “And wine (it) gladdens the heart of man to make his face to shine more than oil.” Margin, “to make his face shine with oil, or more than oil.” The latter expresses the idea most accurately. So DeWette renders it. The meaning is, that the earth is made to produce wine (or grapes which produce wine), and this exhilarates the heart, so that the effect is seen on the countenance, making it more bright and cheerful than it is when anointed with oil. On the use of oil, see the notes at Psalms 23:5. The reference here, in the original, is not to wine and oil as produced by the earth, as would seem to be implied in our translation, but to…”

“Oil - He alludes to the custom of those times and places, which was upon festival occasions to anoint their faces with oil. Bread - Which preserves or renews our strength and vigour. Psalms 104:16”

“104:15 While both can be misused (cp. Prov 21:17), the Lord provides wine and olive oil as gifts to enhance life. Life is sustained by basic food, represented by bread.”

“wine: Psa 23:5; Jdg 9:13; Pro 31:6; Ecc 10:19; Jer 31:12; Zac 9:15-17; Mar 14:23; Eph 5:18 oil to make his: etc. Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil. Psa 92:10; Deu 28:40; Jdg 9:9; Ecc 8:1, Ecc 9:7; Sol 1:2-4; Heb 1:9; Jo1 2:20 bread: Psa 105:16; Lev 26:26; Deu 8:3; Isa 3:1; Eze 4:16, Eze 5:16, Eze 14:13 Psalms 104:16”