Psalms 104
1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:
Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.
2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,
4 Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;
Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.
He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.
The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
7 At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.
8 (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
They go up hills — they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
10 He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;
Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.
They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.
12 By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
13 He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,
Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.
And wine — it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread — the heart of man it supporteth.
16 The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture], The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
17 Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,
19 He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.
He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
22 The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.
The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.
Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
24 O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.
How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.
25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things — innumerable, Living creatures — small with great.
26 There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
27 These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
28 Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
Thou dost give to them — they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand — they [are] satisfied [with] good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
Thou hidest Thy face — they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit — they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.
Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.
31 Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:
The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,
32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
34 Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.
Sweet is my meditation on Him, I — I do rejoice in Jehovah.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.
Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!
