Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven 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,
You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.
7 They flee from Your rebuke, They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded for them.
The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.
9 You have set a border, they do not pass over, They do not turn back to cover the earth.
You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,
14 Causing grass to spring up for livestock, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread 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.
and wine, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
17 Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes,
The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.
20 You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek their food from God.
The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.
23 Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, 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.
How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
All these expect you to give them food in due time.
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.
29 You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they return to their dust.
But if you turn your face away, they will be disturbed. You will take away their breath, and they will fail, and they will return to their dust.
30 You send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will 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 be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. 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 the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God, as long as I am.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight in the Lord.
35 Sinners are consumed from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, YHWH. Praise YAH!
Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
