Psalms 104
1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
2 Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —
[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain;
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 frameth of the waters the beams of his upper-chambers; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh along upon the wings of the wind:
4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
5 He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
6 Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
7 At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —
They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;
[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.
12 The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
By them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.
13 He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
14 He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
[Thou art he] who causeth grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs by the service of man, that he may bring forth 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 wine that maketh joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.
16 The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17 Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.
Where the birds make their nests: the stork—fir-trees are her house.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.
The high mountains are for the wild goats: the rocks are a shelter for the conies.
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 causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
21 The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.
22 The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Man goeth [then] forth unto his work, and to his labor 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 manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
26 There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.
27 These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.
28 That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who 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 unto the Lord while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.
34 My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice 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!
May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
