Psalm 104

Psalm 104

Praise the Lord, my soul.^a

Lord my God, you are very great;

you are clothed with splendor and majesty.^b

The Lord wraps^c himself in light^d as with a garment;

he stretches^e out the heavens^f like a tent^g

and lays the beams^h of his upper chambers on their waters.ⁱ

He makes the clouds^j his chariot^k

and rides on the wings of the wind.^l

He makes winds his messengers,^m

flames of fireⁿ his servants.

He set the earth^o on its foundations;^p

it can never be moved.

You covered it^q with the deep^r as with a garment;

the waters stood^s above the mountains.

But at your rebuke^t the waters fled,

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

they flowed over the mountains,

they went down into the valleys,

to the place you assigned^v for them.

You set a boundary^w they cannot cross;

never again will they cover the earth.

He makes springs^x pour water into the ravines;

it flows between the mountains.

They give water^y to all the beasts of the field;

the wild donkeys^z quench their thirst.

The birds of the sky^a nest by the waters;

they sing among the branches.^b

He waters the mountains^c from his upper chambers;^d

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

He makes grass grow^f for the cattle,

and plants for people to cultivate—

bringing forth food^g from the earth:

wine^h that gladdens human hearts,

oilⁱ to make their faces shine,

and bread that sustains^j their hearts.

The trees of the Lord^k are well watered,

the cedars of Lebanon^l that he planted.

There the birds^m make their nests;

the stork has its home in the junipers.

The high mountains belong to the wild goats;ⁿ

the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.^o

He made the moon to mark the seasons,^p

and the sun^q knows when to go down.

You bring darkness,^r it becomes night,^s

and all the beasts of the forest^t prowl.

The lions roar for their prey^u

and seek their food from God.^v

The sun rises, and they steal away;

they return and lie down in their dens.^w

Then people go out to their work,^x

to their labor until evening.^y

How many are your works,^z Lord!

In wisdom you made^a them all;

the earth is full of your creatures.^b

There is the sea,^c vast and spacious,

teeming with creatures beyond number—

living things both large and small.^d

There the ships^e go to and fro,

and the leviathan,^f which you formed to frolic^g there.^h

All creatures look to you

to give them their foodⁱ at the proper time.

When you give it to them,

they gather it up;

when you open your hand,

they are satisfied^j with good things.

When you hide your face,^k

they are terrified;

when you take away their breath,

they die and return to the dust.^l

When you send your Spirit,^m

they are created,

and you renew the face of the ground.

May the glory of the Lordⁿ endure forever;

may the Lord rejoice in his works^o—

he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,^p

who touches the mountains,^q and they smoke.^r

I will sing^s to the Lord all my life;

I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

May my meditation be pleasing to him,

as I rejoice^t in the Lord.

But may sinners vanish^u from the earth

and the wicked be no more.^v

Praise the Lord, my soul.

Praise the Lord.^w