Psalms 104
1 BLESS the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour 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 layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh 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 maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
He takes the winds for his messengers, the fire and the flame for his servants.
5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
He founded the earth upon pillars, to sustain it unshaken forever.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: 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 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
mountains rose, valleys sank down to the place appointed for them.
9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
They dared not pass the bounds set for them, or cover the earth any more.
10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
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 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
The birds have their home by the banks, and sing in the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
From his chambers above he gives drink to the mountains, and satisfies earth with the vials of heaven.
14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food 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 oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.
wine, to gladden hearts; oil, to make faces shine; bread, to strengthen hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
The trees of the Lord drink their fill the cedars he planted on Lebanon,
17 Where 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 hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
The high hills are for the wild goats, and the rocks are for coneys to hide in.
19 He appointed 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 meat from God.
Young lions that roar for their prey, seeking their meat from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down 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 O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom 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 great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
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 that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
There go the ships, and the Leviathan you made to play there.
27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
They all look in hope to you, to give them their food in due season.
28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
And you give with open hand; they gather and eat to their heart’s desire.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, 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 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
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 hills, 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 my being.
I will sing to the Lord while I live, I will play to my God while I am.
34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad 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 let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord.
But may sinners be swept from the earth, and the wicked vanish forever. O my soul, bless the Lord. Hallelujah.
