Psalms 104
1 Bless the LORD, my soul. The LORD, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.
Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!
2 He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.
3 He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
You place the roof-beams of your house in the rainclouds. You make the clouds your chariots. You ride on the wings of the wind.
4 He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire.
You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.
You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
6 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—
7 At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.
The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.
9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, that they do not turn again to cover the earth.
You set a boundary for the oceans so they would not come back and cover the earth.
10 He sends springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
11 They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.
Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.
13 He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
You send down rain on the mountains from your home high above; you fill the earth with good things.
14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth:
You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
15 wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.
and wine to make them happy, olive oil to make their faces shine, and bread to make them strong.
16 The LORD’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,
The Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees.
Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.
You made the moon to mark the months, and the sun knows when to set.
20 You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.
You make darkness fall and the night comes, the time when the forest animals come out to hunt.
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
The young lions roar as they seek their prey, looking for the food that God provides for them.
22 The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.
When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.
23 Man goes out to his work, to his labor until the evening.
Then people leave for work, working until the evening.
24 LORD, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
Lord, how many different things you have made—all of them wisely created! The earth is full of your creatures.
25 There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.
26 There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
Ships sail there, and Leviathan, that you made to play in it.
27 These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season.
All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
28 You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.
29 You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.
When you turn away from them, they're terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30 You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
When you send your breath, they are created, and life covers the earth again.
31 Let the LORD’s glory endure forever. Let the LORD rejoice in his works.
May the Lord's glory last forever! The Lord is happy with all he has made.
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
I will sing to the Lord for as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God my whole life.
34 Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in the LORD.
May he be pleased with my thoughts because I am happy in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD!
Let sinners be destroyed from the earth; let the wicked cease to exist. Let every part of me praise the Lord!
