Psalms 104
1 For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!
2 And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain;
3 Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.
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 makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.
He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.
5 Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.
He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.
6 The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.
Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!
7 At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.
At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast 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 shall not pass over; neither shall they return 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 Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.
He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;
11 All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.
They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.
About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; They sing among the branches.
13 Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:
He watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works!
14 Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring 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 that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen 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 the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:
The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.
There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.
The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.
19 He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.
20 Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!
21 The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.
The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.
22 The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.
When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.
23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.
Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the evening.
24 How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.
O LORD! how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all! The earth is full of thy riches!
25 So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.
Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.
26 There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.
There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
27 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.
All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season.
28 What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.
Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall 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 shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.
The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;
32 He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: 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 to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise 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 Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.
May my meditation be acceptable to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.
May sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!
