Psalms 104 / 150
- 1Praise the LORD , O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
- 2He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
- 3and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
- 4He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
- 5He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
- 6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
- 7But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
- 8they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
- 9You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
- 10He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
- 11They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
- 12The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
- 13He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
- 14He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate- bringing forth food from the earth:
- 15wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
- 16The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
- 17There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees.
- 18The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the coneys.
- 19The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
- 20You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
- 21The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
- 22The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
- 23Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until evening.
- 24How many are your works, O LORD ! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
- 25There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number- living things both large and small.
- 26There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
- 27These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
- 28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
- 29When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
- 30When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
- 31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works-
- 32he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
- 33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
- 34May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
- 35But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD , O my soul. Praise the LORD .