Psalms, 104

¹ Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, you have proved very great. With dignity and splendor you have clothed yourself,

² Enwrapping yourself with light as with a garment, Stretching out the heavens like a tent cloth,

³ The One building his upper chambers with beams in the very waters, Making the clouds his chariot, Walking upon the wings of the wind,

⁴ Making his angels spirits,^*1 His ministers a devouring fire.

⁵ He has founded the earth upon its established places; It will not be made to totter to time indefinite, or forever.

⁶ With a watery deep^*1 just like a garment you covered it. The waters were standing above the very mountains.

⁷ At your rebuke they began to flee; At the sound of your thunder they were sent running in panic—

⁸ Mountains proceeded to ascend, Valley plains proceeded to descend— To the place that you have founded for them.

⁹ A boundary you set, beyond which they should not pass, That they should not again cover the earth.

¹⁰ He is sending springs into the torrent valleys; Between the mountains they keep going on.

¹¹ They continually give drink to all the wild beasts of the open field; The zebras regularly quench their thirst.

¹² Above them roost the flying creatures of the heavens; From among the thick foliage they keep giving forth sound.

¹³ He is watering the mountains from his upper chambers. With the fruitage^*1 of your works the earth is satisfied.

¹⁴ He is making green grass sprout for the beasts, And vegetation for the service of mankind,^*1 To cause food^*2 to go forth from the earth,

¹⁵ And wine that makes the heart of mortal man^*1 rejoice, To make the face shine with oil, And bread that sustains the very heart of mortal man.

¹⁶ The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, The cedars of Lebʹa·non that he planted,

¹⁷ Where the birds themselves make nests. As for the stork, the juniper trees are its house.

¹⁸ The high mountains are for the mountain goats; The crags are a refuge for the rock badgers.

¹⁹ He has made the moon for appointed times; The sun itself knows well where it sets.

²⁰ You cause darkness, that it may become night; In it all the wild animals of the forest move forth.

²¹ The maned young lions are roaring for the prey And for seeking their food from God^*1 himself.

²² The sun begins to shine—they withdraw And they lie down in their own hiding places.^*1

²³ Man^*1 goes forth to his activity And to his service until evening.

²⁴ How many your works are, O Jehovah! All of them in wisdom you have made. The earth is full of your productions.

²⁵ As for this sea so great and wide,^*1 There there are moving things without number, Living creatures, small as well as great.

²⁶ There the ships go; As for Le·viʹa·than,^*1 him you have formed to play about in it.

²⁷ All of them—for you they keep waiting To give [them] their food in its season.

²⁸ What you give them they pick up. You open your hand—they get satisfied with good things.

²⁹ If you conceal your face, they get disturbed. If you take away their spirit,^*1 they expire, And back to their dust they go.

³⁰ If you send forth your spirit, they are created; And you make the face of the ground new.

³¹ The glory of Jehovah will prove to be to time indefinite. Jehovah will rejoice in his works.

³² He is looking at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

³³ I will sing to Jehovah throughout my life; I will make melody to my God as long as I am.

³⁴ Let my musing about him be pleasurable. I, for my part, shall rejoice in Jehovah.

³⁵ The sinners will be finished off from the earth; And as for the wicked, they will be no longer. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise Jah,^*1 YOU people!^*2