Psalms 104
1 My soule, prayse thou the Lord: O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great, thou art clothed with glorie and honour.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great, clad in awful splendor,
2 Which couereth himselfe with light as with a garment, and spreadeth the heauens like a curtaine.
covered with robe of light. You stretch out the heavens like the cloth of a tent.
3 Which layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the cloudes his chariot, and walketh vpon the wings of the winde.
He lays the beams of his chambers on water. He takes dark clouds for his chariot, and rides on the wings of the wind.
4 Which maketh his spirits his messengers, and a flaming fire his ministers.
He takes the winds for his messengers, the fire and the flame for his servants.
5 He set the earth vpon her foundations, so that it shall neuer moue.
He founded the earth upon pillars, to sustain it unshaken forever.
6 Thou coueredst it with the deepe as with a garment: the waters woulde stand aboue the mountaines.
With the garment of ocean he covered it, waters towered over the mountains.
7 But at thy rebuke they flee: at the voyce of thy thunder they haste away.
But at your rebuke they fled, scared by the roar of your thunder,
8 And the mountaines ascend, and the valleis descend to the place which thou hast established for them.
mountains rose, valleys sank down to the place appointed for them.
9 But thou hast set them a bounde, which they shall not passe: they shall not returne to couer the earth.
They dared not pass the bounds set for them, or cover the earth any more.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleis, which runne betweene the mountaines.
He sent brooks into the valleys, they meander between the mountains.
11 They shall giue drinke to all the beasts of the fielde, and the wilde asses shall quench their thirst.
The wild beasts all drink from them, and the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 By these springs shall the foules of the heauen dwell, and sing among the branches.
The birds have their home by the banks, and sing in the branches.
13 He watereth the mountaines from his chambers, and the earth is filled with the fruite of thy workes.
From his chambers above he gives drink to the mountains, and satisfies earth with the vials of heaven.
14 He causeth grasse to growe for the cattell, and herbe for the vse of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth,
He makes grass grow for the cattle, and herbs for people. He brings bread out of the earth;
15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oyle to make the face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth mans heart.
wine, to gladden hearts; oil, to make faces shine; bread, to strengthen hearts.
16 The high trees are satisfied, euen the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
The trees of the Lord drink their fill the cedars he planted on Lebanon,
17 That ye birdes may make their nestes there: the storke dwelleth in the firre trees.
where the little birds build their nest, and the stork whose home is the cypress.
18 The high mountaines are for the goates: the rockes are a refuge for the conies.
The high hills are for the wild goats, and the rocks are for coneys to hide in.
19 He appoynted the moone for certaine seasons: the sunne knoweth his going downe.
He created the moon to mark seasons, and told the sun when to set.
20 Thou makest darkenesse, and it is night, wherein all the beastes of the forest creepe forth.
You make it dark: night comes, when all the wild beasts creep out.
21 The lions roare after their praye, and seeke their meate at God.
Young lions that roar for their prey, seeking their meat from God.
22 When the sunne riseth, they retire, and couche in their dennes.
At sunrise they slink away, and lie down in their dens.
23 Then goeth man forth to his worke, and to his labour vntill the euening.
Then people go forth to their work, and toil till evening.
24 O Lord, howe manifolde are thy workes! in wisdome hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
How many, O Lord, are your works, all of them made in wisdom! The earth is filled with your creatures.
25 So is this sea great and wide: for therein are things creeping innumerable, both small beastes and great.
And there is the great broad sea, where are countless things in motion, living creatures, both great and small.
26 There goe the shippes, yea, that Liuiathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
There go the ships, and the Leviathan you made to play there.
27 All these waite vpon thee, that thou maiest giue them foode in due season.
They all look in hope to you, to give them their food in due season.
28 Thou giuest it to them, and they gather it: thou openest thine hand, and they are filled with good things.
And you give with open hand; they gather and eat to their heart’s desire.
29 But if thou hide thy face, they are troubled: if thou take away their breath, they dye and returne to their dust.
When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take their breath away, they die and go back to their dust.
30 Againe if thou send forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renuest the face of the earth.
But a breath from your lips creates them, and renews the face of the earth.
31 Glory be to the Lord for euer: let the Lord reioyce in his workes.
May the glory of the Lord be forever, may the Lord rejoice in his works.
32 He looketh on the earth and it trembleth: he toucheth the mountaines, and they smoke.
A glance of his makes the earth tremble, a touch of his makes the hills smoke.
33 I will sing vnto the Lord all my life: I will prayse my God, while I liue.
I will sing to the Lord while I live, I will play to my God while I am.
34 Let my wordes be acceptable vnto him: I will reioyce in the Lord.
May my musing be sweet to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked till there be no more: O my soule, prayse thou the Lord. Prayse ye the Lord.
But may sinners be swept from the earth, and the wicked vanish forever. O my soul, bless the Lord. Hallelujah.
