Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou are very great. Thou are clothed with honor and majesty,
2 Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
who covers thyself with light as with a garment, who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
3 Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,
who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
4 Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
who makes his agents spirits, his ministers a flame of fire,
5 He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
who laid the foundations of the earth that it should not be moved forever.
6 The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
Thou covered it with the deep as with a vesture. The waters stood above the mountains.
7 From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.
At thy rebuke they fled. At the voice of thy thunder they hastened away.
8 They go up hills — they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou had founded for them.
9 A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
Thou have set a bound that they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation. They sing among the branches.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
14 Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, and herbage for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,
15 And wine — it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread — the heart of man it supporteth.
and wine that makes glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.
16 Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
The trees of Jehovah are full, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,
17 Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
where the birds make their nests. As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,
The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows his going down.
20 Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
Thou make darkness, and it is night, during which all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
22 The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
The sun arises; they get away, and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
24 How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.
O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom have thou made them all. The earth is full of thy riches.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things — innumerable, Living creatures — small with great.
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable creeping things, both small and great beasts.
26 There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
There go the ships. There is leviathan, whom thou have formed to play in it.
27 All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
These all wait for thee, that thou may give them their food in due season.
28 Thou dost give to them — they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand — they [are] satisfied [with] good.
Thou give to them, they gather. Thou open thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 Thou hidest Thy face — they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit — they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
Thou hide thy face, they are troubled. Thou take away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.
Thou send forth thy Spirit, they are created, and thou renew the face of the ground.
31 The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,
Let the glory of Jehovah endure forever. Let Jehovah rejoice in his works,
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
who looks on the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing to Jehovah as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34 Sweet is my meditation on Him, I — I do rejoice in Jehovah.
Let thy meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Jehovah.
35 Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.
