Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
[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 honour:
2 [Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain;
who do robe yourself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.
3 Who frameth of the waters the beams of his upper-chambers; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh along upon the wings of the wind:
Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind.
4 Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.
5 Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.
6 Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills.
7 At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
At your rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of your thunder they shall be alarmed.
8 They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which you have founded for them.
9 Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.
You have set a bound which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth.
10 [Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
He sends forth his fountains amongst the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains.
11 They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.
They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take [of them] to [quench] their thirst.
12 By them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.
By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.
13 Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of your works.
14 [Thou art he] who causeth grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs by the service of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth;
He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;
15 And wine that maketh joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.
and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart.
16 Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;
The trees of the plain shall be full [of sap]; [even] the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.
17 Where the birds make their nests: the stork—fir-trees are her house.
There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead amongst them.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats: the rocks are a shelter for the conies.
The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, [and] the rock for the rabbits.
19 He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
20 Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
You did make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad:
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.
[even] young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth [then] forth unto his work, and to his labor until the evening.
Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour till evening.
24 How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
How great are your works, O Lord! in wisdom have you wrought them all: the earth is filled with your creation.
25 Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
[So is] this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.
26 There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.
There go the ships; [and] this dragon whom you have made to play in it.
27 All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.
All wait upon you, to give them [their] food in due season.
28 What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
When you have given [it] them, they will gather [it]; and when you have opened your hand, they shall all be filled with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
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.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.
You shall send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created; and you shall renew the face of the earth.
31 The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works;
32 He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing unto the Lord while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.
I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist.
34 May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice in the Lord.
Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord.
35 May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
