Psalms 104
1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you have clothed yourself with praise and honor:
Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
2 who do robe yourself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.
Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —
3 Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind.
Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
4 Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
5 Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.
He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
6 The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills.
Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
7 At your rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of your thunder they shall be alarmed.
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
8 They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which you have founded for them.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —
9 You have set a bound which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth.
Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 He sends forth his fountains among the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;
11 They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take [of them] to [quench] their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.
The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of your works.
He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;
He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
15 and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart.
And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making [his] face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.
16 The trees of the plain shall be full [of sap]; [even] the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.
The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
17 There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them.
Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, [and] the rock for the rabbits.
The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
20 You did make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad:
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:
21 [even] young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God.
The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.
22 The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labor till evening.
Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
24 How great are your works, O Lord! in wisdom have you wrought them all: the earth is filled with your creation.
How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 [So is] this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.
Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
26 There go the ships; [and] this dragon whom you have made to play in it.
There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
27 All wait upon you, to give them [their] food in due season.
These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
28 When you have given [it] them, they will gather [it]; and when you have opened your hand, they shall all be filled with good.
That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
29 But when you have turned away your face, they shall be troubled: you will take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
30 You shall send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created; and you shall renew the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works;
The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
32 who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being.
34 Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord.
My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
35 Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!
