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:
Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
2 And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain;
3 Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.
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 makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
5 Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.
Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
6 The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.
Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
7 At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast 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 shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.
Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.
10 Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
11 All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] 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 them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.
13 Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled 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 Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring 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 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 joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.
16 The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, 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.
Where the birds make their nests: the stork—fir-trees are her house.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.
The high mountains are for the wild goats: the rocks are a shelter for the conies.
19 He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:
Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
21 The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.
22 The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
23 Man shall go forth to 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 great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.
How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom 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.
Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
26 There the ships shall go. This sea dragon 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 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.
All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.
28 What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.
What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
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.
Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
30 Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
32 He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: 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 to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise 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 Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.
May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice 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.
May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
