Psalms 104

¹Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!

²He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain;

³He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; He maketh the clouds his chariot; He rideth upon the wings of the wind.

⁴He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.

⁵He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.

⁶Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!

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

⁸The mountains rose, the valleys sank, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.

⁹Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.

¹⁰He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;

¹¹They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.

¹²About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

¹³He watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works!

¹⁴He causeth grass to spring up for cattle, And herbage for the service of man, To bring forth food out of the earth,

¹⁵And wine that gladdeneth the heart of man, Making his face to shine more than oil, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

¹⁶The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

¹⁷There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.

¹⁸The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.

¹⁹He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.

²⁰Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!

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

²²When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.

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

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

²⁵Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.

²⁶There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.

²⁷All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season.

²⁸Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good.

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

³⁰Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth.

³¹The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;

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

³³I will sing to the LORD as long as I live, I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

³⁴May my meditation be acceptable to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.

³⁵May sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!

Psalms 104

¹Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour 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 his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

⁵Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

⁶Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

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

⁸They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast 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 the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

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

¹²By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

¹³He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied 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, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

¹⁶The trees of the Lord are full of sap; 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 hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks 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 do creep forth.

²¹The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

²²The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

²³Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

²⁴O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

²⁵So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

²⁶There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

²⁷These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

²⁸That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled 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 earth.

³¹The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

³²He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

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

³⁴My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

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