Psalms 104

1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

2 He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

3 laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

4 He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

5 He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

6 You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

7 At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

8 the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—

9 You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

10 He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

11 They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12 The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.

13 He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.

14 He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

16 The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,

17 where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

18 The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

19 He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

22 The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.

23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

24 How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

25 Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

26 There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

27 All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.

28 When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

29 When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

30 When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

32 He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

34 May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

35 May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!

1 ¶ Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

2 Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

5 [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.

6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

10 ¶ He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills.

11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] sing among the branches.

13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

14 He 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;

15 And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart.

16 The trees of the LORD are full [of sap]; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

17 Where the birds make their nests: [as for] the stork, the fir trees [are] her house.

18 The high hills [are] a refuge for the wild goats; [and] the rocks for the conies.

19 ¶ He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep [forth].

21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

25 [So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

26 There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein.

27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.

28 [That] thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

31 ¶ The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.

1 Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very glorious; thou art beautifully and splendidly adorned.

2 Light is thy garment which thou hast put on. You spread out the sky like a carpet;

3 thou archest it above with water; thou goest upon the clouds as upon a chariot, and walkest upon the wings of the wind.

4 Who makest thine angels winds, and thy servants flames of fire;

5 Thou that layest the foundation of the earth upon his ground, that it may abide for ever and ever.

6 With the deep thou coverest it as with a garment, and waters stand upon the mountains.

7 But from thy rebuke they flee, from thy thunder they go away.

8 The mountains go up, and the broad places come down to the place which thou hast founded for them.

9 you have set a boundary, they do not come over it, and do not have to cover the ground again.

10 Thou hast caused wells to spring up in the valleys, and the waters to flow between the mountains,

11 That all the beasts of the field may drink, and that the beasts of the field may quench their thirst.

12 In the same sit the birds of the air, and sing under the branches.

13 Thou dost wet the mountains from above; thou makest the land full of fruit which thou makest.

14 Thou hast caused grass to grow for cattle, and seed for the use of men, to bring forth bread out of the ground,

15 And that the wine may gladden the heart of man, and that his form may be made beautiful with oil, and that the bread may strengthen the heart of man;

16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted.

17 There the birds make their nests, and the herons dwell in the fir trees.

18 the high mountains are the refuge of the chamois, and the clefts of the rabbits.

19 Thou makest the moon to divide the year after; the sun knoweth her going down.

20 Thou makest darkness, and night cometh; and all the wild beasts stir up,

21 The young lions that roar after the prey, and seek their meat from GOD.

22 But when the sun riseth, they lift themselves up, and lie down in their holes.

23 So man goeth forth to his work, and to his labour, until the even.

24 O LORD, how great and abundant are thy works! Thou hast wisely arranged them all, and the earth is full of thy goods.

25 The sea, which is so great and wide, teemeth without number, both beasts great and small.

26 There go the ships: there are whales which thou hast made to jest within.

27 All things wait for thee, that thou mayest give them meat in his season.

28 When thou givest unto them, they gather: when thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

29 When thou hidest thy face, they are afraid; when thou takest away their breath, they perish, and return to dust.

30 Thou sendest forth thy breath, and they are made; and thou renewest the form of the earth.

31 The glory of the LORD is everlasting: the LORD is well pleased with his works.

32 He looketh upon the earth, and it quaketh: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

33 I will sing unto the LORD all the days of my life, and praise my God as long as I live.

34 Let my speech please him. I rejoice in the LORD.

35 Let there be an end of sinners on earth, and let the wicked be no more! Praise the Lord, my soul! Hallelujah!