Psalm 104
God the Creator
1My soul, bless the Lord!
Lord my God, you are very great;
2He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe,
3laying the beams of his palace
on the waters above,104:3 Am 9:6
making the clouds his chariot,104:3 Is 19:1
walking on the wings of the wind,104:3 Ps 18:10
4and making the winds his messengers,104:4 Or angels
5He established the earth on its foundations;
6You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the water stood above the mountains.104:6 Gn 7:19
7At your rebuke the water fled;
8mountains rose and valleys sank104:7–8 Or away. They flowed over the mountains and went down valleys —
9You set a boundary they cannot cross;
10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
11They supply water for every wild beast;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.104:11 Jb 39:5
12The birds of the sky live beside the springs;
they make their voices heard among the foliage.104:12 Mt 8:20
13He waters the mountains from his palace;
14He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
15wine that makes human hearts glad —
making his face shine with oil —
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.104:16 Nm 24:6
17There the birds make their nests;
storks make their homes in the pine trees.104:17 Lv 11:19
18The high mountains are for the wild goats;
20You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir.104:20 Is 45:17
21The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.104:21 Jb 38:39
22The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens.104:22 Jb 37:8
23Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until evening.104:23 Gn 3:19
24How countless are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you have made them all;
25Here is the sea, vast and wide,
teeming with creatures beyond number —
26There the ships move about,
27All of them wait for you
28When you give it to them,
they gather it;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.104:28 Ps 145:16
29When you hide your face,
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
30When you send your breath,104:30 Or Spirit
they are created,104:30 Gn 2:7
and you renew the surface of the ground.104:30 Jb 33:4
31May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works.104:31 Ps 72:17
32He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
he touches the mountains,
33I will sing to the Lord all my life;
34May my meditation be pleasing to him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.104:34 Ps 19:14
35May sinners vanish from the earth
My soul, bless the Lord!
Hallelujah!
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