| Chapter 104 |
1 | Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor 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 winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers; |
5 | Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever. |
6 | Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains. |
7 | At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away |
8 | (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst 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 forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains; |
11 | They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst. |
12 | By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches. |
13 | He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled 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 that strengtheneth man's heart. |
16 | The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture], 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 mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge 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 creep forth. |
21 | The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. |
22 | The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens. |
23 | Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening. |
24 | O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches. |
25 | Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts. |
26 | There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein. |
27 | These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season. |
28 | Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied 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 ground. |
31 | Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works: |
32 | Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. |
33 | I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. |
34 | Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah. |
35 | Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 105 |