Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth 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 frameth of the waters the beams of his upper-chambers; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh along upon the wings of the wind:
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
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 hastened away.
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded for them.
They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, 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.
Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
By them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
14 Causing grass to spring up for livestock, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
[Thou art he] who causeth grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs by the service of man, that he may 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 joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, 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: the stork—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 shelter for the conies.
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 causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek their food from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
Man goeth [then] forth unto his work, and to his labor 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 riches.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
What thou givest them they gather: 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 suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
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 the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who 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 while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed 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 the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
