104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, We acknowledge your greatness; You clothe yourself with splendor and majesty, |
104:2 Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain. |
104:3 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; |
104:4 He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fire His ministers. |
104:5 He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever. |
104:6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment;The waters stood above the mountains. |
104:7 At Your rebuke they fled, At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away. |
104:8 The mountains rose; the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them. |
104:9 You set a boundary that they may not pass over, So that they will not return to cover the earth. |
104:10 He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains; |
104:11 They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
104:12 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; They lift up their voices among the branches. |
104:13 He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth becomes satisfied with the fruit of His works. |
104:14 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, |
104:15 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. |
104:16 The trees of the LORD drink their fill,The cedars of Lebanon which He planted, |
104:17 Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, who builds its home in the fir trees. |
104:18 The high mountains provide refuge for the wild goats; The cliffs provide a refuge for the shephanim. |
104:19 He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting. |
104:20 You appoint darkness and it becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about. |
104:21 The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God. |
104:22 When the sun rises they withdraw And lie down in their dens. |
104:23 Man goes forth to his work And to his labor until evening. |
104:24 O LORD, how many works You do! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth has become full of Your possessions. |
104:25 We see the sea, great and broad, In which dwell swarms without number, Animals both small and great. |
104:26 There the ships move along, And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it. |
104:27 They all wait for You To give them their food in due season. |
104:28 You give to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, they have satisfaction with good. |
104:29 You hide Your face, they feel dismayed; You take away their spirit, they expire And return to their dust. |
104:30 You send forth Your Spirit, You create; And You renew the face of the ground. |
104:31 Let the glory of the LORD endure forever; Let the LORD show gladness in His works; |
104:32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke. |
104:33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. |
104:34 Let Him show pleasure in my meditation; As for me, I shall have gladness in the LORD. |
104:35 Let God consume sinners from the earth And let the wicked exist no more Bless the LORD, O my soul Praise the LORD! |