Psalms 104
1 Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!
Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
2 You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.
[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth 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 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 You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.
Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
5 You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
6 It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—
Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
7 but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
8 The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.
They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
9 You set a boundary for the oceans so they would not come back and cover the earth.
Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.
10 You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
11 They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.
12 Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.
By them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.
13 You send down rain on the mountains from your home high above; you fill the earth with good things.
Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
14 You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
[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 wine to make them happy, olive oil to make their faces shine, and bread to make them strong.
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 Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17 Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.
Where the birds make their nests: the stork—fir-trees are her house.
18 Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.
The high mountains are for the wild goats: the rocks are a shelter for the conies.
19 You made the moon to mark the months, and the sun knows when to set.
He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 You make darkness fall and the night comes, the time when the forest animals come out to hunt.
Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
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 ask from God their food.
22 When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
23 Then people leave for work, working until the evening.
Man goeth [then] forth unto 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.
How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.
Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
26 Ships sail there, and Leviathan, that you made to play in it.
There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.
27 All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.
28 When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.
What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 When you turn away from them, they're terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
30 When you send your breath, they are created, and life covers the earth again.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest 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 will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
32 He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.
He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who toucheth the mountains, 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 unto the Lord while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.
34 May he be pleased with my thoughts because I am happy in the Lord.
May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice 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!
May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
