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! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!
2 You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth out the heavens like 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:
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 winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.
5 He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.
6 Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
Thou didst cover it with the deep as with 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 thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.
9 You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.
10 You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.
He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water.
They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.
About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; 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 watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy 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 causeth grass to spring up for cattle, And herbage for the service of man, To bring forth food out of 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 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 are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;
The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house.
There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.
18 The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.
19 He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.
20 When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!
21 The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
The young lions roar for 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.
When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening.
Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the 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.
O LORD! how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all! The earth is full of thy riches!
25 There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.
Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.
26 There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.
There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
27 All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.
All these wait on thee 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.
Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine 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.
Thou hidest thy face, they are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust.
30 If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;
32 At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the 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 will sing to the LORD as long as I live, 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 acceptable to him! I will 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 perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!
