Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.
Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
2 Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest 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 layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;
4 Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
5 He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
6 The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
Thou didst cover 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 hasted 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 — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
9 A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
10 Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between 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 asses quench their thirst.
12 By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of 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,
Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring forth bread 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 maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.
16 Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
17 Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
Wherein 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.
Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
20 Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do 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 ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour 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 manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things — innumerable, Living creatures — small with great.
Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
26 There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
27 All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest 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 givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest 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 hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.
Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest 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 endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth 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 unto the LORD 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 my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice 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 cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah.
