Psalms 104

1 I give praise to Yahweh with all my life, Yahweh my God, you are very magnificent; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.⋮

2 You cover yourself with light as with a garment; you spread out the heavens like a tent curtain.⋮

3 You lay the beams of your chambers on the clouds; you make the clouds your chariot; you walk on the wings of the wind.⋮

4 He makes the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.⋮

5 He laid the foundations of the earth, and it will never be moved.⋮

6 You covered the earth with water like a garment; the water covered the mountains.⋮

7 Your rebuke made the waters recede; at the sound of your thunderous voice they fled.⋮

8 The mountains rose, and the valleys spread out into the places that you had appointed for them.⋮

9 You have set a boundary for them that they will not cross; they will not cover the earth again.⋮

10 He made springs flow into the valleys; the streams flow between the mountains.⋮

11 They supply water for all the animals of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.⋮

12 By the riverbanks the birds build their nests; they sing among the branches.⋮

13 He waters the mountains from his water chambers in the sky. The earth is filled with the fruit of his labor.⋮

14 He makes the grass grow for the cattle and plants for man to cultivate so that man may produce food from the earth.⋮

15 He makes wine to make man happy, oil to make his face shine, and food to sustain his life.⋮

16 The trees of Yahweh get plenty of rain; the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.⋮

17 There the birds make their nests. The stork makes the cypress tree her home.⋮

18 The wild goats live on the high mountains; the mountain heights are a refuge for the hyraxes.⋮

19 He appointed the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.⋮

20 You make the darkness of the night when all the beasts of the forest come out.⋮

21 The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.⋮

22 When the sun rises, they retreat and sleep in their dens.⋮

23 Meanwhile, people go out to their work and labor away until the evening.⋮

24 Yahweh, how many and varied are your works! With wisdom you made them all; the earth overflows with your works.⋮

25 Over there is the sea, deep and wide, teeming with innumerable creatures, both small and great.⋮

26 The ships travel there, and Leviathan is also there, which you formed to play in the sea.⋮

27 All these look to you to give them their food on time.⋮

28 When you give to them, they gather; when you open your hand, they are satisfied.⋮

29 When you hide your face, they are troubled; if you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.⋮

30 When you send out your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the countryside.⋮

31 May the glory of Yahweh last forever; may Yahweh enjoy his creation.⋮

32 He looks down on the earth, and it shakes; he touches the mountains, and they smoke.⋮

33 I will sing to Yahweh all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.⋮

34 May my thoughts be sweet to him; I will rejoice in Yahweh.⋮

35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. I give praise to Yahweh with all my life. Praise Yahweh.⋮