RSV Psalms 104 Chapter
104:1
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,
104:2
who coverest thyself with light as with a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,
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who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters, who makest the clouds thy chariot, who ridest on the wings of the wind,
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who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers.
104:5
Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.
104:6
Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment;the waters stood above the mountains.
104:7
At thy rebuke they fled;at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.
104:8
The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst appoint for them.
104:9
Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
104:10
Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys;they flow between the hills,
104:11
they give drink to every beast of the field;the wild asses quench their thirst.
104:12
By them the birds of the air have their habitation;they sing among the branches.
104:13
From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains;the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.
104:14
Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth,
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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 which he planted.
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In them the birds build their nests;the stork has her home in the fir trees.
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The high mountains are for the wild goats;the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
104:19
Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons;the sun knows its time for setting.
104:20
Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
104:21
The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
104:22
When the sun rises, they get them away and lie down in their dens.
104:23
Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
104:24
O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all;the earth is full of thy creatures.
104:25
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great.
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There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.
104:27
These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season.
104:28
When thou givest to them, they gather it up;when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.
104:29
When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed;when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
104:30
When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created;and thou renewest the face of the ground.
104:31
May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, 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!