Psalms 104
1 Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with honor and majesty.
2 You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.
Who cover yourself with light as with a garment: who stretch out the heavens like a curtain:
3 You place the roof-beams of your house in the rainclouds. You make the clouds your chariots. You ride on the wings of the wind.
Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks on the wings of the wind:
4 You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.
Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
5 You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
6 It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—
You covered it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
7 but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.
At your rebuke they fled; at the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
8 The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which you have founded for them.
9 You set a boundary for the oceans so they would not come back and cover the earth.
You have set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
He sends the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
11 They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
13 You send down rain on the mountains from your home high above; you fill the earth with good things.
He waters the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works.
14 You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
15 and wine to make them happy, olive oil to make their faces shine, and bread to make them strong.
And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengthens man’s heart.
16 The Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
17 Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
19 You made the moon to mark the months, and the sun knows when to set.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
20 You make darkness fall and the night comes, the time when the forest animals come out to hunt.
You make darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 The young lions roar as they seek their prey, looking for the food that God provides for them.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22 When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.
The sun rises, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Then people leave for work, working until the evening.
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
24 Lord, how many different things you have made—all of them wisely created! The earth is full of your creatures.
O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them all: the earth is full of your riches.
25 Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 Ships sail there, and Leviathan, that you made to play in it.
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom you have made to play therein.
27 All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
These wait all on you; that you may give them their meat in due season.
28 When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.
That you give them they gather: you open your hand, they are filled with good.
29 When you turn away from them, they're terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
You hide your face, they are troubled: you take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 When you send your breath, they are created, and life covers the earth again.
You send forth your spirit, they are created: and you renew the face of the earth.
31 May the Lord's glory last forever! The Lord is happy with all he has made.
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
32 He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.
He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord for as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God my whole life.
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 May he be pleased with my thoughts because I am happy in the Lord.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
35 Let sinners be destroyed from the earth; let the wicked cease to exist. Let every part of me praise the Lord!
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless you the LORD, O my soul. Praise you the LORD.
