Psalms 104
1 Bless YHWH, my soul. YHWH, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour;
2 He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; —
3 He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.
Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
4 He makes his angels winds, and his servants flames of fire.
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire.
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever and ever.
He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever.
6 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.
Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
7 At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; —
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.
The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; —
9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; that they do not turn again to cover the earth.
Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains;
11 They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky nest by them; among the branches they give forth a sound.
The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.
13 He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth:
He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth,
15 wine that makes glad the heart of man, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man's heart.
And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making [his] face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart.
16 YHWH's trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted,
17 where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees.
Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
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 when to set.
He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down.
20 You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth:
21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.
The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work, to his labor until the evening.
Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening.
24 YHWH, how many are your works. In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.
How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.
Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great.
26 There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
There go the ships; [there] that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.
27 All of them look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season:
28 You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
29 You hide your face: they are troubled; you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust.
30 You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 Let the glory of YHWH endure forever. Let YHWH rejoice in his works.
The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works.
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to YHWH all my life. I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist.
I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my God while I have my being.
34 Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in YHWH.
My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless YHWH, my soul. Praise JAH.
Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!
