Psalms 104
104
1Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
O Jehovah my God, thou art very great;
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:
2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment;
Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;
Who maketh the clouds his chariot;
Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
4Who maketh winds his messengers;
Flames of fire his ministers;
5Who laid the foundations of the earth,
That it should not be moved for ever.
6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture;
The waters stood above the mountains.
7At thy rebuke they fled;
At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away
8(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down)
Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;
That they turn not again to cover the earth.
10He sendeth forth springs into the valleys;
They run among the mountains;
11They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild asses quench their thirst.
12By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation;
They sing among the branches.
13He watereth the mountains from his chambers:
The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.
14He 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,
15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,
And oil to make his face to shine,
And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.
16The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture,
The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17Where the birds make their nests:
As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
18The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
19He appointed the moon for seasons:
The sun knoweth his going down.
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night,
Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their food from God.
22The sun ariseth, they get them away,
And lay them down in their dens.
23Man goeth forth unto his work
And to his labor until the evening.
24O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works!
In wisdom hast thou made them all:
The earth is full of thy riches.
25Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
Wherein are things creeping innumerable,
Both small and great beasts.
26There go the ships;
There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.
27These wait all for thee,
That thou mayest give them their food in due season.
28Thou givest unto them, they gather;
Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled;
Thou takest away their breath, they die,
And return to their dust.
30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created;
And thou renewest the face of the ground.
31Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever;
Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:
32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth;
He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live:
I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34Let my meditation be sweet unto him:
I will rejoice in Jehovah.
35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
Praise ye Jehovah.
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Psalms 104
104
God the Creator
1My soul, praise Yahweh!
Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with majesty and splendor. # Ps 93:1; 103:22
2He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy, # Jb 9:8; Is 40:22
3laying the beams of His palace
on the waters above, # Am 9:6
making the clouds His chariot, # Is 19:1
walking on the wings of the wind, # Ps 18:10
4and making the winds His messengers, # Or angels
flames of fire His servants. # Ps 148:8; Heb 1:7
5He established the earth on its foundations;
it will never be shaken. # Jb 38:4; Ps 24:2; 93:1; 96:10
6You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains. # Gn 7:19
7At Your rebuke the waters fled;
at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away # Ps 18:15; 106:9 —
8mountains rose and valleys sank # Or away. They flowed over the mountains and went down valleys —
to the place You established for them. # Ps 65:6; Am 4:13
9You set a boundary they cannot cross;
they will never cover the earth again. # Jb 26:10; 38:10-11; Jr 5:22
10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
they flow between the mountains. # Ps 107:35; Is 41:18
11They supply water for every wild beast;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst. # Jb 39:5
12The birds of the sky live beside the springs;
they sing among the foliage. # Mt 8:20
13He waters the mountains from His palace;
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor. # Jb 5:10; Ps 65:9
14He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth, # Jb 28:5; Ps 147:8
15wine that makes man’s heart glad —
making his face shine with oil —
and bread that sustains man’s heart. # Gn 18:5; Ps 141:5
16The trees of the Lord flourish, # Lit are satisfied
the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. # Nm 24:6
17There the birds make their nests;
the stork makes its home in the pine trees. # Lv 11:19
18The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. # Lv 11:5; Pr 30:26
19He made the moon to mark the # Lit moon for festivals; # Or the appointed times
the sun knows when to set. # Gn 1:14; Ps 19:6; 74:16
20You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir. # Is 45:17
21The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God. # Jb 38:39
22The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens. # Jb 37:8
23Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until evening. # Gn 3:19
24How countless are Your works, Lord!
In wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures. # Lit possessions # Pr 3:19; Jr 10:12; 51:15
25Here is the sea, vast and wide,
teeming with creatures beyond number —
living things both large and small. # Gn 1:21; Ps 69:34
26There the ships move about,
and Leviathan, which You formed to play there. # Jb 41:1; Ps 74:14; Is 27:1
27All of them wait for You
to give them their food at the right time. # Ps 136:25; 145:15; 147:9
28When You give it to them,
they gather it;
when You open Your hand,
they are satisfied with good things. # Ps 145:16
29When You hide Your face,
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust. # Jb 10:9; Ps 90:3
30When You send Your breath, # Or Spirit
they are created,
and You renew the face of the earth. # Jb 33:4
31May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in His works. # Ps 72:17
32He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains,
and they pour out smoke. # Ex 19:18; Ps 144:5
33I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live. # Ps 63:4; 146:2
34May my meditation be pleasing to Him;
I will rejoice in the Lord. # Ps 19:14
35May sinners vanish from the earth
and wicked people be no more. # Ps 37:10; 59:13
My soul, praise Yahweh!
Hallelujah!
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