Psalms, 104

1. Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

1. Bless the Lord, my soul! Clothed in majesty and splendor; O Lord, my God, how great you are!

2. Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

2. You are wrapped in light as with a garment; you stretch out the heavens like a tent,

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:

3. you build your upperrooms above the waters. You make the clouds your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind;

4. Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

4. you make the winds your messengers, and fire and flame your ministers.

5. [Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.

5. You set the earth on its foundations, and never will it be shaken.

6. Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

6. You covered it with the ocean like a garment, and waters spread over the mountains.

7. At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

7. But at your rebuke the waters flee, at the sound of your thunder they take to flight.

8. They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

8. Brought to the mountains, they flow down again to settle in the valleys.

9. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

9. You set a limit they could not cross, never again to flood the earth.

10. He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills.

10. You make springs gush forth in valleys winding among mountains and hills,

11. They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

11. giving drink to the beasts of the field, quenching the thirst of wild donkeys.

12. By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] sing among the branches.

12. Birds build their nests close by and sing among the branches of trees.

13. He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

13. You water the mountains from your abode and fill the earth with the fruit of your work.

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;

14. You make grass grow for cattle and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth:

15. And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart.

15. wine to gladden his heart, oil to make his face shine, and bread to make him strong.

16. The trees of the LORD are full [of sap]; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

16. The Lord waters his trees to their fill, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.

17. Where the birds make their nests: [as for] the stork, the fir trees [are] her house.

17. The birds build their nests, the stork has its home in the pine trees.

18. The high hills [are] a refuge for the wild goats; [and] the rocks for the conies.

18. High mountains are for wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for badgers.

19. He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

19. You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun that knows when to set;

20. Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep [forth].

20. when you bring the darkness of the night, all the beasts of the forest begin to prowl:

21. The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

21. the young lions roaring for their prey claiming their food from God.

22. The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

22. When the sun rises, the beasts steal away, returning to rest in their dens.

23. Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

23. Man then goes out to his work, and toils till evening comes.

24. O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

24. How varied O Lord, are your works! In wisdom you have made them all - the earth full of your creatures.

25. [So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

25. Behold the sea, wide and vast, teeming with countless creatures, living things both great and small,

26. There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein.

26. a strange world reserved for the ships, for Leviathan, the dragon you made to play with.

27. These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.

27. They all look to you for their food in due time.

28. [That] thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

28. You give it to them, and they gather it up; you open your hand, they are filled with good things.

29. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

29. When you hide your face they vanish, you take away their breath, they expire and return to dust.

30. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

30. When you send forth your spirit, they are created, and the face of the earth is renewed.

31. The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

31. May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works!

32. He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

32. He looks on the earth, and it quakes; he touches the mountain, and it smokes.

33. I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

33. I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to God while I live.

34. My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

34. May my song give him pleasure, as the Lord gives me delight.

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.

35. May sinners vanish from the earth, and may the wicked be no more. Bless the Lord, my soul!