Psalm 104
104
1 BLESS (AFFECTIONATELY, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty–
2 [You are the One] Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain or a tent,
3 Who lays the beams of the upper room of His abode in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,
4 Who makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His ministers. [Heb. 1:7.]
5 You laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever. [Job 38:4, 6.]
6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. [Gen. 1:2; II Pet. 3:5.]
7 At Your rebuke they fled; at the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which You appointed for them.
9 You have set a boundary [for the waters] which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to deluge the earth.
10 He sends forth springs into the valleys; their waters run among the mountains.
11 They give drink to every [wild] beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst there.
12 Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests; they sing among the branches. [Matt. 13:32.]
13 He waters the mountains from His upper rooms; the earth is satisfied and abounds with the fruit of His works.
14 He causes vegetation to grow for the cattle, and all that the earth produces for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth–
15 And wine that gladdens the heart of man, to make his face shine more than oil, and bread to support, refresh, and strengthen man's heart.
16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly and are filled with sap, the cedars of Lebanon which He has planted,
17 Where the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies and badgers.
19 [The Lord] appointed the moon for the seasons; the sun knows [the exact time of] its setting.
20 You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night, in which creeps forth every wild beast of the forest.
21 The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God.
22 When the sun arises, they withdraw themselves and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work and remains at his task until evening.
24 O Lord, how many and varied are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures.
25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are swarms of innumerable creeping things, creatures both small and great.
26 There go the ships of the sea, and Leviathan (the sea monster), which You have formed to sport in it.
27 These all wait and are dependent upon You, that You may give them their food in due season.
28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, and they are filled with good things.
29 When You hide Your face, they are troubled and dismayed; when You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30 When You send forth Your Spirit and give them breath, they are created, and You replenish the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works–
32 Who looks on the earth, and it quakes and trembles, Who touches the mountains, and they smoke!
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34 May my meditation be sweet to Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)
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Psalms 104
104
1Bless the LORD O my soul,
O LORD my God, thou art very great;
Thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment;
Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;
Who maketh the clouds his chariot;
Who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
4Who maketh winds his messengers;
His ministers a flaming fire:
5Who laid the foundations of the earth,
That it should not be moved for ever.
6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture;
The waters stood above the mountains.
7At thy rebuke they fled;
At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away;
8They went up by the mountains, they went down by the valleys,
Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;
That they turn not again to cover the earth.
10He sendeth forth springs into the valleys;
They run among the mountains:
11They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild asses quench their thirst.
12By them the fowl of the heaven have their habitation,
They sing among the branches.
13He watereth the mountains from his chambers:
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle,
And herb for the service of man;
That he may bring forth food out of the earth:
15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,
And oil to make his face to shine,
And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
16The trees of the LORD are satisfied;
The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17Where the birds make their nests:
As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
19He appointed the moon for seasons:
The sun knoweth his going down.
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night;
Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their meat from God.
22The sun ariseth, they get them away,
And lay them down in their dens.
23Man goeth forth unto his work
And to his labour until the evening.
24O LORD, how manifold are thy works!
In wisdom hast thou made them all:
The earth is full of thy riches.
25Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
Wherein are things creeping innumerable,
Both small and great beasts.
26There go the ships;
There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to take his pastime therein.
27These wait all upon thee,
That thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28That thou givest unto them they gather;
Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good.
29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled;
Thou takest away their breath they die,
And return to their dust.
30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created;
And thou renewest the face of the ground.
31Let the glory of the LORD endure for ever;
Let the LORD rejoice in his works:
32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth;
He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live:
I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34Let my meditation be sweet unto him:
I will rejoice in the LORD.
35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless the LORD, O my soul.
Praise ye the LORD.
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