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, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
2 You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
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:
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 He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
5 He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
6 Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
7 At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;
They flee from Your rebuke, They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
8 The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.
They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded 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 have set a border, they do not pass over, They do not turn back to cover the earth.
10 You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.
He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water.
They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
12 The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.
The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
13 He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works.
Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your 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;
Causing grass to spring up for livestock, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread 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.
And wine—it makes the heart of man glad, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread—it supports the heart of man.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;
The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
17 Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house.
Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
18 The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes,
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 for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
20 When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places.
You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
21 The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
The young lions are roaring for prey, And to 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, they are gathered, And they crouch 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 service—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 have been Your works, O YHWH, You have made all of them in wisdom, The earth is full of your possessions.
25 There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.
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 that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.
There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
27 All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.
All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
28 They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand.
You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
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.
You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they return to their dust.
30 If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.
You send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:
The glory of YHWH is for all time, YHWH rejoices in His works,
32 At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke.
Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
33 I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being.
I sing to YHWH during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
34 Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.
My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
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.
Sinners are consumed from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, YHWH. Praise YAH!
