Psalms 104

1 [A Psalm] of David. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you have clothed yourself with praise and honour:

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

2 who do robe yourself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.

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

3 Who covers his chambers with waters; who makes the clouds his chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind.

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

4 Who makes his angels spirits, and his ministers a flaming fire.

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

5 Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation: it shall not be moved for ever.

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

6 The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall stand on the hills.

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

7 At your rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of your thunder they shall be alarmed.

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

8 They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which you have founded for them.

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

9 You have set a bound which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth.

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

10 He sends forth his fountains amongst the valleys: the waters shall run between the mountains.

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

11 They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take [of them] to [quench] their thirst.

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

12 By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.

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

13 He waters the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of your works.

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

14 He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;

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

15 and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil: and bread strengthens man's heart.

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

16 The trees of the plain shall be full [of sap]; [even] the cedars of Libanus which he has planted.

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

17 There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead amongst them.

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

18 The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, [and] the rock for the rabbits.

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

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

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

20 You did make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad:

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

21 [even] young lions roaring for prey, and to seek meat for themselves from God.

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

22 The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.

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

23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour till evening.

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

24 How great are your works, O Lord! in wisdom have you wrought them all: the earth is filled with your creation.

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

25 [So is] this great and wide sea: there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.

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

26 There go the ships; [and] this dragon whom you have made to play in it.

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

27 All wait upon you, to give them [their] food in due season.

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

28 When you have given [it] them, they will gather [it]; and when you have opened your hand, they shall all be filled with good.

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

29 But when you have turned away your face, they shall be troubled: you will take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust.

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

30 You shall send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created; and you shall renew the face of the earth.

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

31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works;

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

32 who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

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

33 I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist.

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

34 Let my meditation be sweet to him: and I will rejoice in the Lord.

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

35 Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.

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