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Psalms 104
World English Bible British Edition · Berean Standard Bible
Bless the LORD, my soul.
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
He covers himself with light as with a garment.
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters.
laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
He makes his messengers winds,
He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants (note: LXX He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire. Cited in Hebrews 1:7).
You covered it with the deep as with a cloak.
You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
At your rebuke they fled.
At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
The mountains rose,
the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
You have set a boundary that they may not pass over,
You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
He sends springs into the valleys.
He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
They give drink to every animal of the field.
They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
The birds of the sky nest by them.
The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
He waters the mountains from his rooms.
He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
He causes the grass to grow for the livestock,
He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
wine that makes the heart of man glad,
wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
The LORD’s trees are well watered,
The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
where the birds make their nests.
where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses (note: Or pines or junipers or firs).
The high mountains are for the wild goats.
The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers (note: Or the coneys or the hyraxes).
He appointed the moon for seasons.
He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
You make darkness, and it is night,
You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
The young lions roar after their prey,
The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
The sun rises, and they steal away,
The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
LORD, how many are your works!
How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
There is the sea, great and wide,
Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
You give to them; they gather.
When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
You hide your face; they are troubled.
When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
You send out your Spirit and they are created.
When You send Your Spirit (note: Or breath), they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
Let the LORD’s glory endure forever.
May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
He looks at the earth, and it trembles.
He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
I will sing to the LORD as long as I live.
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Let my meditation be sweet to him.
May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.
May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!