Psalm 104:1–30

¹Praise the Lord, my soul.^v

Lord my God, you are very great;

you are clothed with splendor and majesty.^w

²The Lord wraps^x himself in light^y as with a garment;

he stretches^z out the heavens^a like a tent^b

³and lays the beams^c of his upper chambers on their waters.^d

He makes the clouds^e his chariot^f

and rides on the wings of the wind.^g

⁴He makes winds his messengers,^ah

flames of fireⁱ his servants.

⁵He set the earth^j on its foundations;^k

it can never be moved.

⁶You covered it^l with the watery depths^m as with a garment;

the waters stoodⁿ above the mountains.

⁷But at your rebuke^o the waters fled,

at the sound of your thunder^p they took to flight;

⁸they flowed over the mountains,

they went down into the valleys,

to the place you assigned^q for them.

⁹You set a boundary^r they cannot cross;

never again will they cover the earth.

¹⁰He makes springs^s pour water into the ravines;

it flows between the mountains.

¹¹They give water^t to all the beasts of the field;

the wild donkeys^u quench their thirst.

¹²The birds of the sky^v nest by the waters;

they sing among the branches.^w

¹³He waters the mountains^x from his upper chambers;^y

the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.^z

¹⁴He makes grass grow^a for the cattle,

and plants for people to cultivate—

bringing forth food^b from the earth:

¹⁵wine^c that gladdens human hearts,

oil^d to make their faces shine,

and bread that sustains^e their hearts.

¹⁶The trees of the Lord^f are well watered,

the cedars of Lebanon^g that he planted.

¹⁷There the birds^h make their nests;

the stork has its home in the junipers.

¹⁸The high mountains belong to the wild goats;ⁱ

the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.^j

¹⁹He made the moon to mark the seasons,^k

and the sun^l knows when to go down.

²⁰You bring darkness,^m it becomes night,ⁿ

and all the beasts of the forest^o prowl.

²¹The lions roar for their prey^p

and seek their food from God.^q

²²The sun rises, and they steal away;

they return and lie down in their dens.^r

²³Then people go out to their work,^s

to their labor until evening.^t

²⁴How many are your works,^u Lord!

In wisdom you made^v them all;

the earth is full of your creatures.^w

²⁵There is the sea,^x vast and spacious,

teeming with creatures beyond number—

living things both large and small.^y

²⁶There the ships^z go to and fro,

and Leviathan,^a which you formed to frolic^b there.^c

²⁷All creatures look to you

to give them their food^d at the proper time.

²⁸When you give it to them,

they gather it up;

when you open your hand,

they are satisfied^e with good things.

²⁹When you hide your face,^f

they are terrified;

when you take away their breath,

they die and return to the dust.^g

³⁰When you send your Spirit,^h

they are created,

and you renew the face of the ground.