Noyes - Psalms - 104

104:1  Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD, my God! thou art very great! Thou art clothed with glory and majesty!

104:2  He covereth himself with light as with a garment; He spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain;

104:3  He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; He maketh the clouds his chariot; He rideth upon the wings of the wind.

104:4  He maketh the winds his messengers, The flaming lightnings his ministers.

104:5  He established the earth on its foundations; It shall not be removed for ever.

104:6  Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains!

104:7  At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

104:8  The mountains rose, the valleys sank, In the place which thou didst appoint for them.

104:9  Thou hast established a bound which the waters may not pass, That they may not return, and cover the earth.

104:10  He sendeth forth the springs in brooks; They run among the mountains;

104:11  They give drink to all the beasts of the forest; In them the wild asses quench their thirst.

104:12  About them the birds of heaven have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

104:13  He watereth the hills from his chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works!

104:14  He causeth grass to spring up for cattle, And herbage for the service of man, To bring forth food out of the earth,

104:15  And wine that gladdeneth the heart of man, Making his face to shine more than oil, And bread that strengtheneth man’s heart.

104:16  The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

104:17  There the birds build their nests; In the cypresses the stork hath her abode.

104:18  The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats, And the rocks for the conies.

104:19  He appointed the moon to mark seasons; The sun knoweth when to go down.

104:20  Thou makest darkness, and it is night, When all the beasts of the forest go forth!

104:21  The young lions roar for prey, And seek their food from God.

104:22  When the sun ariseth, they withdraw themselves, And lie down in their dens.

104:23  Man goeth forth to his work, And to his labor, until the evening.

104:24  O LORD! how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all! The earth is full of thy riches!

104:25  Lo! this great and wide sea! In it are moving creatures without number, Animals small and great.

104:26  There go the ships; There is the leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.

104:27  All these wait on thee To give them their food in due season.

104:28  Thou givest it to them, they gather it; Thou openest thine hand, they are satisfied with good.

104:29  Thou hidest thy face, they are confounded; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to the dust.

104:30  Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, And thou renewest the face of the earth.

104:31  The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever; The LORD shall rejoice in his works;

104:32  He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

104:33  I will sing to the LORD as long as I live, I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

104:34  May my meditation be acceptable to him! I will rejoice in the LORD.

104:35  May sinners perish from the earth, And the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise ye the LORD!