Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.
To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;
2 Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.
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,
You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.
4 Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.
5 He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.
6 The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.
7 From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.
At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.
8 They go up hills — they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.
The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.
9 A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.
10 Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of the mountains.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.
All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.
12 By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your works,
14 Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread from 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, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.
16 Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.
17 Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,
The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.
20 Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.
22 The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, 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.
How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things — innumerable, Living creatures — small with great.
This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.
26 There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.
27 All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
All these expect you to give them food in due time.
28 Thou dost give to them — they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand — they [are] satisfied [with] good.
What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.
29 Thou hidest Thy face — they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit — they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
But if you turn your face away, they will be disturbed. You will take away their breath, and they will fail, and they will return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.
You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.
31 The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,
May the glory of the Lord be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. 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 the Lord with my life. I will sing psalms to my God, as long as I am.
34 Sweet is my meditation on Him, I — I do rejoice in Jehovah.
May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight in the Lord.
35 Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!
Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.
