< Ψαλμοί 104 >

1 τῷ Δαυιδ εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον κύριε ὁ θεός μου ἐμεγαλύνθης σφόδρα ἐξομολόγησιν καὶ εὐπρέπειαν ἐνεδύσω
Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
2 ἀναβαλλόμενος φῶς ὡς ἱμάτιον ἐκτείνων τὸν οὐρανὸν ὡσεὶ δέρριν
Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —
3 ὁ στεγάζων ἐν ὕδασιν τὰ ὑπερῷα αὐτοῦ ὁ τιθεὶς νέφη τὴν ἐπίβασιν αὐτοῦ ὁ περιπατῶν ἐπὶ πτερύγων ἀνέμων
Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
4 ὁ ποιῶν τοὺς ἀγγέλους αὐτοῦ πνεύματα καὶ τοὺς λειτουργοὺς αὐτοῦ πῦρ φλέγον
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
5 ἐθεμελίωσεν τὴν γῆν ἐπὶ τὴν ἀσφάλειαν αὐτῆς οὐ κλιθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα τοῦ αἰῶνος
He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
6 ἄβυσσος ὡς ἱμάτιον τὸ περιβόλαιον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τῶν ὀρέων στήσονται ὕδατα
Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
7 ἀπὸ ἐπιτιμήσεώς σου φεύξονται ἀπὸ φωνῆς βροντῆς σου δειλιάσουσιν
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
8 ἀναβαίνουσιν ὄρη καὶ καταβαίνουσιν πεδία εἰς τόπον ὃν ἐθεμελίωσας αὐτοῖς
The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —
9 ὅριον ἔθου ὃ οὐ παρελεύσονται οὐδὲ ἐπιστρέψουσιν καλύψαι τὴν γῆν
Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 ὁ ἐξαποστέλλων πηγὰς ἐν φάραγξιν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν ὀρέων διελεύσονται ὕδατα
He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;
11 ποτιοῦσιν πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ προσδέξονται ὄναγροι εἰς δίψαν αὐτῶν
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 ἐπ’ αὐτὰ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσει ἐκ μέσου τῶν πετρῶν δώσουσιν φωνήν
The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
13 ποτίζων ὄρη ἐκ τῶν ὑπερῴων αὐτοῦ ἀπὸ καρποῦ τῶν ἔργων σου χορτασθήσεται ἡ γῆ
He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 ἐξανατέλλων χόρτον τοῖς κτήνεσιν καὶ χλόην τῇ δουλείᾳ τῶν ἀνθρώπων τοῦ ἐξαγαγεῖν ἄρτον ἐκ τῆς γῆς
He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
15 καὶ οἶνος εὐφραίνει καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου τοῦ ἱλαρῦναι πρόσωπον ἐν ἐλαίῳ καὶ ἄρτος καρδίαν ἀνθρώπου στηρίζει
And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making [his] face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.
16 χορτασθήσεται τὰ ξύλα τοῦ πεδίου αἱ κέδροι τοῦ Λιβάνου ἃς ἐφύτευσεν
The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
17 ἐκεῖ στρουθία ἐννοσσεύσουσιν τοῦ ἐρωδιοῦ ἡ οἰκία ἡγεῖται αὐτῶν
Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 ὄρη τὰ ὑψηλὰ ταῖς ἐλάφοις πέτρα καταφυγὴ τοῖς χοιρογρυλλίοις
The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.
19 ἐποίησεν σελήνην εἰς καιρούς ὁ ἥλιος ἔγνω τὴν δύσιν αὐτοῦ
He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
20 ἔθου σκότος καὶ ἐγένετο νύξ ἐν αὐτῇ διελεύσονται πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ δρυμοῦ
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:
21 σκύμνοι ὠρυόμενοι ἁρπάσαι καὶ ζητῆσαι παρὰ τοῦ θεοῦ βρῶσιν αὐτοῖς
The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.
22 ἀνέτειλεν ὁ ἥλιος καὶ συνήχθησαν καὶ ἐν ταῖς μάνδραις αὐτῶν κοιτασθήσονται
The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
23 ἐξελεύσεται ἄνθρωπος ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ἐργασίαν αὐτοῦ ἕως ἑσπέρας
Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
24 ὡς ἐμεγαλύνθη τὰ ἔργα σου κύριε πάντα ἐν σοφίᾳ ἐποίησας ἐπληρώθη ἡ γῆ τῆς κτήσεώς σου
How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 αὕτη ἡ θάλασσα ἡ μεγάλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος ἐκεῖ ἑρπετά ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός ζῷα μικρὰ μετὰ μεγάλων
Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
26 ἐκεῖ πλοῖα διαπορεύονται δράκων οὗτος ὃν ἔπλασας ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῷ
There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
27 πάντα πρὸς σὲ προσδοκῶσιν δοῦναι τὴν τροφὴν αὐτοῖς εὔκαιρον
These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
28 δόντος σου αὐτοῖς συλλέξουσιν ἀνοίξαντος δέ σου τὴν χεῖρα τὰ σύμπαντα πλησθήσονται χρηστότητος
That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
29 ἀποστρέψαντος δέ σου τὸ πρόσωπον ταραχθήσονται ἀντανελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκλείψουσιν καὶ εἰς τὸν χοῦν αὐτῶν ἐπιστρέψουσιν
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
30 ἐξαποστελεῖς τὸ πνεῦμά σου καὶ κτισθήσονται καὶ ἀνακαινιεῖς τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γῆς
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 ἤτω ἡ δόξα κυρίου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα εὐφρανθήσεται κύριος ἐπὶ τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ
The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
32 ὁ ἐπιβλέπων ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν καὶ ποιῶν αὐτὴν τρέμειν ὁ ἁπτόμενος τῶν ὀρέων καὶ καπνίζονται
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 ᾄσω τῷ κυρίῳ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ μου ψαλῶ τῷ θεῷ μου ἕως ὑπάρχω
I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being.
34 ἡδυνθείη αὐτῷ ἡ διαλογή μου ἐγὼ δὲ εὐφρανθήσομαι ἐπὶ τῷ κυρίῳ
My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
35 ἐκλίποισαν ἁμαρτωλοὶ ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἄνομοι ὥστε μὴ ὑπάρχειν αὐτούς εὐλόγει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν κύριον
Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!

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