Psalms 104

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

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 coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

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

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon 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 maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

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

5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

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

6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

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

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

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

8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which thou hast founded for them.

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

9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not 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 sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

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

11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild donkeys 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 fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

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

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

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

14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food 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 that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth 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 LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

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

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

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

18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

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

19 He appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

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

20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: in which all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

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

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

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

22 The sun ariseth, they withdraw, and lay themselves down in their dens.

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

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

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

24 O LORD, how many are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

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, in which are creeping things innumerable, both small and great beasts.

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: there is that leviathan, which thou hast made to play in it.

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

27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their food in due season.

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

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

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

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, 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 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest 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 The glory of the LORD shall endure 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 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, 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 as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

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

34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

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

35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye 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.