| 1 | Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty— |
| 2 | [You are the One] Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain
or
a tent, |
| 3 | Who lays the beams of the upper room of His abode in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, |
| 4 | Who makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His ministers. |
| 5 | You laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever. |
| 6 | You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. |
| 7 | At Your rebuke they fled; at the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. |
| 8 | The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which You appointed for them. |
| 9 | You have set a boundary [for the waters] which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to deluge the earth. |
| 10 | He sends forth springs into the valleys; their waters run among the mountains. |
| 11 | They give drink to every [wild] beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst there. |
| 12 | Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests; they sing among the branches. |
| 13 | He waters the mountains from His upper rooms; the earth is satisfied
and
abounds with the fruit of His works. |
| 14 | He causes vegetation to grow for the cattle, and all that the earth produces for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth— |
| 15 | And wine that gladdens the heart of man, to make his face shine more than oil, and bread to support, refresh,
and
strengthen man’s heart. |
| 16 | The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly
and
are filled with sap, the cedars of Lebanon which He has planted, |
| 17 | Where the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. |
| 18 | The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies
and
badgers. |
| 19 | [The Lord] appointed the moon for the seasons; the sun knows [the exact time of] its setting. |
| 20 | You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night, in which creeps forth every wild beast of the forest. |
| 21 | The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God. |
| 22 | When the sun arises, they withdraw themselves and lie down in their dens. |
| 23 | Man goes forth to his work and remains at his task until evening. |
| 24 | O Lord, how many
and
varied are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of Your riches
and
Your creatures. |
| 25 | Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are swarms of innumerable creeping things, creatures both small and great. |
| 26 | There go the ships of the sea, and Leviathan (the sea monster), which You have formed to sport in it. |
| 27 | These all wait
and
are dependent upon You, that You may give them their food in due season. |
| 28 | When You give it to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, and they are filled with good things. |
| 29 | When You hide Your face, they are troubled
and
dismayed; when You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. |
| 30 | When You send forth Your Spirit
and
give them breath, they are created, and You replenish the face of the ground. |
| 31 | May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works— |
| 32 | Who looks on the earth, and it quakes
and
trembles, Who 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 | May my meditation be sweet to Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the Lord. |
| 35 | Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) |
Cross references:
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Psalm 104:4 : Heb. 1:7.
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Psalm 104:5 : Job 38:4, 6.
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Psalm 104:6 : Gen. 1:2; II Pet. 3:5.
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Psalm 104:12 : Matt. 13:32.
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