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 the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!
2 you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.
He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain;
3 You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.
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 You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.
He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.
5 You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.
He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.
6 The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.
Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!
7 At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.
At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.
9 You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.
Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.
10 You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.
He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;
11 All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.
About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
13 You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,
He watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works!
14 producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from 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, 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 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 field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.
There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.
18 The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.
19 He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.
He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.
20 You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!
21 The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.
The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.
22 The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.
When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
23 Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, until the evening.
Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the evening.
24 How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.
O LORD! how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all! The earth is full of thy riches!
25 This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.
Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.
26 There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.
There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
27 All these expect you to give them food in due time.
All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season.
28 What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.
Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine 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.
Thou hidest thy face, they are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust.
30 You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;
32 He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the 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 will sing to the LORD as long as I live, I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight in the Lord.
May my meditation be acceptable to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.
35 Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
May sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!
