Psalm 104
104
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
38 Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
40 They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
41 He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.
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Psalms 104
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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