Psalms 104
104
Psalm 104
1Let my whole being#104.1 Or soul; also in 104:35 bless the LORD!
LORD my God, how fantastic you are!
You are clothed in glory and grandeur!
2You wear light like a robe;
you open the skies like a curtain.
3You build your lofty house on the waters;
you make the clouds your chariot,
going around on the wings of the wind.
4You make the winds your messengers;
you make fire and flame your ministers.
5You established the earth on its foundations
so that it will never ever fall.
6You covered it with the watery deep like a piece of clothing;
the waters were higher than the mountains!
7But at your rebuke they ran away;
they fled in fear at the sound of your thunder.
8They flowed over the mountains,
streaming down the valleys
to the place you established for them.
9You set a boundary they cannot cross
so they’ll never again cover the earth.
10You put gushing springs into dry riverbeds.
They flow between the mountains,
11providing water for every wild animal—
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12Overhead, the birds in the sky make their home,
chirping loudly in the trees.
13From your lofty house, you water the mountains.
The earth is filled full by the fruit of what you’ve done.
14You make grass grow for cattle;
you make plants for human farming
in order to get food from the ground,
15and wine, which cheers people’s hearts,
along with oil, which makes the face shine,
and bread, which sustains the human heart.
16The LORD’s trees are well watered—
the cedars of Lebanon, which God planted,
17where the birds make their nests,
where the stork has a home in the cypresses.
18The high mountains belong to the mountain goats;
the ridges are the refuge of badgers.
19God made the moon for the seasons,
and the sun too, which knows when to set.
20You bring on the darkness and it is night,
when every forest animal prowls.
21The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.
22When the sun rises, they gather together
and lie down in their dens.
23Then people go off to their work,
to do their work until evening.
24 LORD, you have done so many things!
You made them all so wisely!
The earth is full of your creations!
25And then there’s the sea, wide and deep,
with its countless creatures—
living things both small and large.
26There go the ships on it,
and Leviathan, which you made, plays in it!
27All your creations wait for you
to give them their food on time.
28When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand, they are filled completely full!
29But when you hide your face, they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to dust.
30When you let loose your breath, they are created,
and you make the surface of the ground brand-new again.
31Let the LORD’s glory last forever!
Let the LORD rejoice in all he has made!
32He has only to look at the earth, and it shakes.
God just touches the mountains, and they erupt in smoke.
33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I’m still alive.
34Let my praise be pleasing to him;
I’m rejoicing in the LORD!
35Let sinners be wiped clean from the earth;
let the wicked be no more.
But let my whole being bless the LORD!
Praise the LORD!
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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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