Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou are very great. Thou are clothed with honor and majesty,
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
3 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,
who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
who makes his agents spirits, his ministers a flame of fire,
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
who laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be moved forever.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
Thou covered it with the deep as with a vesture. The waters stood above the mountains.
7 They flee from Your rebuke, They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
At thy rebuke they fled. At the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded for them.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou had founded for them.
9 You have set a border, they do not pass over, They do not turn back to cover the earth.
Thou have set a bound that they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation. They sing among the branches.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
14 Causing grass to spring up for livestock, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,
15 And wine—it makes the heart of man glad, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread—it supports the heart of man.
and wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
The trees of Jehovah are full, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,
17 Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
where the birds make their nests. As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes,
The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows his going down.
20 You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
Thou make darkness, and it is night, during which all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek their food from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
The sun arises; they get away, and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
24 How many have been Your works, O YHWH, You have made all of them in wisdom, The earth is full of your possessions.
O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom have thou made them all. The earth is full of thy riches.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable creeping things, both small and great beasts.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
There go the ships. There is leviathan, whom thou have formed to play in it.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
These all wait for thee, that thou may give them their food in due season.
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
Thou give to them, they gather. Thou open thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they return to their dust.
Thou hide thy face, they are troubled. Thou take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 You send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
Thou send forth thy Spirit, they are created, and thou renew the face of the ground.
31 The glory of YHWH is for all time, YHWH rejoices in His works,
Let the glory of Jehovah endure forever. Let Jehovah rejoice in his works,
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
who looks on the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I sing to YHWH during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing to Jehovah as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
Let thy meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Jehovah.
35 Sinners are consumed from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, YHWH. Praise YAH!
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.
