Psalm 104
104
O Lord My God, You Are Very Great
1 #
Ps. 103:1, 2, 22 Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, you are #See 2 Sam. 7:22 very great!
#
Ps. 93:1; Job 40:10; [Job 37:22] You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
2covering yourself with light as with a garment,
# See Job 9:8 stretching out the heavens #Isa. 40:22like a tent.
3He #Amos 9:6 lays the beams of his #ver. 13 chambers on the waters;
he makes #Isa. 19:1 the clouds his chariot;
he rides on #Ps. 18:10; 2 Sam. 22:11the wings of the wind;
4he #Cited Heb. 1:7; [Ps. 148:8] makes his messengers winds,
his #Ps. 103:21 ministers #[2 Kgs. 1:10; 2:11]a flaming fire.
5He #Ps. 24:2; 89:11; 136:6; See Job 38:4set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be moved.
6You #Gen. 7:19covered it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7At #Ps. 18:15; [Ps. 106:9; Gen. 1:9; 8:1, 5; Matt. 8:26] your rebuke they fled;
at #Ps. 77:18 the sound of your thunder they #Ps. 48:5took to flight.
8The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
to the place that you #[Job 38:8, 10, 11]appointed for them.
9You set #See Job 26:10 a boundary that they may not pass,
so that they #See Gen. 9:11-16might not again cover the earth.
10You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills;
11they #[ver. 13]give drink to every beast of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
they sing among the branches.
13 # ver. 3 From your lofty abode you #[Ps. 65:9; 147:8; Deut. 11:11; Job 5:10; Jer. 10:13; 14:22]water the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
14You cause #Ps. 147:8, 9 the grass to grow for the livestock
and #Gen. 1:11, 29, 30; 3:18; 9:3 plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth #Job 28:5; [Ps. 136:25; 147:9]food from the earth
15and #Judg. 9:13; Eccles. 10:19; [Prov. 31:6, 7] wine to gladden the heart of man,
# [Ps. 23:5; Judg. 9:9] oil to make his face shine
and bread to #[Gen. 18:5]strengthen man’s heart.
16The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
# See Judg. 9:15 the cedars of Lebanon #[Num. 24:6]that he planted.
17In them the birds build their nests;
the stork has her home in the fir trees.
18The high mountains are for #See Job 39:1 the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for #Lev. 11:5; Prov. 30:26the rock badgers.
19He made the moon to mark the #Gen. 1:14; Lev. 23:4seasons;#104:19 Or the appointed times (compare Genesis 1:14)
the sun knows its time for setting.
20 #
Isa. 45:7
You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
21 #
Job 38:39
The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.
22When the sun rises, they steal away
and lie down in their #Job 37:8dens.
23 # [Gen. 3:19] Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until the evening.
24O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In #Prov. 3:19wisdom have you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
25Here is the sea, great and wide,
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Ps. 69:34
which teems with creatures innumerable,
living things both small and great.
26There go the ships,
and #See Job 41:1 Leviathan, which you formed to #[Job 40:20]play in it.#104:26 Or you formed to play with
27These #Ps. 145:15 all look to you,
to #[ver. 14]; See Job 36:31give them their food in due season.
28When you give it to them, they gather it up;
when you #Ps. 145:16open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29When you #Ps. 30:7; [Deut. 31:17] hide your face, they are #Job 23:15 dismayed;
when you #See Job 34:14 take away their breath, they die
and #See Job 10:9return to their dust.
30When you #See Job 33:4 send forth your Spirit,#104:30 Or breath they are created,
and you #[Rev. 21:5]renew the face of the ground.
31May the glory of the Lord #Ps. 72:17 endure forever;
may the Lord #[Gen. 1:31; Prov. 8:31]rejoice in his works,
32who looks on the earth and it #[Hab. 3:10] trembles,
who #Ps. 144:5; Ex. 19:18; [Amos 9:5]touches the mountains and they smoke!
33I will sing to the Lord #See Ps. 63:4as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34May my #Job 15:4meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
35Let #See Ps. 37:38 sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more!
# See ver. 1 Bless the Lord, O my soul!
#
Ps. 105:45; 106:48; 113:9; 150:6 Praise the Lord!
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Psalms 104
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Psalm 104
God the Creator
1My soul, bless the Lord!
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,#104:4 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 water stood above the mountains.#Gn 7:19
7At your rebuke the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder they hurried away#Ps 18:15; 106:9 —
8mountains rose and valleys sank#104:7–8 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 make their voices heard 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 human hearts glad —
making his face shine with oil —
and bread that sustains human hearts.#Gn 18:5; Ps 141:5
16The trees of the Lord flourish,#104:16 Lit are satisfied
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.#Nm 24:6
17There the birds make their nests;
storks make their homes 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#104:19 Lit moon for festivals;#104:19 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.#104:24 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.#Gn 1:30; 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,#104:30 Or Spirit
they are created,#Gn 2:7
and you renew the surface of the ground.#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, bless the Lord!
Hallelujah!
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