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, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.
2 Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Covering himself [with] light as a garment, 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;
Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,
4 Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
5 Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.
The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
7 At Thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away —
From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
They go up hills — they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.
9 Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
10 Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
11 They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.
They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.
12 Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
13 Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
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,
Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth 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 — it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread — the heart of man it supporteth.
16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
17 Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies.
The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,
19 Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
22 The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — 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 have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.
25 Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things — innumerable, Living creatures — small with great.
26 There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
27 All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
28 Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
Thou dost give to them — they gather, Thou dost open 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 troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit — they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
30 Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
Thou sendest out 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!
The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,
32 Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, 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 sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
34 Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
Sweet is my meditation on Him, I — I do rejoice in Jehovah.
35 Let sinners cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah.
Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!
