Psalms 104
104
Our Creator’s Compassion # 104 This psalm, attributed to David in the Septuagint, can be seen as an exposition of the days of creation: first day: vv. 1–2; second day: vv. 3–4; third day: vv. 5–17; fourth day: vv. 18–23; fifth day: vv. 24–26; sixth day: vv. 27–30.
1Everything I am will praise and bless the Lord!
O Lord, my God, your greatness takes my breath away,
overwhelming me by your majesty, beauty, and splendor! # 104:1 See Job 40:10.
2You wrap yourself with a shimmering, glistening light.
You wear sunshine like a garment of glory.
You stretch out the starry skies like a tapestry.
3You build your balconies with light beams
and ride as King in a chariot you made from clouds.
You fly upon the wings of the wind.
4You make your messengers into winds of the Spirit,
and all your ministers become flames of fire.
5You, our Creator, formed the earth,
and you hold it all together so it will never fall apart.
6You poured the ocean depths over the planet,
submerging mountains beneath.
7Yet at the sound of your thunder-shout
the waters all fled away, filling the deep with seas.
8The mountains rose and valleys sank
to the levels you decreed for them.
9Then you set a boundary line for the seas
and commanded them not to trespass.
10You sent springs cascading through the valleys,
flowing freely between the mountains and hills.
11You provide drink for every living thing;
men and beasts # 104:11 Or “wild donkeys.” have their thirst quenched because of you.
12The birds build nests near the tranquil streams,
chirping their joyous songs from the branches above.
13From your kindness you send the rain to water the mountains
from the upper rooms of your palace.
Your goodness # 104:13 Or “your works.” brings forth fruit for all to enjoy.
14Your compassion brings the earth’s harvest, feeding the hungry.
You cause the grass to grow for livestock,
along with the fruit, grains, and vegetables to feed mankind.
15You provide sweet wine to gladden hearts.
You give us daily bread to sustain life,
giving us glowing health for our bodies. # 104:15 Or “oil for our faces to shine.”
16The trees of the Lord drink until they’re satisfied.
Lebanon’s lofty trees stand tall right where you planted them.
17Within their branches you provide for birds
a place to build their nests;
even herons find a home in the cypress trees.
18You make the high mountains a home for wild goats
and the rocky crag where the rock badgers burrow.
19You made the moon to mark the months
and the sun to measure the days.
20You turn off the light and it becomes night,
and all the beasts of the forest come out to prowl.
21The mighty lions roar for their dinner,
but it’s you, God, who feeds them all.
22At sunrise they slink back to their dens
to crouch down in the shadows.
23Then man goes out to his labor and toil,
working from dawn to dusk.
24O Lord, what an amazing variety of all you have created!
Wild and wonderful is this world you have made,
while wisdom was there at your side.
This world is full of so many creatures, yet each belongs to you!
25And then there is the sea! So vast! So wide and deep—
swarming with countless forms of sea life, both small and great.
26Trading ships glide through the high seas.
And look! There are the massive whales
bounding upon the waves.
27All the creatures wait expectantly for you
to give them their food as you determine.
28You come near and they all gather around,
feasting from your open hands,
and each is satisfied from your abundant supply.
29But if you were to withhold from them and turn away,
they all would panic.
And when you choose to take away their breath,
each one dies and returns to the dust.
30When you release your Spirit-Wind, life is created,
ready to replenish life upon the earth.
31May God’s glorious splendor endure forever!
May the Lord take joy and pleasure in all that he has made.
32For the earth’s overseer has the power to make it tremble;
just a touch of his finger and volcanoes erupt
as the earth shakes and melts.
33I will sing my song to the Lord as long as I live!
Every day I will sing my praises to God.
34May you be pleased with every sweet thought I have about you,
for you are the source of my joy and gladness.
35Now, let all the sinners be swept from the earth.
But I will keep on praising you, my Lord, with all that is within me.
My joyous, blissful shouts of “Hallelujah” are all because of you!
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Psalm 104
God is great! #104:1 The writer of this psalm praises God. God is the one who has made the whole universe, and he is the one who takes care of it. It is because of God that everything has life.
1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’
Lord, my God, you are very great!
You rule with authority as a great king.
2Light is all round you,
like the clothes that you wear.
You have put the skies as a roof over the earth.
3You have built the beams of your home
on the clouds of rain.
The clouds carry you as you travel,
and you ride on the wind.
4You use the winds to carry your messages.
Flames of fire are your servants.
5You, Lord, built the earth
on its strong foundations.
Nothing will ever shake it from its place.
6You covered the earth with deep water,
like a coat.
The water covered the tops of the mountains.
7But when you shouted,
the water went back.
It ran away,
when you shouted like thunder.
8The water poured down from the mountains,
and it went down into the valleys.
It went to stay in the place that you had chosen for it.
9You made a border for the water
so that it could not cross.
Never again will the water cover the earth. #104:9 See Genesis 1:9-10.
10You cause springs of water
to pour along the valleys.
Streams of water run between the hills.
11They give water to all the wild animals.
Wild donkeys drink from them.
12The birds make their homes beside the streams.
They sing from the branches of the trees.
13You pour down rain on the mountains
from your home above the sky.
You cause many fruits to grow on the earth.
14You give grass for farm animals to eat.
You give crops for people to plant.
In that way, people get food from the ground.
15They grow grapes for wine,
which makes them happy.
They grow olive trees for oil,
which makes their faces shine.
They grow grain for bread,
which makes them strong.
16The Lord's own trees receive plenty of rain.
They are the cedar trees
that he planted in Lebanon.
17The birds make their nests there.
Storks live there in the fir trees.
18The wild goats live high up in the mountains.
Rock badgers hide among the rocks.
19You made the moon
to tell us the months and seasons.
The sun also knows the right time for sunset.
20At night you make it dark,
so that the forest animals come out.
21The lions roar
while they look for animals to kill.
They look for the food that God gives to them.
22At sunrise, they go back to their homes,
and they lie down to rest.
23During the day, people go out to work.
They work at their jobs until it is evening.
24 Lord, you have made very many different things!
You were very wise in the way that you have made them all.
The earth is full of the living things
that you have made. #104:24 God knows how to make everything so that it is good. He is very wise. That is why we need to trust him and obey him. Then we will have good lives in the way that he has made us to be.
25Look at the sea, which is deep and wide!
It is full of living things,
that are both large and small.
They are more than anyone can count.
26Ships travel on the sea.
You made the monster, Leviathan,
to swim and to play in the sea.
27All these living things wait for you
to give them their food when they need it.
28When you give it to them, they take it.
You open your hand to feed them,
and they have plenty of good things.
29When you turn away from them,
they become very afraid.
When you take away their breath,
they die and they return to the dust.
30But when you breathe into anything,
it receives life.
In that way, you bring new life to the earth.
31I pray that the glory of the Lord
will continue for ever!
I pray that the Lord will be happy
with everything that he has made!
32When he looks down at the earth,
it shakes!
When he touches the mountains,
they pour out smoke!
33All my life, I will sing to praise the Lord.
I will always sing songs to praise my God,
for as long as I live.
34I want my song to make him happy.
I will be happy,
because of what the Lord has done.
35I pray that wicked people will disappear from the earth.
May they disappear for ever!
I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord! Hallelujah!’
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