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Psalm 104
Praise the Lord, my soul.
Lord my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Praise the Lord, my soul.
Lord my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
The LORD’S Care over All His Works.
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment;
he stretches out the heavens like a tent
he stretches out the heavens like a tent
Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,
Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.
He makes the clouds his chariot
and rides on the wings of the wind.
He makes the clouds his chariot
and rides on the wings of the wind.
He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
He makes the clouds His chariot;
He walks upon the wings of the wind;
He makes the clouds His chariot;
He walks upon the wings of the wind;
He makes the winds His messengers,
Flaming fire His ministers.
Flaming fire His ministers.
He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.
it can never be moved.
He established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not totter forever and ever.
So that it will not totter forever and ever.
You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
the waters stood above the mountains.
You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
The waters were standing above the mountains.
But at your rebuke the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
At Your rebuke they fled,
At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned for them.
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned for them.
The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the place which You established for them.
To the place which You established for them.
You set a boundary they cannot cross;
never again will they cover the earth.
never again will they cover the earth.
You set a boundary that they may not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
He makes springs pour water into the ravines;
it flows between the mountains.
it flows between the mountains.
He sends forth springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains;
They flow between the mountains;
They give water to all the beasts of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
The birds of the sky nest by the waters;
they sing among the branches.
they sing among the branches.
Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
They lift up their voices among the branches.
They lift up their voices among the branches.
He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;
the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
He makes grass grow for the cattle,
and plants for people to cultivate —
bringing forth food from the earth:
and plants for people to cultivate —
bringing forth food from the earth:
He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food from the earth,
And vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food from the earth,
wine that gladdens human hearts,
oil to make their faces shine,
and bread that sustains their hearts.
oil to make their faces shine,
and bread that sustains their hearts.
And wine which makes man’s heart glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And food which sustains man’s heart.
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And food which sustains man’s heart.
The trees of the Lord are well watered,
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
The trees of the LORD drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
There the birds make their nests;
the stork has its home in the junipers.
the stork has its home in the junipers.
Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.
The high mountains belong to the wild goats;
the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
He made the moon to mark the seasons,
and the sun knows when to go down.
and the sun knows when to go down.
He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the place of its setting.
The sun knows the place of its setting.
You bring darkness, it becomes night,
and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
You appoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.
In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.
The lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.
and seek their food from God.
The young lions roar after their prey
And seek their food from God.
And seek their food from God.
The sun rises, and they steal away;
they return and lie down in their dens.
they return and lie down in their dens.
When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their dens.
And lie down in their dens.
Then people go out to their work,
to their labor until evening.
to their labor until evening.
Man goes forth to his work
And to his labor until evening.
And to his labor until evening.
How many are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
O LORD, how many are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.
There is the sea, vast and spacious,
teeming with creatures beyond number —
living things both large and small.
teeming with creatures beyond number —
living things both large and small.
There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.
There the ships go to and fro,
and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
There the ships move along,
And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.
And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.
All creatures look to you
to give them their food at the proper time.
to give them their food at the proper time.
They all wait for You
To give them their food in due season.
To give them their food in due season.
When you give it to them,
they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.
they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.
You give to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
When you hide your face,
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.
When you send your Spirit,
they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.
And You renew the face of the ground.
May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works —
may the Lord rejoice in his works —
Let the glory of the LORD endure forever;
Let the LORD be glad in His works;
Let the LORD be glad in His works;
he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,
who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice in the Lord.
as I rejoice in the Lord.
Let my meditation be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD.
As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD.