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! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-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 layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
Thou hadst 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 hasted away; —
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place 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 border, they do not pass over, They do not turn back 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 is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
He sendeth the 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 asses quench their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied 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 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—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 which gladdeneth the heart of man; making [his] face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath 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 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 for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
20 You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein 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 the prey, and to seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour 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 manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast 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 great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
29 You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they 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 send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 The glory of YHWH is for all time, YHWH rejoices in His works,
The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth 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 unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
My meditation shall be pleasant unto 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!
Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!
