Psalms 104

1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;

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

2 Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —

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

3 Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

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

4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.

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

5 He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.

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

6 Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:

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

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

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

8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —

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

9 Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.

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

10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;

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

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

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

12 The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.

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

13 He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

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

14 He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,

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

15 And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making [his] face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.

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

16 The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,

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

17 Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.

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

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

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

19 He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.

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

20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:

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

21 The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.

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

22 The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.

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

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

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

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

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

25 Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.

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

26 There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.

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

27 These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:

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

28 That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.

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

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.

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

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

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

31 The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.

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

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

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

33 I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being.

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

34 My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.

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

35 Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!

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