Psalms 104
1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!
2 Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —
You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.
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;
You place the roof-beams of your house in the rainclouds. You make the clouds your chariots. You ride on the wings of the wind.
4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.
5 He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
6 Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—
7 At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —
The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.
9 Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
You set a boundary for the oceans so they would not come back and cover the earth.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;
You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.
13 He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
You send down rain on the mountains from your home high above; you fill the earth with good things.
14 He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
15 And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making [his] face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.
and wine to make them happy, olive oil to make their faces shine, and bread to make them strong.
16 The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
The Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.
Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.
Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.
19 He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
You made the moon to mark the months, and the sun knows when to set.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:
You make darkness fall and the night comes, the time when the forest animals come out to hunt.
21 The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.
The young lions roar as they seek their prey, looking for the food that God provides for them.
22 The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Then people leave for work, working 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.
Lord, how many different things you have made—all of them wisely created! The earth is full of your creatures.
25 Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.
26 There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
Ships sail there, and Leviathan, that you made to play in it.
27 These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
28 That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
When you turn away from them, they're terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
When you send your breath, they are created, and life covers the earth again.
31 The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
May the Lord's glory last forever! The Lord is happy with all he has made.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.
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 for as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God my whole life.
34 My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
May he be pleased with my thoughts because I am happy 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 destroyed from the earth; let the wicked cease to exist. Let every part of me praise the Lord!
