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, O my soul, Yahweh, —Yahweh, my God, thou art exceedingly great, With honour and majesty, hast thou clothed thyself,
2 Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Putting on light, as a robe, Stretching out the heavens, as a curtain;
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;
Building, in the waters, his upper chambers, —Who maketh clouds his chariot, Who passeth along on the wings of the wind;
4 Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
Making His messengers, winds, His attendants, a flaming fire;
5 Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
He hath fixed the earth on its foundations, It is not to be shaken, to times age-abiding and beyond.
6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.
With the resounding deep—as a garment, hast thou covered it, Above the mountains, stand the waters;
7 At Thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away —
At thy rebuke, they flee, At the voice of thy thunder, they hurry away;
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
Mountains rise, Valleys sink, Unto the place which thou hast fixed for them;
9 Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
Bounds, hast thou set, which they are not to pass over, They are not to return to cover the earth.
10 Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
Who hast sent forth springs, through the torrent-beds, Between the mountains, they flow along;
11 They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.
They give drink, to every wild beast of the field, The wild asses do break their thirst.
12 Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
Over them, the bird of the heavens settleth down, From amidst the foliage, they utter a voice.
13 Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
Who watereth the mountains out of his upper chambers, Out of the fruit of thy works, thou satisfiest the earth.
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,
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 that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.
And, wine, may rejoice the heart of man, Making radiant his well-nourished face, —And, food, may, the heart of man, sustain.
16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
Satisfied are, The trees of Yahweh, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
Where the birds build their nests, The stork, in the fir-trees, hath her house;
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies.
The high mountains, are for the chamois, The crags, are a refuge for the conies.
19 Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
He hath made the moon for seasons, And, the sun, knoweth his place for entering in.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, Therein, creepeth forth, Every wild beast of the forest;
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
The young lions, roaring for prey, And seeking, from GOD, their food.
22 The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And, in their lairs, lay them down.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labour, until evening.
24 How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
How thy works abound, O Yahweh! All of them—in wisdom, hast thou made, The earth is full of thy possession: —
25 Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
This sea here, is great and broad on both hands, —Wherein are creeping things, even without number, Living things, small with great;
26 There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
There, ships, sail along, This sea-monster, thou hast formed to sport therein;
27 All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
All of them, for thee, do wait, That thou mayest give them their food in its season;
28 Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
Thou givest unto them, they gather, Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their 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 Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!
Be thy glory, O Yahweh, to times age-abiding, Let Yahweh rejoice in his own works:
32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
Who looketh at the earth, and it trembleth, He toucheth 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 Yahweh, as long as I live! Yea I will touch the strings to my God, while I continue;
34 Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
Pleasing unto him, be my (meditation) I, will rejoice in Yahweh.
35 Let sinners cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah.
Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth And, the lawless, no more, shall exist, —Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, Praise ye Yah!
