Psalms 104
1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:
2 Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —
And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
3 Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.
4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
5 He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.
6 Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.
7 At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —
The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;
Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.
12 The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.
13 He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:
14 He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:
15 And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making [his] face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.
And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man’s heart.
16 The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
17 Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.
There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.
The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.
19 He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:
Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:
21 The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.
The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.
24 How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.
25 Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.
26 There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.
27 These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.
28 That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
31 The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms 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 My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.
35 Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
