Psalms 104
1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou are very great. Thou are clothed with honor and majesty,
Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.
2 who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
3 who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:
4 who makes his agents spirits, his ministers a flame of fire,
He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
5 who laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be moved forever.
He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
6 Thou covered it with the deep as with a vesture. The waters stood above the mountains.
Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
7 At thy rebuke they fled. At the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou had founded for them.
The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.
9 Thou have set a bound that they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
10 He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water.
12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation. They sing among the branches.
The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works.
14 He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,
He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;
15 and wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.
And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
16 The trees of Jehovah are full, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,
The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;
17 where the birds make their nests. As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows his going down.
He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
20 Thou make darkness, and it is night, during which all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
22 The sun arises; they get away, and lie down in their dens.
The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest.
23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening.
24 O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom have thou made them all. The earth is full of thy riches.
O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.
25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable creeping things, both small and great beasts.
There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.
26 There go the ships. There is leviathan, whom thou have formed to play in it.
There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.
27 These all wait for thee, that thou may give them their food in due season.
All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.
28 Thou give to them, they gather. Thou open thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand.
29 Thou hide thy face, they are troubled. Thou take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.
30 Thou send forth thy Spirit, they are created, and thou renew the face of the ground.
If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.
31 Let the glory of Jehovah endure forever. Let Jehovah rejoice in his works,
Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:
32 who looks on the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke.
33 I will sing to Jehovah as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being.
34 Let thy meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Jehovah.
Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.
Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord.
