| Chapter 104 |
1 | Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. |
2 | Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain: |
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: |
4 | Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: |
5 | [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever. |
6 | Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains. |
7 | At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. |
8 | They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them. |
9 | Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth. |
10 | He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills. |
11 | They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. |
12 | By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] sing among the branches. |
13 | He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. |
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; |
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. |
16 | The trees of the LORD are full [of sap]; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; |
17 | Where the birds make their nests: [as for] the stork, the fir trees [are] her house. |
18 | The high hills [are] a refuge for the wild goats; [and] the rocks for the conies. |
19 | He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. |
20 | Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep [forth]. |
21 | The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. |
22 | The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. |
23 | Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. |
24 | O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. |
25 | [So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. |
26 | There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein. |
27 | These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season. |
28 | [That] thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. |
29 | Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. |
30 | Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth. |
31 | The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. |
32 | He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. |
33 | I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. |
34 | My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. |
35 | Let the 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. |