< Psalms 104 >
1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, Yahweh my God, you are very magnificent; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —
You cover yourself with light as with a garment; you spread out the heavens like a tent 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;
You lay the beams of your chambers on the clouds; you make the clouds your chariot; you walk on the wings of the wind.
4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
He makes the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
5 He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
He laid the foundations of the earth, and it will never be moved.
6 Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
You covered the earth with water like a garment; the water covered the mountains.
7 At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
Your rebuke made the waters recede; at the sound of your thunderous voice they fled.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —
The mountains rose, and the valleys spread out into the places that you had appointed for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
You have set a boundary for them that they will not cross; they will not cover the earth again.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;
He made springs flow into the valleys; the streams flow between the mountains.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
They supply water for all the animals of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
By the riverbanks the birds build their nests; they sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
He waters the mountains from his water chambers in the sky. The earth is filled with the fruit of his labor.
14 He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
He makes the grass grow for the cattle and plants for man to cultivate so that man may produce food from 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.
He makes wine to make man happy, oil to make his face shine, and food to sustain his life.
16 The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
The trees of Yahweh get plenty of rain; the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
17 Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.
There the birds make their nests. The stork makes the cypress tree her home.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.
The wild goats live on the high mountains; the mountain heights are a refuge for the hyraxes.
19 He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
He appointed the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:
You make the darkness of the night when all the beasts of the forest come out.
21 The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
When the sun rises, they retreat and sleep in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Meanwhile, people go out to their work and labor away 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.
Yahweh, how many and varied are your works! With wisdom you made them all; the earth overflows with your works.
25 Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
Over there is the sea, deep and wide, teeming with innumerable creatures, both small and great.
26 There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
The ships travel there, and Leviathan is also there, which you formed to play in the sea.
27 These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
All these look to you to give them their food on time.
28 That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
When you give to them, they gather; when you open your hand, they are satisfied.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
When you hide your face, they are troubled; if 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 out your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the countryside.
31 The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
May the glory of Yahweh last forever; may Yahweh enjoy his creation.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
He looks down on the earth, and it shakes; he touches 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 Yahweh all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
May my thoughts be sweet to him; I will rejoice in Yahweh.
35 Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!
May sinners vanish from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. I give praise to Yahweh with all my life. Praise Yahweh.