Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, —Yahweh, my God, thou art exceedingly great, With honour and majesty, hast thou clothed thyself,
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with honor and majesty.
2 Putting on light, as a robe, Stretching out the heavens, as a curtain;
Who cover yourself with light as with a garment: who stretch out the heavens like a curtain:
3 Building, in the waters, his upper chambers, —Who maketh clouds his chariot, Who passeth along on the wings of the wind;
Who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters: who makes the clouds his chariot: who walks on the wings of the wind:
4 Making His messengers, winds, His attendants, a flaming fire;
Who makes his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
5 He hath fixed the earth on its foundations, It is not to be shaken, to times age-abiding and beyond.
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
6 With the resounding deep—as a garment, hast thou covered it, Above the mountains, stand the waters;
You covered it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At thy rebuke, they flee, At the voice of thy thunder, they hurry away;
At your rebuke they fled; at the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
8 Mountains rise, Valleys sink, Unto the place which thou hast fixed for them;
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which you have founded for them.
9 Bounds, hast thou set, which they are not to pass over, They are not to return to cover the earth.
You have set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 Who hast sent forth springs, through the torrent-beds, Between the mountains, they flow along;
He sends the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
11 They give drink, to every wild beast of the field, The wild asses do break their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Over them, the bird of the heavens settleth down, From amidst the foliage, they utter a voice.
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
13 Who watereth the mountains out of his upper chambers, Out of the fruit of thy works, thou satisfiest the earth.
He waters the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works.
14 Who causeth the grass to shoot forth for the cattle, And the herb, for the service of man, That he may bring forth food out of the earth;
He causes 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, may rejoice the heart of man, Making radiant his well-nourished face, —And, food, may, the heart of man, sustain.
And wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengthens man’s heart.
16 Satisfied are, The trees of Yahweh, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
17 Where the birds build their nests, The stork, in the fir-trees, hath her house;
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high mountains, are for the chamois, The crags, are a refuge for the conies.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
19 He hath made the moon for seasons, And, the sun, knoweth his place for entering in.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
20 Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, Therein, creepeth forth, Every wild beast of the forest;
You make darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 The young lions, roaring for prey, And seeking, from GOD, their food.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22 The sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And, in their lairs, lay them down.
The sun rises, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labour, until evening.
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
24 How thy works abound, O Yahweh! All of them—in wisdom, hast thou made, The earth is full of thy possession: —
O LORD, how manifold are your works! in wisdom have you made them all: the earth is full of your riches.
25 This sea here, is great and broad on both hands, —Wherein are creeping things, even without number, Living things, small with great;
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 There, ships, sail along, This sea-monster, thou hast formed to sport therein;
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom you have made to play therein.
27 All of them, for thee, do wait, That thou mayest give them their food in its season;
These wait all on you; that you may give them their meat in due season.
28 Thou givest unto them, they gather, Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
That you give them they gather: you open your hand, they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed, Thou withdrawest their spirit, They cease to breathe, And, unto their own dust, do they return:
You hide your face, they are troubled: you take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the ground.
You send forth your spirit, they are created: and you renew the face of the earth.
31 Be thy glory, O Yahweh, to times age-abiding, Let Yahweh rejoice in his own works:
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
32 Who looketh at the earth, and it trembleth, He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the hills, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to Yahweh, as long as I live! Yea I will touch the strings to my God, while I continue;
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 Pleasing unto him, be my (meditation) I, will rejoice in Yahweh.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
35 Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth And, the lawless, no more, shall exist, —Bless, O my soul, Yahweh, Praise ye Yah!
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless you the LORD, O my soul. Praise you the LORD.
