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, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest 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 layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
Thou didst cover 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 down — 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 didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run 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 asses quench their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of 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,
Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring 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 that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's 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, which He hath planted;
17 Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
Wherein 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.
Who appointedst 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 makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do 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 ariseth, they slink away, and couch 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 LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest 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 hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, 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,
May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
Who 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 the LORD 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 my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice 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 cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah.
