AB - Psalms - 104

104:1  Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, You are very great; You have clothed Yourself with praise and honor;

104:2  who cover Yourself with light as with a garment; spreading out the heaven as a curtain.

104:3  Who covers His chambers with waters; who makes the clouds His chariot; who walks on the wings of the wind.

104:4  Who makes His angels spirits, and His ministers a flaming fire.

104:5  Who establishes the earth on her sure foundation; it shall not ever be moved.

104:6  The deep, like a garment, is His covering; the waters shall stand on the hills.

104:7  At Your rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of Your thunder they shall be alarmed.

104:8  They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place which You founded for them.

104:9  You have set a boundary which they shall not pass, neither shall they turn again to cover the earth.

104:10  He sends forth His fountains among the valleys; the waters shall run between the mountains.

104:11  They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field; the wild donkeys shall take of them to quench their thirst.

104:12  By them shall the birds of the sky lodge; they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.

104:13  He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth shall be satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

104:14  He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herbs for the service of men, to bring bread out of the earth;

104:15  and wine makes glad the heart of man, to make his face cheerful with oil; and bread strengthens man's heart.

104:16  The trees of the plain shall be full of sap; even the cedars of Lebanon which He has planted.

104:17  There the sparrows shall build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them.

104:18  The high mountains are a refuge for the goats, and the rock for the rabbits.

104:19  He appointed the moon for seasons; the sun knows its going down.

104:20  You made the darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts of the forest will be abroad;

104:21  even the young lions roar after their prey, and they seek meat for themselves from God.

104:22  The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens.

104:23  Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labor till evening.

104:24  How great are Your works, O Lord! In wisdom have You done them all; the earth is filled with Your creation.

104:25  So is this great and wide sea; there are things creeping innumerable, small animals and great.

104:26  There go the ships; and this dragon whom You have made to play in it.

104:27  All wait upon You, to give them their food in due season.

104:28  When You have given it to them, they will gather it; and when You have opened Your hand, they shall all be filled with good.

104:29  But when You have turned away Your face, they shall be troubled; You will take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust.

104:30  You shall send forth Your Spirit, and they shall be created; and You shall renew the face of the earth.

104:31  Let the glory of the Lord be forever; the Lord shall rejoice in His works;

104:32  who looks upon the earth, and makes it tremble; who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

104:33  I will sing to the Lord while I live; I will sing praise to my God while I exist.

104:34  Let my meditation be sweet to Him, and I will rejoice in the Lord.

104:35  Let the sinners fail from off the earth, and transgressors, so that they shall be no more. Bless the Lord, O my soul.