Psalms 104
104
Psalm 104
1¶ Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty,
2who dost cover thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain,
3who dost establish his chambers between the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
4who makes his angels spirits, his ministers a flaming fire,
5 who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved by any age.
6Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8The mountains were exposed; they descended through the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over, that they not turn again to cover the earth.
10¶ Thou art he who sends the springs into the valleys, which run among the mountains.
11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
12Next to them the fowls of the heavens have their habitation; they sing among the leaves.
13He waters the mountains from his chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14He causes the hay to grow for the cattle and grass for the service of man, that he may bring forth bread out of the earth
15and wine that makes glad the heart of man, making his face to shine with oil and bread which sustains man’s heart.
16The trees of the Lord are satisfied; the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,
17that the birds may make their nests there: the stork makes her house among the fir trees.
18The high mountains are a refuge for the wild goats, and the rocks for the conies.
19¶ He appointed the moon for times and seasons; the sun knows his going down.
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest move.
21The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God.
22The sun arises, they withdraw and lay themselves down in their dens.
23Man goes forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom thou hast made them all; the earth is full of thy riches.
25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are innumerable creeping things, both small and great beasts.
26There go the ships; there is that leviathan, whom thou didst make to play therein.
27These wait all upon thee, that thou may give them their food in due season.
28Thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their spirit, they cease to exist and return to their dust.
30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31¶ Let the glory of the Lord endure for ever; let the Lord rejoice in his works.
32He looks on the earth, and it trembles: he touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34My meditation of him shall be sweet; I will be glad in the Lord.
35Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Halelu- JAH (Praise ye the Lord).
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Psalms 104
104
Praise of God the Creator
I
1Bless the Lord, my soul!
Lord, my God, you are great indeed!
You are clothed with majesty and splendor,
2robed in light as with a cloak.
You spread out the heavens like a tent;#Prv 8:27–28; Jb 9:8; Is 40:22; Gn 1:6–7; Am 9:6.
3setting the beams of your chambers upon the waters.#Your chambers upon the waters: God’s heavenly dwelling above the upper waters of the sky, cf. Gn 1:6–7; Ps 29:10.
You make the clouds your chariot;
traveling on the wings of the wind.
4You make the winds your messengers;
flaming fire, your ministers.#Heb 1:7.
II
5#God places the gigantic disk of the earth securely on its foundation and then, as a warrior, chases away the enveloping waters and confines them under, above, and around the earth.You fixed the earth on its foundation,
so it can never be shaken.
6The deeps covered it like a garment;
above the mountains stood the waters.
7At your rebuke they took flight;
at the sound of your thunder they fled.#Ps 29:3.
8They rushed up the mountains, down the valleys
to the place you had fixed for them.
9You set a limit they cannot pass;
never again will they cover the earth.#Jer 5:22; Gn 9:11–15.
III
10You made springs flow in wadies
that wind among the mountains.
11They give drink to every beast of the field;#Ps 147:8–9.
here wild asses quench their thirst.
12Beside them the birds of heaven nest;
among the branches they sing.
13You water the mountains from your chambers;
from the fruit of your labor the earth abounds.
14You make the grass grow for the cattle
and plants for people’s work
to bring forth food from the earth,
15wine to gladden their hearts,
oil to make their faces shine,
and bread to sustain the human heart.
16#Even the exotic flora and fauna of the high mountains of the Lebanon range receive adequate water.The trees of the Lord drink their fill,
the cedars of Lebanon, which you planted.
17There the birds build their nests;
the stork in the junipers, its home.#Ez 31:6.
18The high mountains are for wild goats;
the rocky cliffs, a refuge for badgers.
IV
19You made the moon to mark the seasons,#Sir 43:6.
the sun that knows the hour of its setting.
20You bring darkness and night falls,
then all the animals of the forest wander about.
21Young lions roar for prey;
they seek their food from God.#Jb 38:39.
22When the sun rises, they steal away
and settle down in their dens.
23People go out to their work,
to their labor till evening falls.
V
24How varied are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.#Ps 92:6; Sir 39:16.
25There is the sea, great and wide!
It teems with countless beings,
living things both large and small.#Sir 43:26.
26There ships ply their course
and Leviathan,#Leviathan: a sea monster symbolizing primeval chaos, cf. Ps 74:14; Is 27:1; Jb 40:25. God does not destroy chaos but makes it part of the created order. whom you formed to play with.#Jb 3:8; 40:25, 29.
VI
27All of these look to you
to give them food in due time.#Ps 136:25; 145:15–16.
28When you give it to them, they gather;
when you open your hand, they are well filled.
29#On one level, the spirit (or wind) of God is the fall and winter rains that provide food for all creatures. On another, it is the breath (or spirit) of God that makes beings live.When you hide your face, they panic.
Take away their breath, they perish
and return to the dust.#Ps 90:3; Jb 34:14–15; Eccl 3:20.
30Send forth your spirit, they are created
and you renew the face of the earth.
VII
31May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord be glad in his works!
32Who looks at the earth and it trembles,
touches the mountains and they smoke!#Ps 144:5.
33I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live.#Ps 146:2.
34May my meditation be pleasing to him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.
35May sinners vanish from the earth,
and the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, my soul! Hallelujah!#Hallelujah: a frequent word in the last third of the Psalter. The word combines the plural imperative of praise (hallelu) with an abbreviated form of the divine name Yah(weh).
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