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 honour 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 layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the 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 flaming fire:
5 He has founded earth on its bases, It is not moved for all time and forever.
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for 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 garment: 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.
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to 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 that 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, which run among the hills.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild donkeys break their thirst.
They give drink to every beast 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 them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works.
He watereth the hills from his 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 causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food 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, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted,
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; 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 hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun has known his place of entrance.
He appointeth 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: in which 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 withdraw, and lay themselves down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work, And to his service—until evening.
Man goeth 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.
O LORD, how many are thy works! 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.
So is this great and wide sea, in which are creeping things innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, That You have formed to play in it.
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, which thou hast made to play in it.
27 All of them look to You, To give their food in its season.
These wait all upon 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.
That which thou givest 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 die, 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 the LORD shall 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 on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, 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.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad 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 let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
