104:1 Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
104:2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
104:3 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
104:4 He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
104:5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
104:6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
104:7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
104:8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
104:9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
104:10 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
104:11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
104:12 The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
104:13 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
104:14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate–bringing forth food from the earth:
104:15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
104:16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
104:17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees.
104:18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the coneys.
104:19 The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
104:20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
104:21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
104:22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
104:23 Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until evening.
104:24 How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
104:25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number–living things both large and small.
104:26 There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
104:27 These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
104:28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
104:29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
104:30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
104:31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works–
104:32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
104:33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
104:34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
104:35 But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD.
104:1 Bless Jehovah, O my soul. / O Jehovah my God, You are very great. / You are clothed with majesty and splendor,
104:2 Wrapped with light as with a garment; / You stretch out the heavens like a tent curtain.
104:3 He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; / He makes the clouds His chariot; / He walks upon the wings of the wind.
104:4 He makes winds His messengers, / Flames of fire His ministers.
104:5 He established the earth upon its foundations, / So that it cannot be moved forever and ever.
104:6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; / The waters stood above the mountains.
104:7 At Your rebuke they fled; / At the voice of Your thunder they rushed away ?
104:8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank ? / To the place that You established for them.
104:9 You set a border that they may not pass over, / That they may not turn back to cover the earth.
104:10 He makes the springs gush forth in the valleys; / They run among the mountains;
104:11 They give drink to every beast of the field; / The wild asses quench their thirst.
104:12 The birds of heaven dwell alongside them; / They utter their voice among the branches.
104:13 He waters the mountains from His upper chambers. / The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.
104:14 He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, / And herbage for man s use, / That he may bring forth food from the earth:
104:15 Even wine that cheers man s heart, / Oil that makes his face shine, / And bread that sustains man s heart.
104:16 The trees of Jehovah are full of sap, / The cedars of Lebanon, which He planted,
104:17 Where the birds build their nests; / As for the stork, the cypresses are her house.
104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; / The cliffs are a refuge to the rock badgers.
104:19 He made the moon to mark seasons; / The sun knows the time of its going down.
104:20 You make darkness, and it is night, / In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
104:21 The young lions roar after their prey, / Even to seek their food from God.
104:22 The sun rises: they retreat / And lie down in their dens.
104:23 Man goes forth to his work / And to his labor until evening.
104:24 How many are Your works, O Jehovah! / In wisdom You have made all of them; / The earth is full of Your creatures.
104:25 Yonder is the sea, great and extensively wide; / There the creeping things are, even without number, / The small animals with the great.
104:26 There the ships go; / Leviathan is there, whom You have formed / To play in it.
104:27 They all wait for You, / That You may give them food at the proper time.
104:28 You give to them; they gather. / You open Your hand; they are satisfied with good.
104:29 You hide Your face; they are troubled. / You take away their breath; they perish, / And return to their dust.
104:30 You send forth Your Spirit; they are created, / And You renew the surface of the ground.
104:31 May the glory of Jehovah endure forever! / May Jehovah rejoice in His works,
104:32 He who looks on the earth, and it trembles; / He who touches the mountains, and they smoke!
104:33 I will sing to Jehovah while I live; / I will sing psalms to my God while I yet have being.
104:34 May my musing be sweet to Him; / I will rejoice in Jehovah.
104:35 May the sinners be consumed from off the earth, / And may the wicked be no more. / Bless Jehovah, O my soul. / Hallelujah.