Psalms 104
1 Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
3 The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
4 He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
5 He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
6 Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;
At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
8 The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.
the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
9 You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
10 You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.
He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water.
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.
The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
13 He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works.
He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
14 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;
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
15 And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
17 Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house.
where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
18 The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
20 When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places.
You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21 The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest.
The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening.
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
24 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.
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
25 There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.
Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
26 There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.
There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
27 All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
28 They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand.
When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
29 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.
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.
When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
32 At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke.
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
33 I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being.
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35 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.
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
