Psalm 104:10–30

¹⁰Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys;

they flow between the hills,

¹¹they give drink to every beast of the field;

the wild asses quench their thirst.

¹²By them the birds of the air have their habitation;

they sing among the branches.

¹³From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains;

the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.

¹⁴Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle,

and plants for man to cultivate,

that he may bring forth food from the earth,

¹⁵and wine to gladden the heart of man,

oil to make his face shine,

and bread to strengthen man’s heart.

¹⁶The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,

the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.

¹⁷In them the birds build their nests;

the stork has her home in the fir trees.

¹⁸The high mountains are for the wild goats;

the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.

¹⁹Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons;

the sun knows its time for setting.

²⁰Thou makest darkness, and it is night,

when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

²¹The young lions roar for their prey,

seeking their food from God.

²²When the sun rises, they get them away

and lie down in their dens.

²³Man goes forth to his work

and to his labor until the evening.

²⁴O Lord, how manifold are thy works!

In wisdom hast thou made them all;

the earth is full of thy creatures.

²⁵Yonder is the sea, great and wide,

which teems with things innumerable,

living things both small and great.

²⁶There go the ships,

and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.

²⁷These all look to thee,

to give them their food in due season.

²⁸When thou givest to them, they gather it up;

when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.

²⁹When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed;

when thou takest away their breath, they die

and return to their dust.

³⁰When thou sendest forth thy Spirit,^s they are created;

and thou renewest the face of the ground.