Psalms 104
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great, clad in awful splendor,
2 Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
covered with robe of light. You stretch out the heavens like the cloth of 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;
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 Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
He takes the winds for his messengers, the fire and the flame for his servants.
5 Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
He founded the earth upon pillars, to sustain it unshaken forever.
6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.
With the garment of ocean he covered it, waters towered over the mountains.
7 At Thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away —
But at your rebuke they fled, scared by the roar of your thunder,
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
mountains rose, valleys sank down to the place appointed for them.
9 Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
They dared not pass the bounds set for them, or cover the earth any more.
10 Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
He sent brooks into the valleys, they meander between the mountains.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.
The wild beasts all drink from them, and the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
The birds have their home by the banks, and sing in the branches.
13 Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
From his chambers above he gives drink to the mountains, and satisfies earth with the vials of heaven.
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,
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, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.
wine, to gladden hearts; oil, to make faces shine; bread, to strengthen hearts.
16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
The trees of the Lord drink their fill the cedars he planted on Lebanon,
17 Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
where the little birds build their nest, and the stork whose home is the cypress.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies.
The high hills are for the wild goats, and the rocks are for coneys to hide in.
19 Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
He created the moon to mark seasons, and told the sun when to set.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
You make it dark: night comes, when all the wild beasts creep out.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
Young lions that roar for their prey, seeking their meat from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
At sunrise they slink away, and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Then people go forth to their work, and toil till evening.
24 How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
How many, O Lord, are your works, all of them made in wisdom! The earth is filled with your creatures.
25 Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
And there is the great broad sea, where are countless things in motion, living creatures, both great and small.
26 There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
There go the ships, and the Leviathan you made to play there.
27 All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
They all look in hope to you, to give them their food in due season.
28 Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
And you give with open hand; they gather and eat to their heart’s desire.
29 Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return 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 Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
But a breath from your lips creates them, and renews 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 forever, may the Lord rejoice in his works.
32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
A glance of his makes the earth tremble, a touch of his makes the hills 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 while I live, I will play to my God while I am.
34 Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
May my musing be sweet to him, for I rejoice 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.
But may sinners be swept from the earth, and the wicked vanish forever. O my soul, bless the Lord. Hallelujah.
