Psalms 104
104
PSALM 104
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1Bless God, my soul. O Lord my God,
thou art exceeding great;
With honour and with majesty
thou clothed art in state.
2With light, as with a robe, thyself
thou coverest about;
And, like unto a curtain, thou
the heavens stretchest out.
3Who of his chambers doth the beams
within the waters lay;
Who doth the clouds his chariot make,
on wings of wind make way.
4Who flaming fire his ministers,
his angels sp'rits, doth make:
5Who earth's foundations did lay,
that it should never shake.
6Thou didst it cover with the deep,
as with a garment spread:
The waters stood above the hills,
when thou the word but said.
7But at the voice of thy rebuke
they fled, and would not stay;
They at thy thunder's dreadful voice
did haste them fast away.
8They by the mountains do ascend,
and by the valley-ground
Descend, unto that very place
which thou for them didst found.
9Thou hast a bound unto them set,
that they may not pass over,
That they do not return again
the face of earth to cover.
10He to the valleys sends the springs,
which run among the hills:
11They to all beasts of field give drink,
wild asses drink their fills.
12By them the fowls of heav'n shall have
their habitation,
Which do among the branches sing
with delectation.
13He from his chambers watereth
the hills, when they are dry'd:
With fruit and increase of thy works
the earth is satisfy'd.
14For cattle he makes grass to grow,
he makes the herb to spring
For th' use of man, that food to him
he from the earth may bring;
15And wine, that to the heart of man
doth cheerfulness impart,
Oil that his face makes shine,
and bread that strengtheneth his heart.
16The trees of God are full of sap;
the cedars that do stand
In Lebanon, which planted were
by his almighty hand.
17Birds of the air upon their boughs
do chuse their nests to make;
As for the stork, the fir-tree she
doth for her dwelling take.
18The lofty mountains for wild goats
a place of refuge be;
The conies also to the rocks
do for their safety flee.
19He sets the moon in heav'n, thereby
the seasons to discern:
From him the sun his certain time
of going down doth learn.
20Thou darkness mak'st, 'tis night, then beasts
of forests creep abroad.
21The lions young roar for their prey,
and seek their meat from God.
22The sun doth rise, and home they flock,
down in their dens they lie.
23Man goes to work, his labour he
doth to the ev'ning ply.
24How manifold, Lord, are thy works!
in wisdom wonderful
Thou ev'ry one of them hast made;
earth's of thy riches full:
25So is this great and spacious sea,
wherein things creeping are,
Which number'd cannot be; and beasts
both great and small are there.
26There ships go; there thou mak'st to play
that leviathan great.
27These all wait on thee, that thou may'st
in due time give them meat.
28That which thou givest unto them
they gather for their food;
Thine hand thou open'st lib'rally,
they filled are with good.
29Thou hid'st thy face; they troubled are,
their breath thou tak'st away;
Then do they die, and to their dust
return again do they.
30Thy quick'ning spirit thou send'st forth,
then they created be;
And then the earth's decayed face
renewed is by thee.
31The glory of the mighty Lord
continue shall for ever:
The Lord JEHOVAH shall rejoice
in all his works together.
32Earth, as affrighted, trembleth all,
if he on it but look;
And if the mountains he but touch,
they presently do smoke.
33I will sing to the Lord most high,
so long as I shall live;
And while I being have I shall
to my God praises give.
34Of him my meditation shall
sweet thoughts to me afford;
And as for me, I will rejoice
in God, my only Lord.
35From earth let sinners be consum'd,
let ill men no more be.
O thou my soul, bless thou the Lord.
Praise to the Lord give ye.
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Psalms 104
104
How Many Are Your Works, O Lord!
1Bless 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,
3laying the beams of His chambers
in the waters above,
making the clouds His chariot,
walking on the wings of the wind.
4He makes the winds His messengers,
flames of fire His servants.#104:4 LXX He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire. Cited in Hebrews 1:7
5He set the earth on its foundations,
never to be moved.
6You covered it with the deep like a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7At Your rebuke the waters fled;
at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
8the mountains rose and the valleys sank
to the place You assigned for them—
9You set a boundary they cannot cross,
that they may never again cover the earth.
10He sends forth springs in the valleys;
they flow between the mountains.
11They give drink to every beast of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12The birds of the air nest beside the springs;
they sing among the branches.
13He waters the mountains from His chambers;
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
14He makes the grass grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
bringing forth food from the earth:
15wine that gladdens the heart of man,
oil that makes his face to shine,
and bread that sustains his heart.
16The trees of the Lord have their fill,
the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
17where the birds build their nests;
the stork makes her home in the cypresses.#104:17 Or pines or junipers or firs
18The high mountains are for the wild goats,
the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.#104:18 Or the coneys or the hyraxes
19He made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows when to set.
20You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.
22The sun rises, and they withdraw;
they lie down in their dens.
23Man goes forth to his work
and to his labor until evening.
24How many are Your works, O Lord!
In wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures.
25Here is the sea, vast and wide,
teeming with creatures beyond number,
living things both great and small.
26There the ships pass,
and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
27All creatures look to You
to give them their food in due season.
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 dust.
30When You send Your Spirit,#104:30 Or breath
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 looks on the earth,
and it trembles;
He touches the mountains,
and they smolder.
33I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34May my meditation be pleasing to Him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
35May sinners vanish from the earth
and the wicked be no more.
Bless the Lord, O my soul.
Hallelujah!#104:35 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the Lord
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