Psalms 104
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great, clad in awful splendour,
2 He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain;
covered with robe of light. You stretch out the heavens like the cloth of a tent.
3 He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; He maketh the clouds his chariot; He rideth upon the wings of the wind.
He lays the beams of his chambers on water. He takes dark clouds for his chariot, and rides on the wings of the wind.
4 He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.
He takes the winds for his messengers, the fire and the flame for his servants.
5 He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.
He founded the earth upon pillars, to sustain it unshaken forever.
6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!
With the garment of ocean he covered it, waters towered over the mountains.
7 At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
But at your rebuke they fled, scared by the roar of your thunder,
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.
mountains rose, valleys sank down to the place appointed for them.
9 Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.
They dared not pass the bounds set for them, or cover the earth any more.
10 He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;
He sent brooks into the valleys, they meander between the mountains.
11 They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.
The wild beasts all drink from them, and the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
The birds have their home by the banks, and sing in the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works!
From his chambers above he gives drink to the mountains, and satisfies earth with the vials of heaven.
14 He causeth grass to spring up for cattle, And herbage for the service of man, To bring forth food out of the earth,
He makes grass grow for the cattle, and herbs for people. He brings bread out of the earth;
15 And wine that gladdeneth the heart of man, Making his face to shine more than oil, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
wine, to gladden hearts; oil, to make faces shine; bread, to strengthen hearts.
16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
The trees of the Lord drink their fill the cedars he planted on Lebanon,
17 There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.
where the little birds build their nest, and the stork whose home is the cypress.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.
The high hills are for the wild goats, and the rocks are for coneys to hide in.
19 He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.
He created the moon to mark seasons, and told the sun when to set.
20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!
You make it dark: night comes, when all the wild beasts creep out.
21 The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.
Young lions that roar for their prey, seeking their meat from God.
22 When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
At sunrise they slink away, and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the evening.
Then people go forth to their work, and toil till evening.
24 O LORD! how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all! The earth is full of thy riches!
How many, O Lord, are your works, all of them made in wisdom! The earth is filled with your creatures.
25 Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.
And there is the great broad sea, where are countless things in motion, living creatures, both great and small.
26 There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
There go the ships, and the Leviathan you made to play there.
27 All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season.
They all look in hope to you, to give them their food in due season.
28 Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good.
And you give with open hand; they gather and eat to their heart’s desire.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust.
When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take their breath away, they die and go back to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth.
But a breath from your lips creates them, and renews the face of the earth.
31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;
May the glory of the Lord be forever, may the Lord rejoice in his works.
32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
A glance of his makes the earth tremble, a touch of his makes the hills smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live, I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
I will sing to the Lord while I live, I will play to my God while I am.
34 May my meditation be acceptable to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.
May my musing be sweet to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
35 May sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!
But may sinners be swept from the earth, and the wicked vanish forever. O my soul, bless the Lord. Hallelujah.
