Psalms 104
1 To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;
Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
2 you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.
Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
3 You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.
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 You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.
Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
5 You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.
He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
6 The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.
The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
7 At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.
They flee from Your rebuke, They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.
They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded for them.
9 You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.
You have set a border, they do not pass over, They do not turn back to cover the earth.
10 You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.
He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
11 All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.
They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
12 Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.
The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
13 You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,
Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
14 producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from 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, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.
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 field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
17 There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.
Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
18 The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.
The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes,
19 He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.
He made the moon for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
20 You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.
You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
21 The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.
The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek their food from God.
22 The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.
The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
23 Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, until the evening.
Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
24 How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.
How many have been Your works, O YHWH, You have made all of them in wisdom, The earth is full of your possessions.
25 This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.
This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
26 There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.
There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
27 All these expect you to give them food in due time.
All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
28 What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.
You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
29 But if you turn your face away, they will be disturbed. You will take away their breath, and they will fail, and they will return to their dust.
You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they return to their dust.
30 You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.
You send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.
The glory of YHWH is for all time, YHWH rejoices in His works,
32 He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God, as long as I am.
I sing to YHWH during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
34 May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight in the Lord.
My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
35 Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Sinners are consumed from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, YHWH. Praise YAH!
