Chapter 104
1 Bless the LORD , my soul . The LORD , my God , you are very great . You are clothed with honour and majesty .
2 He covers himself with light as with a garment . He stretches out the heavens like a curtain .
3 He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters . He makes the clouds his chariot . He walks on the wings of the wind .
4 He makes his messengers winds , and his servants flames of fire .
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever .
6 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains .
7 At your rebuke they fled . At the voice of your thunder they hurried away .
8 The mountains rose , the valleys sank down , to the place which you had assigned to them .
9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over , that they don’t turn again to cover the earth.
10 He sends springs into the valleys . They run amongst the mountains .
11 They give drink to every animal of the field . The wild donkeys quench their thirst .
12 The birds of the sky nest by them . They sing amongst the branches .
13 He waters the mountains from his rooms . The earth is filled with the fruit of your works .
14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth:
15 wine that makes the heart of man glad , oil to make his face to shine , and bread that strengthens man ’s heart .
16 The LORD ’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon , which he has planted ,
17 where the birds make their nests . The stork makes its home in the cypress trees .
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats . The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
19 He appointed the moon for seasons . The sun knows when to set .
20 You make darkness , and it is night , in which all the animals of the forest prowl .
21 The young lions roar after their prey , and seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises , and they steal away, and lie down in their dens .
23 Man goes out to his work , to his labour until the evening .
24 LORD , how many are your works ! In wisdom , you have made them all . The earth is full of your riches .
25 There is the sea , great and wide , in which are innumerable living things , both small and large animals .
26 There the ships go , and leviathan , whom you formed to play there .
27 These all wait for you , that you may give them their food in due season .
28 You give to them ; they gather . You open your hand ; they are satisfied with good .
29 You hide your face ; they are troubled. You take away their breath ; they die and return to the dust .
30 You send out your Spirit and they are created . You renew the face of the ground .
31 Let the LORD ’s glory endure forever . Let the LORD rejoice in his works .
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles . He touches the mountains , and they smoke .
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live . I will sing praise to my God while I have any being .
34 Let my meditation be sweet to him . I will rejoice in the LORD .
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more . Bless the LORD , my soul . Praise the LORD !