| Chapter 104 |
1 | Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honor and majesty.
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2 | Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
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3 | Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
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4 | Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
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5 | Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
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6 | Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
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7 | At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
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8 | They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys to the place which thou hast founded for them.
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9 | Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
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10 | He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
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11 | They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
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12 | By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
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13 | He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
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14 | He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
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15 | And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
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16 | The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
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17 | Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
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18 | The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
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19 | He appointeth the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
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20 | Thou makest darkness, and it is night: in which all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
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21 | The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
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22 | The sun ariseth, they collect, and lay themselves down in their dens.
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23 | Man goeth forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
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24 | O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
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25 | So is this great and wide sea, in which are creeping animals innumerable, both small and great beasts.
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26 | There go the ships: there is that leviathan, which thou hast made to play therein.
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27 | These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their food in due season.
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28 | That which thou givest them, they gather: thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
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29 | Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
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30 | Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
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31 | The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
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32 | He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
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33 | I will sing to the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
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34 | My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
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35 | Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
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