Psalms 104
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
2 He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain;
3 laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
Who frameth of the waters the beams of his upper-chambers; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh along upon the wings of the wind:
4 He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
7 At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
8 the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.
10 He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.
12 The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
By them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.
13 He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
14 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
[Thou art he] who causeth grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs by the service of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth;
15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
And wine that maketh joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.
16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17 where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
Where the birds make their nests: the stork—fir-trees are her house.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
The high mountains are for the wild goats: the rocks are a shelter for the conies.
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.
22 The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
Man goeth [then] forth unto his work, and to his labor until the evening.
24 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
26 There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.
27 All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.
28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
30 When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
I will sing unto the Lord while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice in the Lord.
35 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
