Psalms 104
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Psalms 104
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| Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power. | Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: |
| You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain: | Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; |
| The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind: | Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind; |
| He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants. | Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers; |
| He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever; | Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever. |
| Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains; | Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains. |
| At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear; | At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away |
| The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them. | (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them. |
| You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them. | Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth. |
| You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills. | He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains; |
| They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water. | They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst. |
| The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches. | By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches. |
| He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works. | He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. |
| He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth; | 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, |
| And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart. | And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart. |
| The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting; | The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture], The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; |
| Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house. | Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. |
| The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts. | The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies. |
| He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down. | He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down. |
| When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places. | Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth. |
| The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God. | The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. |
| The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest. | The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens. |
| Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening. | Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening. |
| O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made. | O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches. |
| There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered. | Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts. |
| There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything. | There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein. |
| All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time. | These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season. |
| They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand. | Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good. |
| If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust. | Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust. |
| If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth. | Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground. |
| Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works: | Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works: |
| At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke. | Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. |
| I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being. | I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. |
| Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord. | Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah. |
| Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord. | Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 105 |
