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
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PSALM 104
1Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God#GodHebrew: Elohim thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour; 2Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; — 3Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind; 4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire. 5He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever. 6Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains: 7At thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away; — 8The mountains rose, the valleys sank, unto the place which thou hadst founded for them; — 9Thou hast set a bound which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10He sendeth the springs into the valleys: they run among the mountains; 11They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst. 12The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches. 13He watereth the mountains from his upper-chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. 14He maketh the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; bringing forth bread out of the earth, 15And wine which gladdeneth the heart of man; making his face shine with oil; and with bread he strengtheneth man's heart. 16The trees of Jehovah are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted, 17Where the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. 18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs, a refuge for the rock-badgers.
19He made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth its going down. 20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth: 21The young lions roar after the prey, and to seek their food from ·God#GodHebrew: El 22The sun ariseth, they retreat, and lay them down in their dens. 23Man goeth forth unto his work, and to his labour until the evening. 24How manifold are thy works, O Jehovah! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. 25Yonder is the great and wide sea: therein are moving things innumerable, living creatures small and great. 26There go the ships; there that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein. 27These all look unto thee, that thou mayest give their food in its season: 28That thou givest unto them, they gather; thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good. 29Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; thou takest away their breath, they expire and return to their dust. 30Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created, and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31The glory of Jehovah will endure for ever; Jehovah will rejoice in his works. 32He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. 33I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live; I will sing psalms to my God#GodHebrew: Elohim while I have my being. 34My meditation shall be pleasant unto him; I will rejoice in Jehovah. 35Sinners shall be consumed out of the earth, and the wicked shall be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Hallelujah!
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First published in 1890. This edition is maintained by the British and Foreign Bible Society.