The Psalms

Psalm 104

 ^104:1Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

 O Jehovah my God, thou art very great;

 Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:

 ^104:2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment;

 Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

 ^104:3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;

 Who maketh the clouds his chariot;

 Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

 ^104:4Who maketh winds his messengers;

 Flames of fire his ministers;

 ^104:5 Who laid the foundations of the earth,

 That it should not be moved for ever.

 ^104:6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture;

 The waters stood above the mountains.

 ^104:7At thy rebuke they fled;

 At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away

 ^104:8 (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down)

 Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.

 ^104:9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;

 That they turn not again to cover the earth.

 ^104:10He sendeth forth springs into the valleys;

 They run among the mountains;

 ^104:11They give drink to every beast of the field;

 The wild asses quench their thirst.

 ^104:12By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation;

 They sing among the branches.

 ^104:13He watereth the mountains from his chambers:

 The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.

 ^104:14He 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,

 ^104:15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,

 And oil to make his face to shine,

 And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.

 ^104:16The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture,

 The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

 ^104:17Where the birds make their nests:

 As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

 ^104:18The high mountains are for the wild goats;

 The rocks are a refuge for the conies.

 ^104:19He appointed the moon for seasons:

 The sun knoweth his going down.

 ^104:20Thou makest darkness, and it is night,

 Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

 ^104:21The young lions roar after their prey,

 And seek their food from God.

 ^104:22The sun ariseth, they get them away,

 And lay them down in their dens.

 ^104:23Man goeth forth unto his work

 And to his labor until the evening.

 ^104:24O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works!

 In wisdom hast thou made them all:

 The earth is full of thy riches.

 ^104:25Yonder is the sea, great and wide,

 Wherein are things creeping innumerable,

 Both small and great beasts.

 ^104:26There go the ships;

 There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.

 ^104:27These wait all for thee,

 That thou mayest give them their food in due season.

 ^104:28Thou givest unto them, they gather;

 Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.

 ^104:29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled;

 Thou takest away their breath, they die,

 And return to their dust.

 ^104:30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created;

 And thou renewest the face of the ground.

 ^104:31Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever;

 Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:

 ^104:32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth;

 He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

 ^104:33I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live:

 I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

 ^104:34Let thy meditation be sweet unto him:

 I will rejoice in Jehovah.

 ^104:35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.

 And let the wicked be no more.

 Bless Jehovah, O my soul.

 Praise ye Jehovah.