Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
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 coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.
7 They flee from Your rebuke, They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded for them.
The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast 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 shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be 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,
Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring 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 that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man’s heart.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
17 Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes,
The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek their food from God.
The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
Man shall go forth to 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 great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.
29 You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they return to their dust.
But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust.
30 You send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt 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 for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: 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 to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
Let my speech be acceptable to him: but 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 be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
