PSALM 104
1Bless the
LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with
honour 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 his
angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: 5 Who laid
the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever. 6
Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood
above the mountains. 7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of
thy thunder they hasted away. 8 They go upa by the
mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded
for them. 9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over;
that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10He
sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. 11
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quenchb
their thirst. 12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their
habitation, which singc among the branches. 13
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied 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 oild
to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s
heart. 16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; 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 hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks
for the conies.
19He
appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down. 20
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beastse
of the forest do creep forth. 21 The young lions roar
after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun
ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 23
Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the
earth is full of thy riches. 25 So is this great and wide
sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great
beasts. 26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom
thou hast madef to play therein. 27 These wait all
upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. 28
That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are
filled 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 earth.
31The glory
of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. 32
He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they
smoke. 33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing
praise to my God while I have my being. 34 My meditation of him
shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. 35 Let the sinners be
consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD,
O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a They
go up...: or, The mountains ascend, the valleys descend
b quench:
Heb. break
c sing:
Heb. give a voice
d oil...:
Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil
e beasts...:
Heb. beasts thereof do trample on the forest
f made:
Heb. formed
