Psalms 104
1 Bless, O my soul, Jehovah! Jehovah, my God, Thou hast been very great, Honour and majesty Thou hast put on.
Bless Yhwh, O my soul. O Yhwh my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
2 Covering himself [with] light as a garment, Stretching out the heavens as a curtain,
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
3 Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on wings of wind,
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
4 Making His messengers — the winds, His ministers — the flaming fire.
Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
5 He hath founded earth on its bases, It is not moved to the age and for ever.
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
6 The abyss! as with clothing Thou hast covered it, Above hills do waters stand.
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
7 From Thy rebuke they flee, From the voice of Thy thunder haste away.
At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 They go up hills — they go down valleys, Unto a place Thou hast founded for them.
They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9 A border Thou hast set, they pass not over, They turn not back to cover the earth.
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 Who is sending forth fountains in valleys, Between hills they go on.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
11 They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, From the fruit of Thy works is the earth satisfied.
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 Causing grass to spring up for cattle, And herb for the service of man, To bring forth bread from the earth,
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;
15 And wine — it rejoiceth the heart of man, To cause the face to shine from oil, And bread — the heart of man it supporteth.
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.
16 Satisfied [are] the trees of Jehovah, Cedars of Lebanon that He hath planted,
The trees of Yhwh are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.
Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, Rocks [are] a refuge for conies,
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 hath known his place of entrance.
He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 Thou settest darkness, and it is night, In it doth every beast of the forest creep.
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, And to seek from God their food.
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22 The sun riseth, they are gathered, And in their dens they crouch.
The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to his work, And to his service — till evening.
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24 How many have been Thy works, O Jehovah, All of them in wisdom Thou hast made, Full is the earth of thy possessions.
O Yhwh, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, There [are] moving things — innumerable, Living creatures — small with great.
So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.
There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
27 All of them unto Thee do look, To give their food in its season.
These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 Thou dost give to them — they gather, Thou dost open Thy hand — they [are] satisfied [with] good.
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29 Thou hidest Thy face — they are troubled, Thou gatherest their spirit — they expire, And unto their dust they turn back.
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.
Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 The honour of Jehovah is to the age, Jehovah rejoiceth in His works,
The glory of Yhwh shall endure for ever: Yhwh shall rejoice in his works.
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembleth, He cometh against hills, and they smoke.
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 I sing to Jehovah during my life, I sing praise to my God while I exist.
I will sing unto Yhwh as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 Sweet is my meditation on Him, I — I do rejoice in Jehovah.
My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in Yhwh.
35 Consumed are sinners from the earth, And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, Jehovah. Praise ye Jehovah!
Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou Yhwh, O my soul. Hallelu jah.
