Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.
Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!
2 Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.
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 place the roof-beams of your house in the rainclouds. You make the clouds your chariots. You ride on the wings of the wind.
4 Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.
5 He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
6 The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—
7 From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.
but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.
8 They go up hills — they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.
The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.
9 A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
You set a boundary for the oceans so they would not come back and cover the earth.
10 Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.
They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
You send down rain on the mountains from your home high above; you fill the earth with good things.
14 Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
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 to make them happy, olive oil to make their faces shine, and bread to make them strong.
16 Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
The Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,
Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
You made the moon to mark the months, and the sun knows when to set.
20 Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
You make darkness fall and the night comes, the time when the forest animals come out to hunt.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
The young lions roar as they seek their prey, looking for the food that God provides for them.
22 The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
Then people leave for work, working 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.
Lord, how many different things you have made—all of them wisely created! The earth is full of your creatures.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things — innumerable, Living creatures — small with great.
Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.
26 There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
Ships sail there, and Leviathan, that you made to play in it.
27 All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
28 Thou dost give to them — they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand — they [are] satisfied [with] good.
When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.
29 Thou hidest Thy face — they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit — they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
When you turn away from them, they're terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.
When you send your breath, they are created, and life covers the earth again.
31 The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,
May the Lord's glory last forever! The Lord is happy with all he has made.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.
33 I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing to the Lord for as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God my whole life.
34 Sweet is my meditation on Him, I — I do rejoice in Jehovah.
May he be pleased with my thoughts because I am happy 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 be destroyed from the earth; let the wicked cease to exist. Let every part of me praise the Lord!
