< 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,
He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth 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,
He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; He maketh the clouds his chariot; He rideth upon the wings of the wind.
4 Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.
5 He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for 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 garment; 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, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.
9 A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.
10 Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them 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.
About them the birds of heaven 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 watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied 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 causeth grass to spring up for cattle, And herbage for the service of man, To 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 gladdeneth the heart of man, Making his face to shine more than oil, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
16 Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.
19 He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.
He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go 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, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.
22 The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
Man goeth 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 LORD! how manifold are thy works! 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.
Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.
26 There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
27 All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
All these wait on thee To 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 to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine 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 are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the 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,
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills, 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 as long as I live, I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 Sweet is my meditation on Him, I — I do rejoice in Jehovah.
May my meditation be acceptable to him! 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!
May sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!

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