Psalm 104:1
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
Psalm 104:2
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
Psalm 104:3
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 104:4
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.
Psalm 104:5
He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
Psalm 104:6
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:7
At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
Psalm 104:8
the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
Psalm 104:9
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
Psalm 104:10
He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
Psalm 104:11
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Psalm 104:12
The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
Psalm 104:13
He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
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He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
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wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
Psalm 104:16
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
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where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
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The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.
Psalm 104:19
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
Psalm 104:20
You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
Psalm 104:21
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
Psalm 104:22
The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
Psalm 104:23
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
Psalm 104:24
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
Psalm 104:25
Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
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There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
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All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
Psalm 104:28
When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
Psalm 104:29
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
Psalm 104:30
When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
Psalm 104:31
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
Psalm 104:32
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
Psalm 104:33
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 104:34
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
Psalm 104:35
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!