Of David.
[104:1] Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
[104:2] covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent.
[104:3] He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind;
[104:4] he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire.
[104:5] He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.
[104:6] You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
[104:7] At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight.
[104:8] The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them.
[104:9] You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
[104:10] You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills;
[104:11] they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
[104:12] Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.
[104:13] From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.
[104:14] You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth
[104:15] and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
[104:16] The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
[104:17] In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.
[104:18] The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
[104:19] He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
[104:20] You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
[104:21] The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
[104:22] When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens.
[104:23] Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening.
[104:24] O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
[104:25] Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great.
[104:26] There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.
[104:27] These all look to you, to give them their food in due season.
[104:28] When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
[104:29] When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
[104:30] When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
[104:31] May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works,
[104:32] who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
[104:33] I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
[104:34] May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
[104:35] Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!