Psalms 104

104

1Let all that I am praise the Lord.

O Lord my God, how great you are!

You are robed with honor and majesty.

2You are dressed in a robe of light.

You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;

3you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.

You make the clouds your chariot;

you ride upon the wings of the wind.

4The winds are your messengers;

flames of fire are your servants.#104:4 Greek version reads He sends his angels like the winds, / his servants like flames of fire. Compare Heb 1:7.

5You placed the world on its foundation

so it would never be moved.

6You clothed the earth with floods of water,

water that covered even the mountains.

7At your command, the water fled;

at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.

8Mountains rose and valleys sank

to the levels you decreed.

9Then you set a firm boundary for the seas,

so they would never again cover the earth.

10You make springs pour water into the ravines,

so streams gush down from the mountains.

11They provide water for all the animals,

and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12The birds nest beside the streams

and sing among the branches of the trees.

13You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home,

and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.

14You cause grass to grow for the livestock

and plants for people to use.

You allow them to produce food from the earth—

15wine to make them glad,

olive oil to soothe their skin,

and bread to give them strength.

16The trees of the Lord are well cared for—

the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17There the birds make their nests,

and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.

18High in the mountains live the wild goats,

and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.#104:18 Or coneys, or rock badgers.

19You made the moon to mark the seasons,

and the sun knows when to set.

20You send the darkness, and it becomes night,

when all the forest animals prowl about.

21Then the young lions roar for their prey,

stalking the food provided by God.

22At dawn they slink back

into their dens to rest.

23Then people go off to their work,

where they labor until evening.

24O Lord, what a variety of things you have made!

In wisdom you have made them all.

The earth is full of your creatures.

25Here is the ocean, vast and wide,

teeming with life of every kind,

both large and small.

26See the ships sailing along,

and Leviathan,#104:26 The identification of Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature. which you made to play in the sea.

27They all depend on you

to give them food as they need it.

28When you supply it, they gather it.

You open your hand to feed them,

and they are richly satisfied.

29But if you turn away from them, they panic.

When you take away their breath,

they die and turn again to dust.

30When you give them your breath,#104:30 Or When you send your Spirit. life is created,

and you renew the face of the earth.

31May the glory of the Lord continue forever!

The Lord takes pleasure in all he has made!

32The earth trembles at his glance;

the mountains smoke at his touch.

33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live.

I will praise my God to my last breath!

34May all my thoughts be pleasing to him,

for I rejoice in the Lord.

35Let all sinners vanish from the face of the earth;

let the wicked disappear forever.

Let all that I am praise the Lord.

Praise the Lord!

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Psalms 104

104

Praise to the Sovereign Lord for His Creation and Providence

1Bless #Ps. 103:1the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God, You are very great:

You are clothed with honor and majesty,

2Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment,

Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

3#(Amos 9:6)He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters,

Who makes the clouds His chariot,

Who walks on the wings of the wind,

4Who makes His angels spirits,

His ministers a flame of fire.

5You who laid the foundations of the earth,

So that it should not be moved forever,

6You #Gen. 1:6covered it with the deep as with a garment;

The waters stood above the mountains.

7At Your rebuke they fled;

At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.

8They went up over the mountains;

They went down into the valleys,

To the place which You founded for them.

9You have #Job 26:10; Ps. 33:7; (Jer. 5:22)set a boundary that they may not pass over,

#Gen. 9:11–15That they may not return to cover the earth.

10He sends the springs into the valleys;

They flow among the hills.

11They give drink to every beast of the field;

The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12By them the birds of the heavens have their home;

They sing among the branches.

13#Ps. 147:8He waters the hills from His upper chambers;

The earth is satisfied with #Jer. 10:13the fruit of Your works.

14#Gen. 1:29He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,

And vegetation for the service of man,

That he may bring forth #Job 28:5food from the earth,

15And #Judg. 9:13; Ps. 23:5; Prov. 31:6; Eccl. 10:19wine that makes glad the heart of man,

Oil to make his face shine,

And bread which strengthens man’s heart.

16The trees of the Lord are full of sap,

The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

17Where the birds make their nests;

The stork has her home in the fir trees.

18The high hills are for the wild goats;

The cliffs are a refuge for the #Lev. 11:5rock badgers.

19#Gen. 1:14He appointed the moon for seasons;

The #Job 38:12; Ps. 19:6sun knows its going down.

20#(Ps. 74:16; Is. 45:7)You make darkness, and it is night,

In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.

21#Job 38:39The young lions roar after their prey,

And seek their food from God.

22When the sun rises, they gather together

And lie down in their dens.

23Man goes out to #Gen. 3:19his work

And to his labor until the evening.

24#Ps. 40:5; Prov. 3:19; (Jer. 10:12); 51:15O Lord, how manifold are Your works!

In wisdom You have made them all.

The earth is full of Your #Ps. 65:9possessions—

25This great and wide sea,

In which are innumerable teeming things,

Living things both small and great.

26There the ships sail about;

There is that #Job 41:1; Is. 27:1Leviathan

Which You have made to play there.

27#Job 36:31; Ps. 136:25These all wait for You,

That You may give them their food in due season.

28What You give them they gather in;

You open Your hand, they are filled with good.

29You hide Your face, they are troubled;

#Job 34:15; (Eccl. 12:7)You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

30#Is. 32:15You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;

And You renew the face of the earth.

31May the glory of the Lord endure forever;

May the Lord #Gen. 1:31; Prov. 8:31rejoice in His works.

32He looks on the earth, and it #Hab. 3:10trembles;

#Ex. 19:18; Ps. 144:5He touches the hills, and they smoke.

33#Ps. 63:4I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;

I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

34May my #Ps. 19:14meditation be sweet to Him;

I will be glad in the Lord.

35May #Ps. 37:38sinners be consumed from the earth,

And the wicked be no more.