Psalms 104
1 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, Yahweh my God, you are very magnificent; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power.
2 You cover yourself with light as with a garment; you spread out the heavens like a tent curtain.
You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain:
3 You lay the beams of your chambers on the clouds; you make the clouds your chariot; you walk on the wings of the wind.
The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind:
4 He makes the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants.
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, and it will never be moved.
He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever;
6 You covered the earth with water like a garment; the water covered the mountains.
Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains;
7 Your rebuke made the waters recede; at the sound of your thunderous voice they fled.
At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear;
8 The mountains rose, and the valleys spread out into the places that you had appointed for them.
The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them.
9 You have set a boundary for them that they will not cross; they will not cover the earth again.
You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them.
10 He made springs flow into the valleys; the streams flow between the mountains.
You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills.
11 They supply water for all the animals of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water.
12 By the riverbanks the birds build their nests; they sing among the branches.
The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from his water chambers in the sky. The earth is filled with the fruit of his labor.
He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works.
14 He makes the grass grow for the cattle and plants for man to cultivate so that man may produce food from the earth.
He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth;
15 He makes wine to make man happy, oil to make his face shine, and food to sustain his life.
And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.
16 The trees of Yahweh get plenty of rain; the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting;
17 There the birds make their nests. The stork makes the cypress tree her home.
Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house.
18 The wild goats live on the high mountains; the mountain heights are a refuge for the hyraxes.
The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts.
19 He appointed the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down.
20 You make the darkness of the night when all the beasts of the forest come out.
When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places.
21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God.
22 When the sun rises, they retreat and sleep in their dens.
The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest.
23 Meanwhile, people go out to their work and labor away until the evening.
Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening.
24 Yahweh, how many and varied are your works! With wisdom you made them all; the earth overflows with your works.
O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made.
25 Over there is the sea, deep and wide, teeming with innumerable creatures, both small and great.
There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered.
26 The ships travel there, and Leviathan is also there, which you formed to play in the sea.
There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything.
27 All these look to you to give them their food on time.
All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time.
28 When you give to them, they gather; when you open your hand, they are satisfied.
They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand.
29 When you hide your face, they are troubled; if you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust.
30 When you send out your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the countryside.
If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of Yahweh last forever; may Yahweh enjoy his creation.
Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works:
32 He looks down on the earth, and it shakes; he touches the mountains, and they smoke.
At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke.
33 I will sing to Yahweh all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being.
34 May my thoughts be sweet to him; I will rejoice in Yahweh.
Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord.
35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. I give praise to Yahweh with all my life. Praise Yahweh.
Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord.
