Psalms 104
1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself with praise and honour:
Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
2 who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.
[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain;
3 Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks 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 Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.
Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
5 Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.
Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
6 The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills.
Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
7 At thy rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of thy thunder they shall be alarmed.
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
8 They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which thou hast founded for them.
They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to 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 his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains.
[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
11 They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take [of them] to [quench] their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.
12 By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.
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 shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
14 He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of 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 and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's 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 plain shall be full [of sap]; [even] the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.
Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17 There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them.
Where the birds make their nests: the stork—fir-trees are her house.
18 The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, [and] the rock for the rabbits.
The high mountains are for the wild goats: the rocks are a shelter for the conies.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad:
Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
21 [even] young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.
22 The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour till evening.
Man goeth [then] forth unto his work, and to his labor until the evening.
24 How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou wrought them all: the earth is filled with thy creation.
How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 [So is] this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.
Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
26 There go the ships; [and] this dragon whom thou hast made to play in it.
There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.
27 All wait upon thee, 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 thou hast given [it] them, they will gather [it]; and when thou hast opened thine hand, they shall all be filled with good.
What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 But when thou hast turned away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou wilt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust.
Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
30 Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew 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: the Lord shall rejoice in his works;
The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
32 who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing unto the Lord while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.
34 Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord.
May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
