Psalms 104
1 Bless the LORD, my soul. The LORD, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.
Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
2 He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth out the heavens like a curtain;
3 He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
Who frameth of the waters the beams of his upper-chambers; who maketh the clouds his chariot; who walketh along upon the wings of the wind:
4 He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire.
Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
6 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
7 At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.
They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, that they don’t turn again to cover the earth.
Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.
10 He sends springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
11 They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.
By them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.
13 He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth:
[Thou art he] who causeth grass to grow for the cattle, and herbs by the service of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth;
15 wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
And wine that maketh joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.
16 The LORD’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,
Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17 where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees.
Where the birds make their nests: the stork—fir-trees are her house.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
The high mountains are for the wild goats: the rocks are a shelter for the conies.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.
Thou causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.
22 The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes out to his work, to his labor until the evening.
Man goeth [then] forth unto his work, and to his labor until the evening.
24 LORD, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom 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.
Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
26 There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.
27 These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season.
All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.
28 You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
What thou givest them they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.
Thou hidest thy face, they suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
30 You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 Let the LORD’s glory endure forever. Let the LORD rejoice in his works.
The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
I will sing unto the Lord while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.
34 Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in the LORD.
May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD!
May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
