Psalms 104

1 Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!

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 You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric of the heavens.

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

3 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.

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

4 You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.

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

5 You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.

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

6 It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—

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

7 but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.

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

8 The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.

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

9 You set a boundary for the oceans so they would not come back and cover the earth.

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

10 You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.

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

11 They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.

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

12 Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.

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

13 You send down rain on the mountains from your home high above; you fill the earth with good things.

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

14 You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,

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

15 and wine to make them happy, olive oil to make their faces shine, and bread to make them strong.

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 Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

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

17 Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.

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

18 Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.

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

19 You made the moon to mark the months, and the sun knows when to set.

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

20 You make darkness fall and the night comes, the time when the forest animals come out to hunt.

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

21 The young lions roar as they seek their prey, looking for the food that God provides for them.

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

22 When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.

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

23 Then people leave for work, working until the evening.

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

24 Lord, how many different things you have made—all of them wisely created! The earth is full of your creatures.

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

25 Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.

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

26 Ships sail there, and Leviathan, that you made to play in it.

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

27 All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.

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

28 When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.

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

29 When you turn away from them, they're terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to 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 When you send your breath, they are created, and life covers the earth again.

You will send forth your Spirit, and they will be created. And you will renew the face of the earth.

31 May the Lord's glory last forever! The Lord is happy with all he has made.

May the glory of the Lord be for all ages. The Lord will rejoice in his works.

32 He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.

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

33 I will sing to the Lord for as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God my whole life.

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

34 May he be pleased with my thoughts because I am happy in the Lord.

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

35 Let sinners be destroyed from the earth; let the wicked cease to exist. Let every part of me praise the Lord!

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