Psalms 104
1 Bless YHWH, my soul. YHWH, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
My soule, prayse thou the Lord: O Lord my God, thou art exceeding great, thou art clothed with glorie and honour.
2 He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
Which couereth himselfe with light as with a garment, and spreadeth the heauens like a curtaine.
3 He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
Which layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, and maketh the cloudes his chariot, and walketh vpon the wings of the winde.
4 He makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire.
Which maketh his spirits his messengers, and a flaming fire his ministers.
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever and ever.
He set the earth vpon her foundations, so that it shall neuer moue.
6 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
Thou coueredst it with the deepe as with a garment: the waters woulde stand aboue the mountaines.
7 At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
But at thy rebuke they flee: at the voyce of thy thunder they haste away.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.
And the mountaines ascend, and the valleis descend to the place which thou hast established for them.
9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they do not turn again to cover the earth.
But thou hast set them a bounde, which they shall not passe: they shall not returne to couer the earth.
10 He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
He sendeth the springs into the valleis, which runne betweene the mountaines.
11 They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They shall giue drinke to all the beasts of the fielde, and the wilde asses shall quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky nest by them; among the branches they give forth a sound.
By these springs shall the foules of the heauen dwell, and sing among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
He watereth the mountaines from his chambers, and the earth is filled with the fruite of thy workes.
14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth:
He causeth grasse to growe for the cattell, and herbe for the vse of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth,
15 wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oyle to make the face to shine, and bread that strengtheneth mans heart.
16 YHWH's trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
The high trees are satisfied, euen the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
17 where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees.
That ye birdes may make their nestes there: the storke dwelleth in the firre trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
The high mountaines are for the goates: the rockes are a refuge for the conies.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
He appoynted the moone for certaine seasons: the sunne knoweth his going downe.
20 You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.
Thou makest darkenesse, and it is night, wherein all the beastes of the forest creepe forth.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
The lions roare after their praye, and seeke their meate at God.
22 The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.
When the sunne riseth, they retire, and couche in their dennes.
23 Man goes forth to his work, to his labor until the evening.
Then goeth man forth to his worke, and to his labour vntill the euening.
24 YHWH, how many are your works. In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
O Lord, howe manifolde are thy workes! in wisdome hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
So is this sea great and wide: for therein are things creeping innumerable, both small beastes and great.
26 There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
There goe the shippes, yea, that Liuiathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
27 All of them look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
All these waite vpon thee, that thou maiest giue them foode in due season.
28 You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
Thou giuest it to them, and they gather it: thou openest thine hand, and they are filled with good things.
29 You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
But if thou hide thy face, they are troubled: if thou take away their breath, they dye and returne to their dust.
30 You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
Againe if thou send forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renuest the face of the earth.
31 Let the glory of YHWH endure forever. Let YHWH rejoice in his works.
Glory be to the Lord for euer: let the Lord reioyce in his workes.
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He looketh on the earth and it trembleth: he toucheth the mountaines, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to YHWH all my life. I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist.
I will sing vnto the Lord all my life: I will prayse my God, while I liue.
34 Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in YHWH.
Let my wordes be acceptable vnto him: I will reioyce in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless YHWH, my soul. Praise JAH.
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked till there be no more: O my soule, prayse thou the Lord. Prayse ye the Lord.
