Psalms Chapter 104 of 150 about 3 min read

Psalm 104

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Verse 1. Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

Verse 2. He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

Verse 3. laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

Verse 4. He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.

Verse 5. He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.

Verse 6. You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

Verse 7. At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—

Verse 8. the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—

Verse 9. You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.

Verse 10. He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

Verse 11. They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Verse 12. The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.

Verse 13. He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.

Verse 14. He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:

Verse 15. wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

Verse 16. The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,

Verse 17. where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

Verse 18. The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

Verse 19. He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

Verse 20. You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

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

Verse 22. The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.

Verse 23. Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.

Verse 24. How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.

Verse 25. Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.

Verse 26. There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

Verse 27. All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.

Verse 28. When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

Verse 29. When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.

Verse 30. When You send Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.

Verse 31. May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.

Verse 32. He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

Verse 33. I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Verse 34. May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

Verse 35. May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!