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 the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great, clad in awful splendor,
2 who dost robe thyself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.
covered with robe of light. You stretch out the heavens like the cloth of a tent.
3 Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind.
He lays the beams of his chambers on water. He takes dark clouds for his chariot, and rides on the wings of the wind.
4 Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.
He takes the winds for his messengers, the fire and the flame for his servants.
5 Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.
He founded the earth upon pillars, to sustain it unshaken forever.
6 The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills.
With the garment of ocean he covered it, waters towered over the mountains.
7 At thy rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of thy thunder they shall be alarmed.
But at your rebuke they fled, scared by the roar of your thunder,
8 They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which thou hast founded for them.
mountains rose, valleys sank down to the place appointed for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth.
They dared not pass the bounds set for them, or cover the earth any more.
10 He sends forth his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains.
He sent brooks into the valleys, they meander between the mountains.
11 They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take [of them] to [quench] their thirst.
The wild beasts all drink from them, and the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.
The birds have their home by the banks, and sing in the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
From his chambers above he gives drink to the mountains, and satisfies earth with the vials of heaven.
14 He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;
He makes grass grow for the cattle, and herbs for people. He brings 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.
wine, to gladden hearts; oil, to make faces shine; bread, to strengthen hearts.
16 The trees of the plain shall be full [of sap]; [even] the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.
The trees of the Lord drink their fill the cedars he planted on Lebanon,
17 There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them.
where the little birds build their nest, and the stork whose home is the cypress.
18 The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, [and] the rock for the rabbits.
The high hills are for the wild goats, and the rocks are for coneys to hide in.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
He created the moon to mark seasons, and told the sun when to set.
20 Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad:
You make it dark: night comes, when all the wild beasts creep out.
21 [even] young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God.
Young lions that roar for their prey, seeking their meat from God.
22 The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.
At sunrise they slink away, and lie down in their dens.
23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour till evening.
Then people go forth to their work, and toil till evening.
24 How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou wrought them all: the earth is filled with thy creation.
How many, O Lord, are your works, all of them made in wisdom! The earth is filled with your creatures.
25 [So is] this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.
And there is the great broad sea, where are countless things in motion, living creatures, both great and small.
26 There go the ships; [and] this dragon whom thou hast made to play in it.
There go the ships, and the Leviathan you made to play there.
27 All wait upon thee, to give them [their] food in due season.
They all look in hope to you, to give them their food in 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.
And you give with open hand; they gather and eat to their heart’s desire.
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.
When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take their breath away, they die and go back to their dust.
30 Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
But a breath from your lips creates them, and renews the face of the earth.
31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works;
May the glory of the Lord be forever, may the Lord rejoice in his works.
32 who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
A glance of his makes the earth tremble, a touch of his makes the hills smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing to the Lord while I live, I will play to my God while I am.
34 Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord.
May my musing be sweet to him, for I 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.
But may sinners be swept from the earth, and the wicked vanish forever. O my soul, bless the Lord. Hallelujah.
