Psalms 104

Psalms 104

1Bless the LORD , my soul .[#104:1 or GOD in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.]

The LORD , my God , you are very great .

You are clothed with honour and majesty .

2He covers himself with light as with a garment .

He stretches out the heavens like a curtain .

3He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters .

He makes the clouds his chariot .

He walks on the wings of the wind .

4He makes his messengers winds ,[#104:4 or, angels]

and his servants flames of fire .

5He laid the foundations of the earth,

that it should not be moved forever .

6You covered it with the deep as with a cloak.

The waters stood above the mountains .

7At your rebuke they fled .

At the voice of your thunder they hurried away .

8The mountains rose ,

the valleys sank down ,

to the place which you had assigned to them .

9You have set a boundary that they may not pass over ,

that they don’t turn again to cover the earth.

10He sends springs into the valleys .

They run amongst the mountains .

11They give drink to every animal of the field .

The wild donkeys quench their thirst .

12The birds of the sky nest by them .

They sing amongst the branches .

13He waters the mountains from his rooms .

The earth is filled with the fruit of your works .

14He causes the grass to grow for the livestock,

and plants for man to cultivate,

that he may produce food out of the earth:

15wine that makes the heart of man glad ,

oil to make his face to shine ,

and bread that strengthens man ’s heart .

16The LORD ’s trees are well watered,

the cedars of Lebanon , which he has planted ,

17where the birds make their nests .

The stork makes its home in the cypress trees .

18The high mountains are for the wild goats .

The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.

19He appointed the moon for seasons .

The sun knows when to set .

20You make darkness , and it is night ,

in which all the animals of the forest prowl .

21The young lions roar after their prey ,

and seek their food from God.

22The sun rises , and they steal away,

and lie down in their dens .

23Man goes out to his work ,

to his labour until the evening .

24LORD , how many are your works !

In wisdom , you have made them all .

The earth is full of your riches .

25There is the sea , great and wide ,

in which are innumerable living things ,

both small and large animals .

26There the ships go ,

and leviathan , whom you formed to play there .

27These all wait for you ,

that you may give them their food in due season .

28You give to them ; they gather .

You open your hand ; they are satisfied with good .

29You hide your face ; they are troubled.

You take away their breath ; they die and return to the dust .

30You send out your Spirit and they are created .

You renew the face of the ground .

31Let the LORD ’s glory endure forever .

Let the LORD rejoice in his works .

32He looks at the earth, and it trembles .

He touches the mountains , and they smoke .

33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live .

I will sing praise to my God while I have any being .

34Let my meditation be sweet to him .

I will rejoice in the LORD .

35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.

Let the wicked be no more .

Bless the LORD , my soul .

Praise the LORD !

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