Psalms 104
1 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great, clad in awful splendor,
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
2 covered with robe of light. You stretch out the heavens like the cloth of a tent.
Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
3 He lays the beams of his chambers on water. He takes dark clouds for his chariot, and rides on the wings of the wind.
Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;
4 He takes the winds for his messengers, the fire and the flame for his servants.
Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
5 He founded the earth upon pillars, to sustain it unshaken forever.
Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
6 With the garment of ocean he covered it, waters towered over the mountains.
Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 But at your rebuke they fled, scared by the roar of your thunder,
At Thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away —
8 mountains rose, valleys sank down to the place appointed for them.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
9 They dared not pass the bounds set for them, or cover the earth any more.
Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
10 He sent brooks into the valleys, they meander between the mountains.
Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
11 The wild beasts all drink from them, and the wild asses quench their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 The birds have their home by the banks, and sing in the branches.
Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
13 From his chambers above he gives drink to the mountains, and satisfies earth with the vials of heaven.
Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and herbs for people. He brings bread out of the earth;
Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring forth bread out of the earth,
15 wine, to gladden hearts; oil, to make faces shine; bread, to strengthen hearts.
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.
16 The trees of the Lord drink their fill the cedars he planted on Lebanon,
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
17 where the little birds build their nest, and the stork whose home is the cypress.
Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
18 The high hills are for the wild goats, and the rocks are for coneys to hide in.
The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies.
19 He created the moon to mark seasons, and told the sun when to set.
Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
20 You make it dark: night comes, when all the wild beasts creep out.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 Young lions that roar for their prey, seeking their meat from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
22 At sunrise they slink away, and lie down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
23 Then people go forth to their work, and toil till evening.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24 How many, O Lord, are your works, all of them made in wisdom! The earth is filled with your creatures.
How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
25 And there is the great broad sea, where are countless things in motion, living creatures, both great and small.
Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
26 There go the ships, and the Leviathan you made to play there.
There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
27 They all look in hope to you, to give them their food in due season.
All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
28 And you give with open hand; they gather and eat to their heart’s desire.
Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take their breath away, they die and go back to their dust.
Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.
30 But a breath from your lips creates them, and renews the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord be forever, may the Lord rejoice in his works.
May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!
32 A glance of his makes the earth tremble, a touch of his makes the hills smoke.
Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the Lord while I live, I will play to my God while I am.
I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34 May my musing be sweet to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
35 But may sinners be swept from the earth, and the wicked vanish forever. O my soul, bless the Lord. Hallelujah.
Let sinners cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah.
