Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.
Bless, O my soul, the Lord. O Lord my God, thou art very great; with glory and majesty art thou clothed.
2 Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
[Thou art he] who wrappeth himself in light as with a garment; who stretcheth 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 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 Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
Who maketh the winds his messengers; the flaming fire his ministers;
5 He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
Who hath founded the earth upon her bases, that she should not be moved to all eternity.
6 The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
Thou hadst covered the deep as with a garment: above the mountains stood the waters.
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.
They ascended mountains; they went down valleys, 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.
Bounds hast thou set which they cannot pass over, that they return not again to cover the earth.
10 Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
[Thou art he] who sendeth springs into the valleys, between mountains they run along.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the field: the wild asses quench [thereon] their thirst.
12 By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
By them have the fowls of the heaven ever their habitation, from between the branches they send forth their voice.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
Who watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: from the fruit of thy works is the earth satisfied.
14 Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from 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 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 joyful the heart of man, [and] oil to brighten his face, and bread which strengtheneth the heart of man.
16 Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
Full of sap are the trees of the Lord, the cedars of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17 Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
Where the birds make their nests: the stork—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 shelter for the conies.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
He hath made 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 causest darkness, and it becometh night, wherein creep forth all the beasts of the forest.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
The young lions roar after their prey, and ask from God their food.
22 The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
The sun ariseth, they withdraw [to their lairs], and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
Man goeth [then] forth unto 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.
How manifold are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast 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.
Here is this great and wide-extended sea; therein are moving things without number, living creatures both small and great.
26 There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
There the ships make their way: [there also] is the leviathan, whom thou hast made to sport therein.
27 All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
All of these wait upon thee, to give them their food in its due season.
28 Thou dost give to them — they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand — they [are] satisfied [with] good.
What thou givest them they gather: 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 suddenly vanish: thou takest away their spirit, they perish, and to their dust they return.
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,
The glory of the Lord will endure for ever; the Lord will rejoice in his works:
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
He who looketh down on the earth, and she trembleth; who 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 while I live: I will sing praises to my God while I exist.
34 Sweet is my meditation on Him, I — I do rejoice in Jehovah.
May my speech be agreeable to him: I will indeed 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!
May the sinners cease from off the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless, O my soul, the Lord. Hallelujah.
