Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
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,
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 They flee from Your rebuke, They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded for them.
the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
9 You have set a border, they do not pass over, They do not turn back to cover the earth.
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between 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.
The birds of the air nest beside the springs; 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 satisfied by the fruit of His works.
14 Causing grass to spring up for livestock, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from 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.
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
17 Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes,
The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
20 You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek their food from God.
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
The sun rises, and they withdraw; they 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 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.
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
29 You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they return to their dust.
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 You send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
31 The glory of YHWH is for all time, YHWH rejoices in His works,
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
33 I sing to YHWH during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35 Sinners are consumed from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, YHWH. Praise YAH!
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!
