Psalms 104

Psalm 104

The Lord's Care over All His Works.

1Bless the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God, You are very great;

You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

2Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,

Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

3He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;

He makes the clouds His chariot;

He walks upon the wings of the wind;

4He makes the winds His messengers,

Flaming fire His ministers.

5He established the earth upon its foundations,

So that it will not totter forever and ever.

6You covered it with the deep as with a garment;

The waters were standing above the mountains.

7At Your rebuke they fled,

At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

8The mountains rose; the valleys sank down

To the place which You established for them.

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

So that they will not return to cover the earth.

10He sends forth springs in the valleys;

They flow between the mountains;

11They give drink to every beast of the field;

The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;

They lift up their voices among the branches.

13He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;

The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

14He 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,

15And wine which makes man's heart glad,

So that he may make his face glisten with oil,

And food which sustains man's heart.

16The trees of the Lord drink their fill,

The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

17Where the birds build their nests,

And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats;

The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.

19He made the moon for the seasons;

The sun knows the place of its setting.

20You appoint darkness and it becomes night,

In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.

21The young lions roar after their prey

And seek their food from God.

22When the sun rises they withdraw

And lie down in their dens.

23Man goes forth to his work

And to his labor until evening.

24O Lord, how many are Your works!

In wisdom You have made them all;

The earth is full of Your possessions.

25There is the sea, great and broad,

In which are swarms without number,

Animals both small and great.

26There the ships move along,

And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

27They all wait for You

To give them their food in due season.

28You give to them, they gather it up;

You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

29You hide Your face, they are dismayed;

You take away their spirit, they expire

And return to their dust.

30You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;

And You renew the face of the ground.

31Let the glory of the Lord endure forever;

Let the Lord be glad 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 my being.

34Let my meditation be pleasing to Him;

As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord.

35Let sinners be consumed from the earth

And let the wicked be no more.

Bless the Lord, O my soul.

Praise the Lord!