Psalms 104 — The Creator God and His Works

1Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:💡

2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;💡

3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;💡

4Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;💡

5Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever.💡

6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains.💡

7At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away💡

8(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.💡

9Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.💡

10He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains;💡

11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.💡

12By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.💡

13He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works.💡

14He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,💡

15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, And oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.💡

16The trees of Jehovah are filled with moisture, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;💡

17Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.💡

18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.💡

19He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down.💡

20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.💡

21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.💡

22The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens.💡

23Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening.💡

24O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.💡

25Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.💡

26There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein.💡

27These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season.💡

28Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good.💡

29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.💡

30Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.💡

31Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works:💡

32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.💡

33I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.💡

34Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah.💡

35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah.💡