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 the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!
2 He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth 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.
He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; He maketh the clouds his chariot; He rideth upon the wings of the wind.
4 He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.
5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.
6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!
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 hasted away.
8 the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
The mountains rose, the valleys sank, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.
10 He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;
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 forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
He watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works!
14 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
He causeth grass to spring up for cattle, And herbage for the service of man, To bring forth food 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 gladdeneth the heart of man, Making his face to shine more than oil, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.
20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!
21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
Man goeth forth to 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.
O LORD! how manifold are thy works! 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.
Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.
26 There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
27 All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season.
28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine 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 are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust.
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 shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;
32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills, 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 to the LORD as long as I live, I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
May my meditation be acceptable to him! I will 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 sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!
