Psalms 104
104
1Let every part of me praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are so great, clothed with majesty and splendor!
2You wear light as your clothing; you stretch out the fabric#104:2. Literally, “tent curtain.” of the heavens.
3You place the roof-beams of your house in the rainclouds. You make the clouds your chariots. You ride on the wings of the wind.
4You make your angels winds, and your servants flames of fire.#104:4. Septuagint reading; also quoted in Hebrews 1:7.
5You set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
6It was clothed with ocean depths—the waters even covered the mountains—
7but at your command the waters fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.
8The mountains rose up and the valleys sank down to where you had determined.
9You set a boundary for the oceans so they would not come back and cover the earth.
10You make springs flow into the streams, running down between the hills.
11They provide water for all the wild animals, and wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12Birds build their nests in trees along the streams, singing from among the leaves.
13You send down rain on the mountains from your home high above; you fill the earth with good things.
14You make the grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to eat—crops produced by the earth for food,
15and wine to make them happy, olive oil to make their faces shine, and bread to make them strong.
16The Lord's trees are well-watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17Sparrows make their nests there; herons make their homes in the tall trees.
18Wild goats live high in the mountains; hyraxes hide among the rocks.
19You made the moon to mark the months, and the sun knows when to set.
20You make darkness fall and the night comes, the time when the forest animals come out to hunt.#104:20. “To hunt”: implied.
21The young lions roar as they seek their prey, looking for the food that God provides for them.
22When the sun rises they return to their dens to rest.
23Then people leave for work, working until the evening.
24Lord, how many different things you have made—all of them wisely created! The earth is full of your creatures.
25Consider the sea, deep and wide, full of all kinds of living things, large and small.
26Ships sail there, and Leviathan,#104:26 A sea monster. that you made to play in it.
27All creatures look to you to give them food at the right time.
28When you provide it, they gather it up. You hand out food to them, and they are well-fed.
29When you turn away from them, they're terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
30When you send your breath, they are created, and life covers the earth again.
31May the Lord's glory last forever! The Lord is happy with all he has made.
32He only has to look at the earth and it trembles; mountains pour out smoke at his touch.
33I will sing to the Lord for as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God my whole life.
34May he be pleased with my thoughts#104:34. Or “meditation,” “composition.” because I am happy in the Lord.
35Let sinners be destroyed from the earth; let the wicked cease to exist. Let every part of me praise the Lord!
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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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