Psalm 104
God the Creator
1 My soul, bless the LORD!
LORD my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with majesty and splendor. u
2 He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy, v
3 laying the beams of his palace
on the waters above, w
making the clouds his chariot, x
walking on the wings of the wind, y
4 and making the winds his messengers, L
flames of fire his servants. z
5 He established the earth on its foundations;
it will never be shaken. a
6 You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the water stood above the mountains. b
7 At your rebuke the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder they hurried away c—
8 mountains rose and valleys sank M—
to the place you established for them. d
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross;
they will never cover the earth again. e
10 He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
they flow between the mountains. f
11 They supply water for every wild beast;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst. g
12 The birds of the sky live beside the springs;
they make their voices heard among the foliage. h
13 He waters the mountains from his palace;
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor. i
14 He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth, j
15 wine that makes human hearts glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains human hearts. k
16 The trees of the LORD flourish, N
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. l
17 There the birds make their nests;
storks make their homes in the pine trees. m
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. n
19 He made the moon to mark the O festivals; P
the sun knows when to set. o
20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir. p
21 The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God. q
22 The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens. r
and to his labor until evening. s
24 How countless are your works, LORD!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures. Q,t
25 Here is the sea, vast and wide,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small. u
26 There the ships move about,
and Leviathan, which you formed to play there. v
to give them their food at the right time. w
they gather it;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things. x
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust. y
30 When you send your breath, R
they are created,
and you renew the surface of the ground. z
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD rejoice in his works. a
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
he touches the mountains,
and they pour out smoke. b
33 I will sing to the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live. c
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him;
I will rejoice in the LORD. d
35 May sinners vanish from the earth
and wicked people be no more. e
My soul, bless the LORD!
Hallelujah!