Tehillim (Psa) 104
104
1Bless Adonai, my soul!
Adonai, my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with glory and majesty,
2wrapped in light as with a robe.
You spread out the heavens like a curtain,
3you laid the beams of your palace on the water.
You make the clouds your chariot,
you ride on the wings of the wind.
4You make winds your messengers,
fiery flames your servants.
5You fixed the earth on its foundations,
never to be moved.
6You covered it with the deep like a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7At your rebuke they fled;
at the sound of your thunder they rushed away,
8flowing over hills, pouring into valleys,
down to the place you had fixed for them.
9You determined a boundary they could not cross;
they were never to cover the earth again.
10You make springs gush forth in the vadis;
they flow between the hills,
11supplying water to all the wild animals;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12On their banks the birds of the air build their nests;
among the branches they sing.
13You water the mountains from your palace;
the earth is satisfied with how you provide —
14You grow grass for the cattle;
and for people you grow the plants they need
to bring forth bread from the earth,
15wine that gladdens the human heart,
oil to make faces glow,
and food to sustain their strength.
16Adonai’s trees are satisfied —
the cedars of the L’vanon, which he has planted.
17In them sparrows build their nests,
while storks live in the fir trees.
18For the wild goats there are the high mountains,
while the coneys find refuge in the rocks.
19You made the moon to mark the seasons,
and the sun knows when to set.
20You bring darkness, and it is night,
the time when all forest animals prowl.
21The young lions roar after their prey
and seek their food from God.
22The sun rises, they slink away
and lie down to rest in their dens;
23while people go out to their work,
laboring on till evening.
24What variety there is in your works, Adonai!
How many [of them there are]!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creations.
25Look at the sea, so great, so wide!
It teems with countless creatures,
living beings, both large and small.
26The ships are there, sailing to and fro;
Livyatan, which you formed to play there.
27All of them look to you
to give them their food when they need it.
28When you give it to them, they gather it;
when you open your hand, they are well satisfied.
29If you hide your face, they vanish;
if you hold back their breath, they perish
and return to their dust.
30If you send out your breath, they are created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
31May the glory of Adonai last forever!
May Adonai rejoice in his works!
32When he looks at the earth, it trembles;
when he touches the mountains, they pour out smoke.
33I will sing to Adonai as long as I live,
sing praise to my God all my life.
34May my musings be pleasing to him;
I will rejoice in Adonai.
35May sinners vanish from the earth
and the wicked be no more!
Bless Adonai, my soul!
Halleluyah!
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104
The Lord Takes Care of His Creation
1I praise you, Lord God,
with all my heart.
You are glorious and majestic,
dressed in royal robes
2and surrounded by light.
You spread out the sky
like a tent,
3and you built your home
over the mighty ocean.
The clouds are your chariot
with the wind as its wings.
4 #
He 1.7. The winds are your messengers,
and flames of fire
are your servants.
5You built foundations
for the earth, and it
will never be shaken.
6You covered the earth
with the ocean that rose
above the mountains.
7Then your voice thundered!
And the water flowed
8down the mountains
and through the valleys
to the place you prepared.
9Now you have set boundaries,
so that the water will never
flood the earth again.
10You provide streams of water
in the hills and valleys,
11so that the donkeys
and other wild animals
can satisfy their thirst.
12Birds build their nests nearby
and sing in the trees.
13From your home above
you send rain on the hills
and water the earth.
14You let the earth produce
grass for cattle,
plants for our food,
15wine to cheer us up,
olive oil for our skin,
and grain for our health.
16Our Lord, your trees
always have water,
and so do the cedars
you planted in Lebanon.
17Birds nest in those trees,
and storks make their home
in the fir trees.
18Wild goats find a home
in the tall mountains,
and small animals can hide
between the rocks.
19You created the moon
to tell us the seasons.
The sun knows when to set,
20and you made the darkness,
so the animals in the forest
could come out at night.
21Lions roar as they hunt
for the food you provide.
22But when morning comes,
they return to their dens,
23then we go out to work
until the end of day.
24Our Lord, by your wisdom
you made so many things;
the whole earth is covered
with your living creatures.
25But what about the ocean
so big and wide?
It is alive with creatures,
large and small.
26 #
Job 41.1; Ps 74.14; Is 27.1. And there are the ships,
as well as Leviathan,#104.26 Leviathan: See the note at 74.14.
the monster you created
to splash in the sea.
27All of these depend on you
to provide them with food,
28and you feed each one
with your own hand,
until they are full.
29But when you turn away,
they are terrified;
when you end their life,
they die and rot.
30You created all of them
by your Spirit,
and you give new life
to the earth.
31Our Lord, we pray
that your glory
will last forever
and that you will be pleased
with what you have done.
32You look at the earth,
and it trembles.
You touch the mountains,
and smoke goes up.
33As long as I live,
I will sing and praise you,
the Lord God.
34I hope my thoughts
will please you,
because you are the one
who makes me glad.
35Destroy all wicked sinners
from the earth
once and for all.
With all my heart
I praise you, Lord!
I praise you!
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