Psalms 104
1 Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed in splendor and majesty.
2 You wrap yourself in light as in a garment and stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
3 He builds his upper chambers over the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot and walks on the wings of the wind.
4 He makes his angels winds, and his servants a blazing fire.
5 He set the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they hurried away.
8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank, to the place you established for them.
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.
10 He makes springs flow into the valleys; they run between the mountains.
11 They give drink to every wild animal; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky nest beside them; among the branches they sing.
13 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works.
14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate, to bring bread from the earth.
15 Wine gladdens the human heart; oil makes the face shine, and bread sustains the human heart.
16 The trees of the LORD are well supplied, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the cypresses.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock hyraxes.
19 He made the moon to mark the appointed times; the sun knows when to set.
20 You bring on darkness, and night comes; then all the animals of the forest stir.
21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they withdraw and lie down in their dens.
23 People go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
24 How many are your works, LORD! You made them all with wisdom; the earth is full of your creatures.
25 There is the sea, great and wide, teeming with countless creatures, both small and great.
26 There the ships sail, and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.
27 They all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
28 You give it to them, and they gather it; you open your hand, and they are filled with good things.
29 You hide your face, and they are terrified; you take away their breath, and they die and return to the dust.
30 You send your breath, and they are created; you renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works.
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him; I rejoice in the LORD.
35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and may the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Hallelujah!
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