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104:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great; You are clothed 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 were standing 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 is 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, whose home is the fir trees. 104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are 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 are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions. 104:25 There is the sea, great and broad, In which are 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 are satisfied with good. 104:29 You hide Your face, they are dismayed; You take away their spirit, they expire And return to their dust. 104:30 You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground. 104:31 Let the glory of the Lord endure forever; Let the Lord be glad 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 my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord. 104:35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth And let the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul. Praise the Lord!