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, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.

²Covering himself with light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,

³Who 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,

⁴Making His messengersthe winds, His ministersthe flaming fire.

⁵He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.

⁶The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.

⁷From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.

⁸They go up hillsthey go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.

⁹A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.

¹⁰Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.

¹¹They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.

¹²By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.

¹³Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.

¹⁴Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,

¹⁵And wineit rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And breadthe heart of man it supporteth.

¹⁶Satisfied are the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,

¹⁷Where birds do make nests, The storkthe firs are her house.

¹⁸The high hills are for wild goats, Rocks are a refuge for conies,

¹⁹He made the moon for seasons, The sun hath known his place of entrance.

²⁰Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.

²¹The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.

²²The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.

²³Man goeth forth to his work, And to his servicetill evening.

²⁴How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.

²⁵This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There are moving thingsinnumerable, Living creaturessmall with great.

²⁶There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

²⁷All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.

²⁸Thou dost give to themthey gather, Thou dost open Thy handthey are satisfied with good.

²⁹Thou hidest Thy facethey are troubled, Thou gatherest their spiritthey expire, And unto their dust they turn back.

³⁰Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.

³¹The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,

³²Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.

³³I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.

³⁴Sweet is my meditation on Him, II do rejoice in Jehovah.

³⁵Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!