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 Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.
2 And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches 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.
He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
4 Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire.
5 Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.
He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
6 The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.
You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
7 At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.
At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.
9 Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.
You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, that they don’t turn again to cover the earth.
10 Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
He sends springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
11 All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.
They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys 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.
The birds of the sky nest by them. They 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 waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
14 Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:
He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food 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.
wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
16 The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has 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 makes its home in the cypress trees.
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 refuge for the rock badgers.
19 He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
20 Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:
You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.
21 The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
22 The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.
The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.
23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Man goes out to his work, 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.
Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
25 So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.
There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
26 There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.
There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
27 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.
These all wait for you, that you may give them their food 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.
You give to them; they gather. You open your 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.
You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.
30 Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
Let Yahweh’s glory endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
32 He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches 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 to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34 Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.
Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.
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 sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!
