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:

To David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are exceedingly great. You have clothed yourself with confession and beauty;

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

you are dressed with light like a garment, while you stretch out heaven like a tent.

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

You cover its heights with water. You set the clouds as your stairs. You walk upon the wings of the winds.

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

You make your Angels a breath of life, and your ministers a burning fire.

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

You founded the earth upon its stable base. It will not be bent from age to age.

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

The abyss, like a garment, is its clothing. The waters will remain standing above the mountains.

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

At your rebuke, they will flee. At the voice of your thunder, they will dread.

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

The mountains ascend, and the plains descend, to the place which you have founded for them.

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

You have set a limit that they will not cross. And they will not return to cover the earth.

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

You spring forth fountains in steep valleys. The waters will cross through the midst of 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.

All the wild beasts of the field will drink. The wild donkeys will anticipate in their thirst.

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

Above them, the flying things of the air will dwell. From the midst of the rocks, they will utter voices.

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

You irrigate the mountains from your heights. The earth will be satiated from the fruit of your 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;

producing grass for cattle and herbs for the service of men. So may you draw bread 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.

and wine, in order to cheer the heart of man. Then he may gladden his face with oil, and bread will confirm the heart of man.

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

The trees of the field will be saturated, along with the cedars of Lebanon, which he planted.

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

There, the sparrows will make their nests. The leader of them is the house of the heron.

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

The heights of the hills are for the deer; the rock is a refuge for the hedgehog.

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

He has made the moon for seasons; the sun knows its setting.

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

You appointed darkness, and it has become night; all the beasts of the forest will cross through it.

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

The young lions will roar, while searching for and seizing their meal from God.

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

The sun arose, and they were gathered together; and in their dens, they will lie down together.

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

Man will go forth to his work and to his activities, until the evening.

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

How great are your works, O Lord! You have made all things in wisdom. The earth has been filled with your possessions.

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

This sea is great and its hands are spacious. There are creeping things without number: the small animals with the great.

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

There, the ships will pass by this sea-serpent that you have formed to mock them.

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

All these expect you to give them food in due time.

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.

What you give to them, they will gather. When you open your hand, they will all be filled with goodness.

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.

But if you turn your face away, they will be disturbed. You will take away their breath, and they will fail, and they will return to their dust.

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

You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will 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 be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.

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

He considers the earth, and he makes it tremble. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

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 with my life. I will sing psalms to my God, as long as I am.

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

May my speech be pleasing to him. Truly, I will take delight 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.

Let sinners fade away from the earth, along with the unjust, so that they may not be. Bless the Lord, O my soul.