< Psalms 104 >

1 Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, You have been very great, You have put on splendor and majesty.
I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, Yahweh my God, you are very magnificent; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
You cover yourself with light as with a garment; you spread 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,
You lay the beams of your chambers on the clouds; you make the clouds your chariot; you walk on the wings of the wind.
4 Making His messengers—the winds, His ministers—the flaming fire.
He makes the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
He laid the foundations of the earth, and it will never be moved.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, Waters stand above hills.
You covered the earth with water like a garment; the water covered the mountains.
7 They flee from Your rebuke, They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder.
Your rebuke made the waters recede; at the sound of your thunderous voice they fled.
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, To a place You have founded for them.
The mountains rose, and the valleys spread out into the places that you had appointed 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 boundary for them that they will not cross; they will not cover the earth again.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, They go on between hills.
He made springs flow into the valleys; the streams flow between the mountains.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
They supply water for all the animals of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
By the riverbanks the birds build their nests; they sing among the branches.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
He waters the mountains from his water chambers in the sky. The earth is filled with the fruit of his labor.
14 Causing grass to spring up for livestock, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
He makes the grass grow for the cattle and plants for man to cultivate so that man may produce food 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.
He makes wine to make man happy, oil to make his face shine, and food to sustain his life.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
The trees of Yahweh get plenty of rain; the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
17 Where birds make nests, The stork—the firs [are] her house.
There the birds make their nests. The stork makes the cypress tree her home.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes,
The wild goats live on the high mountains; the mountain heights are a refuge for the hyraxes.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
He appointed the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
20 You set darkness, and it is night, Every beast of the forest creeps in it.
You make the darkness of the night when all the beasts of the forest come out.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek their food from God.
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, And they crouch in their dens.
When the sun rises, they retreat and sleep in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
Meanwhile, people go out to their work and labor away 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.
Yahweh, how many and varied are your works! With wisdom you made them all; the earth overflows with your works.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things—innumerable, Living creatures—small with great.
Over there is the sea, deep and wide, teeming with innumerable creatures, both small and great.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
The ships travel there, and Leviathan is also there, which you formed to play in the sea.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
All these look to you to give them their food on time.
28 You give to them—they gather, You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good.
When you give to them, they gather; when you open your hand, they are satisfied.
29 You hide Your face—they are troubled, You gather their spirit—they expire, And they return to their dust.
When you hide your face, they are troubled; if you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 You send out Your Spirit, they are created, And You renew the face of the ground.
When you send out your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the countryside.
31 The glory of YHWH is for all time, YHWH rejoices in His works,
May the glory of Yahweh last forever; may Yahweh enjoy his creation.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, He comes against hills, and they smoke.
He looks down on the earth, and it shakes; 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 Yahweh all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, I rejoice in YHWH.
May my thoughts be sweet to him; I will rejoice in Yahweh.
35 Sinners are consumed from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, YHWH. Praise YAH!
May sinners vanish from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. I give praise to Yahweh with all my life. Praise Yahweh.

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