[A Psalm] of David. 104:1 Bless the Lord,
O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou hast clothed thyself
with praise and honour:
104:2 who dost robe thyself 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 be
moved for ever.
104:6 The deep, as it were a garment, is his covering: the waters shall
stand on the hills.
104:7 At thy rebuke they shall flee; at the voice of thy thunder they shall
be alarmed.
104:8 They go up to the mountains, and down to the plains, to the place
which thou hast founded for them.
104:9 Thou hast set a bound 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
asses 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 thy works.
104:14 He makes grass to grow for the cattle, and green herb 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
Libanus which he has planted.
104:17 There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron
takes the lead among them.
104:18 The high mountains are a refuge for the stags, [and] the rock for the
rabbits.
104:19 He appointed te moon for seasons: the sun knows his going down.
104:20 Thou didst make darkness, and it was night; in it all the wild beasts
of the forest will be abroad:
104:21 [even] young lions roaring for prey, and to 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 labour till evening.
104:24 How great are thy works, O Lord! in wisdom hast thou wrought them
all: the earth is filled with thy 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 thou hast made to play in
it.
104:27 All wait upon thee, to give them [their] food in due season.
104:28 When thou hast given [it] them, they will gather [it]; and when thou
hast opened thine hand, they shall all be filled with good.
104:29 But when thou hast turned away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou
wilt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and return to their dust.
104:30 Thou shalt send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be created; and thou
shalt renew the face of the earth.
104:31 Let the glory of the Lord be for ever: 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. |
104:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O
LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
104:2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out
the heavens like a curtain:
104:3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the
clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
104:4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
104:5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed
for ever.
104:6 Thou coveredst 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 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the
place which thou hast founded for them.
104:9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not
again to cover the earth.
104:10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
104:11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench
their thirst.
104:12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which
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 the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service
of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
104:15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face
to shine, and bread which 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 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are
her house.
104:18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the
conies.
104:19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
104:20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the
forest do creep forth.
104:21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
104:22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down
in their dens.
104:23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour 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 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping
innumerable, both small and great beasts.
104:26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to
play therein.
104:27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in
due season.
104:28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are
filled with good.
104:29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their
breath, they die, and return to their 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 unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my
God while I have my being.
104:34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
104:35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be
no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD. |