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, Yahweh, —Yahweh, my God, thou art exceedingly great, With honour and majesty, hast thou clothed thyself,
2 You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.
Putting on light, as a robe, Stretching out the heavens, as 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.
Building, in the waters, his upper chambers, —Who maketh clouds his chariot, Who passeth along on the wings of the wind;
4 You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.
Making His messengers, winds, His attendants, a flaming fire;
5 You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
He hath fixed the earth on its foundations, It is not to be shaken, to times age-abiding and beyond.
6 It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—
With the resounding deep—as a garment, hast thou covered it, Above the mountains, stand the waters;
7 but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.
At thy rebuke, they flee, At the voice of thy thunder, they hurry away;
8 The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.
Mountains rise, Valleys sink, Unto the place which thou hast fixed 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 are not to pass over, They are not to return to cover the earth.
10 You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
Who hast sent forth springs, through the torrent-beds, Between the mountains, they flow along;
11 They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink, to every wild beast of the field, The wild asses do break their thirst.
12 Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.
Over them, the bird of the heavens settleth down, From amidst the foliage, they utter a 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 out of his upper chambers, Out of the fruit of thy works, thou satisfiest the earth.
14 You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
Who causeth the grass to shoot forth for the cattle, And the 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, may rejoice the heart of man, Making radiant his well-nourished face, —And, food, may, the heart of man, sustain.
16 The Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
Satisfied are, The trees of Yahweh, 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 build their nests, The stork, in the fir-trees, hath her house;
18 Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.
The high mountains, are for the chamois, The crags, are a refuge 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, And, the sun, knoweth his place for entering in.
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, Therein, creepeth forth, Every wild beast 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, roaring for prey, And seeking, from GOD, their food.
22 When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And, in their lairs, lay them down.
23 Then people leave for work, working until the evening.
Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labour, until evening.
24 Lord, how many different things you have made—all of them wisely created! The earth is full of your creatures.
How thy works abound, O Yahweh! All of them—in wisdom, hast thou made, The earth is full of thy possession: —
25 Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.
This sea here, is great and broad on both hands, —Wherein are creeping things, even without number, Living things, small with great;
26 Ships sail there, and Leviathan, that you made to play in it.
There, ships, sail along, This sea-monster, thou hast formed to sport therein;
27 All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
All of them, for thee, do wait, That thou mayest give them their food in its season;
28 When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.
Thou givest unto 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 are dismayed, Thou withdrawest their spirit, They cease to breathe, And, unto their own dust, do 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 ground.
31 May the Lord's glory last forever! The Lord is happy with all he has made.
Be thy glory, O Yahweh, to times age-abiding, Let Yahweh rejoice in his own works:
32 He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.
Who looketh at the earth, and it trembleth, He 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 to Yahweh, as long as I live! Yea I will touch the strings to my God, while I continue;
34 May he be pleased with my thoughts because I am happy in the Lord.
Pleasing unto him, be my (meditation) I, will rejoice in Yahweh.
35 Let sinners be destroyed from the earth; let the wicked cease to exist. Let every part of me praise the Lord!
Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth And, the lawless, no more, shall exist, —Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, Praise ye Yah!
