【Psalms】Psalm 104 << Last Chapter Next Chapter >>

104:1 Bless the LORD, my soul! LORD, my God, you are great indeed! You are clothedwith majesty and glory,

104:2 robed in light as with a cloak. You spread out the heavens like a tent;

104:3 you raised your palace upon the waters. You make the clouds your chariot; youtravel on the wings of the wind.

104:4 You make the winds your messengers; flaming fire, your ministers.II

104:5 You fixed the earth on its foundation, never to be moved.

104:6 The ocean covered it like a garment; above the mountains stood the waters.

104:7 At your roar they took flight; at the sound of your thunder they fled.

104:8 They rushed up the mountains, down the valleys to the place you had fixed forthem.

104:9 You set a limit they cannot pass; never again will they cover the earth.III

104:10 You made springs flow into channels that wind among the mountains.

104:11 They give drink to every beast of the field; here wild asses quench theirthirst.

104:12 Beside them the birds of heaven nest; among the branches they sing.

104:13 You water the mountains from your palace; by your labor the earth abounds.

104:14 You raise grass for the cattle and plants for our beasts of burden. Youbring bread from the earth,

104:15 and wine to gladden our hearts, Oil to make our faces gleam, food to buildour strength.

104:16 The trees of the LORD drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which youplanted.

104:17 There the birds build their nests; junipers are the home of the stork.

104:18 The high mountains are for wild goats; the rocky cliffs, a refuge forbadgers.IV

104:19 You made the moon to mark the seasons, the sun that knows the hour of itssetting.

104:20 You bring darkness and night falls, then all the beasts of the forest roamabroad.

104:21 Young lions roar for prey; they seek their food from God.

104:22 When the sun rises, they steal away and rest in their dens.

104:23 People go forth to their work, to their labor till evening falls.V

104:24 How varied are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have wrought them all; theearth is full of your creatures.

104:25 Look at the sea, great and wide! It teems with countless beings, livingthings both large and small.

104:26 Here ships ply their course; here Leviathan, your creature, plays.VI

104:27 All of these look to you to give them food in due time.

104:28 When you give to them, they gather; when you open your hand, they are wellfilled.

104:29 When you hide your face, they are lost. When you take away their breath,they perish and return to the dust from which they came.

104:30 When you send forth your breath, they are created, and you renew the face ofthe earth.VII

104:31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD be glad in theseworks!

104:32 If God glares at the earth, it trembles; if God touches the mountains, theysmoke!

104:33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while Ilive.

104:34 May my theme be pleasing to God; I will rejoice in the LORD.

104:35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless theLORD, my soul! Hallelujah!

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