Psalms 104

¹Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

²Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

³Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

⁴Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;

⁵Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.

⁶Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.

⁷At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

⁸(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

⁹Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.

¹⁰He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;

¹¹They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.

¹²By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

¹³He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

¹⁴He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,

¹⁵And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, Andoil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

¹⁶The trees of Jehovah are filledwith moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

¹⁷Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

¹⁸The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.

¹⁹He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.

²⁰Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

²¹The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

²²The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.

²³Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.

²⁴O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.

²⁵Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.

²⁶There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.

²⁷These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

²⁸Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

²⁹Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.

³⁰Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.

³¹Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:

³²Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

³³I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

³⁴Let my meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.

³⁵Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.

Psalms 104

¹Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

²He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

³laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

⁴He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

⁵He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

⁶You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

⁷At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

⁸the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—

⁹You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

¹⁰He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

¹¹They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

¹²The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.

¹³He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.

¹⁴He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

¹⁵wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

¹⁶The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,

¹⁷where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

¹⁸The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

¹⁹He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

²⁰You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

²¹The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

²²The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.

²³Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

²⁴How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

²⁵Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

²⁶There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

²⁷All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.

²⁸When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

²⁹When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

³⁰When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

³¹May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

³²He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

³³I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

³⁴May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

³⁵May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!