Psalms 104
1 For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:
My soule, prayse thou the Lord: O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great, thou art clothed with glorie and honour.
2 And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
Which couereth himselfe with light as with a garment, and spreadeth the heauens like a curtaine.
3 Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.
Which layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the cloudes his chariot, and walketh vpon the wings of the winde.
4 Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
Which maketh his spirits his messengers, and a flaming fire his ministers.
5 Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.
He set the earth vpon her foundations, so that it shall neuer moue.
6 The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.
Thou coueredst it with the deepe as with a garment: the waters woulde stand aboue the mountaines.
7 At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.
But at thy rebuke they flee: at the voyce of thy thunder they haste away.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.
And the mountaines ascend, and the valleis descend to the place which thou hast established for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.
But thou hast set them a bounde, which they shall not passe: they shall not returne to couer the earth.
10 Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
He sendeth the springs into the valleis, which runne betweene the mountaines.
11 All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.
They shall giue drinke to all the beasts of the fielde, and the wilde asses shall quench their thirst.
12 Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.
By these springs shall the foules of the heauen dwell, and sing among the branches.
13 Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:
He watereth the mountaines from his chambers, and the earth is filled with the fruite of thy workes.
14 Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:
He causeth grasse to growe for the cattell, and herbe for the vse of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth,
15 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.
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oyle to make the face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth mans heart.
16 The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
The high trees are satisfied, euen the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
17 There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.
That ye birdes may make their nestes there: the storke dwelleth in the firre trees.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.
The high mountaines are for the goates: the rockes are a refuge for the conies.
19 He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He appoynted the moone for certaine seasons: the sunne knoweth his going downe.
20 Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:
Thou makest darkenesse, and it is night, wherein all the beastes of the forest creepe forth.
21 The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.
The lions roare after their praye, and seeke their meate at God.
22 The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.
When the sunne riseth, they retire, and couche in their dennes.
23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Then goeth man forth to his worke, and to his labour vntill the euening.
24 How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.
O Lord, howe manifolde are thy workes! in wisdome hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.
So is this sea great and wide: for therein are things creeping innumerable, both small beastes and great.
26 There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.
There goe the shippes, yea, that Liuiathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
27 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.
All these waite vpon thee, that thou maiest giue them foode in due season.
28 What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.
Thou giuest it to them, and they gather it: thou openest thine hand, and they are filled with good things.
29 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.
But if thou hide thy face, they are troubled: if thou take away their breath, they dye and returne to their dust.
30 Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Againe if thou send forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renuest the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
Glory be to the Lord for euer: let the Lord reioyce in his workes.
32 He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
He looketh on the earth and it trembleth: he toucheth the mountaines, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
I will sing vnto the Lord all my life: I will prayse my God, while I liue.
34 Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.
Let my wordes be acceptable vnto him: I will reioyce in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked till there be no more: O my soule, prayse thou the Lord. Prayse ye the Lord.
