The Lord’s Care over All His Works.
1 Bless the Lord, my soul!
Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
2 Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,
Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
3 104:3 Lit The one who He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
104:3 Lit The one who He makes the clouds His chariot;
104:3 Lit The one who He walks on the wings of the wind;
4 104:4 Lit Who He makes 104:4 Or His angels, spiritsthe winds His messengers,
104:4 Or His ministers flames of fire Flaming fire His ministers.
5 He established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not 104:5 Or move out of placetotter forever and ever.
6 You covered it with the deep sea as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
7 They fled from Your rebuke,
At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
8 The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the place which You established for them.
9 You set a boundary so that they will not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
10 104:10 Lit The one who sendsHe sends forth springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains;
11 They give drink to every animal of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky dwell 104:12 Or over; or abovebeside them;
They 104:12 Lit give forthlift up their voices from among the branches.
13 104:13 Lit Who He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
14 104:14 Lit WhoHe causes the grass to grow for the 104:14 Or animalscattle,
And vegetation for the labor of mankind,
So that 104:14 Or Hethey may produce 104:14 Lit breadfood from the earth,
15 And wine, which makes a human heart cheerful,
So that he makes his face gleam with oil,
And 104:15 Lit breadfood, which sustains a human heart.
16 The trees of the Lord104:16 Lit are satisfieddrink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the juniper trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the rock hyrax.
19 He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the place of its setting.
20 You appoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the animals of the forest 104:20 Lit crawlprowl about.
21 The young lions roar for their prey
104:21 Lit And to seek And seek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises they withdraw,
And they lie down in their dens.
23 A person goes out to his work
And to his labor until evening.
24 Lord, how many are Your works!
104:24 Or With In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your 104:24 Or creaturespossessions.
25 104:25 Or This There is the sea, great and 104:25 Or broad of dimensions; lit handsbroad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.
26 The ships move along there,
And104:26 Or a sea monsterLeviathan, which You have formed to have fun in it.
27 They all wait for You
To give them their food in 104:27 Lit its appointed timedue season.
28 You give to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 You hide Your face, they are terrified;
You take away their breath, they perish
And return to their dust.
30 You send forth Your 104:30 Or breathSpirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord rejoice in His works;
32 104:32 Lit The one who He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 104:33 Or Let me sing I will sing to the Lord104:33 Lit in my lifetimeas long as I live;
104:33 Or Let me sing I will sing praise to my God 104:33 Lit while I still amwhile I have my being.
34 May my praise be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall rejoice in the Lord.
35 May sinners be removed from the earth
And may the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, my soul.
104:35 Or Hallelujah! Praise 104:35 Heb Yahthe Lord!