Psalms 104
Psalm 104
God the Creator
1My soul, bless the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with majesty and splendor.23He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy,4
5laying the beams of his palace on the waters above, making the clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,6
7and making the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.8
9He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.10
11You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the water stood above the mountains.12
13At your rebuke the water fled; at the sound of your thunder they hurried away —14
15mountains rose and valleys sank — to the place you established for them.16
17You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again.18
19He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.20
21They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.22
23The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they make their voices heard among the foliage.24
25He waters the mountains from his palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor.26
27He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,28
29wine that makes human hearts glad — making his face shine with oil — and bread that sustains human hearts.30
31The trees of the Lord flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.32
33There the birds make their nests; storks make their homes in the pine trees.34
35The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.36
37He made the moon to mark the festivals; the sun knows when to set.38
39You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir.40
41The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.42
43The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.44
45Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening.46
47How countless are your works, Lord! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.48
49Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number — living things both large and small.50
51There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.52
53All of them wait for you to give them their food at the right time.54
55When you give it to them, they gather it; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.56
57When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.58
59When you send your breath, they are created, and you renew the surface of the ground.60
61May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works.62
63He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.64
65I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.66
67May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the Lord.68
69May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, bless the Lord! Hallelujah!70