Psalms 104
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;
2 Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.
3 Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;
You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.
4 Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.
5 Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.
6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.
The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.
7 At Thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away —
At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.
9 Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.
10 Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.
All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.
12 Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.
13 Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,
14 Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring forth bread out of the earth,
producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from the earth,
15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.
and wine, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.
16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
17 Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies.
The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.
19 Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, until the evening.
24 How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.
25 Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.
26 There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.
27 All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
All these expect you to give them food in due time.
28 Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.
29 Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.
But if you turn your face away, they will be disturbed. You will take away their breath, and they will fail, and they will return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!
May the glory of the Lord be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.
32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
I will sing to the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God, as long as I am.
34 Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight in the Lord.
35 Let sinners cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah.
Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
