Liber Psalmorum, 104

1. Benedic, anima mea, Domino. Domine Deus meus, magnificatus es vehementer! Maiestatem et decorem induisti,

1. Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,

2. amictus lumine sicut vestimento. Extendens caelum sicut velum,

2. who coverest thyself with light as with a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,

3. qui exstruis in aquis cenacula tua. Qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum, qui ambulas super pennas ventorum.

3. 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,

4. Qui facis angelos tuos spiritus et ministros tuos ignem urentem.

4. who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers.

5. Qui fundasti terram super stabilitatem suam, non inclinabitur in saeculum saeculi.

5. Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.

6. Abyssus sicut vestimentum operuit eam, super montes stabant aquae.

6. Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

7. Ab increpatione tua fugiunt, a voce tonitrui tui formidant.

7. At thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.

8. Ascendunt in montes et descendunt in valles, in locum, quem statuisti eis.

8. The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst appoint for them.

9. Terminum posuisti, quem non transgredientur, neque convertentur operire terram.

9. Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.

10. Qui emittis fontes in torrentes; inter medium montium pertransibunt,

10. Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,

11. potabunt omnes bestias agri, exstinguent onagri sitim suam.

11. they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.

12. Super ea volucres caeli habitabunt, de medio ramorum dabunt voces.

12. By them the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches.

13. Rigas montes de cenaculis tuis, de fructu operum tuorum satias terram.

13. From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.

14. Producis fenum iumentis et herbam servituti hominum, educens panem de terra

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,

15. et vinum, quod laetificat cor hominis; exhilarans faciem in oleo, panis autem cor hominis confirmat.

15. and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man's heart.

16. Saturabuntur ligna Domini et cedri Libani, quas plantavit.

16. The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.

17. Illic passeres nidificabunt, erodii domus in vertice earum.

17. In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.

18. Montes excelsi cervis, petrae refugium hyracibus.

18. The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.

19. Fecit lunam ad tempora signanda, sol cognovit occasum suum.

19. Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.

20. Posuisti tenebras, et facta est nox: in ipsa reptabunt omnes bestiae silvae,

20. Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

21. catuli leonum rugientes, ut rapiant et quaerant a Deo escam sibi.

21. The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

22. Oritur sol, et congregantur et in cubilibus suis recumbunt.

22. When the sun rises, they get them away and lie down in their dens.

23. Exit homo ad opus suum et ad operationem suam usque ad vesperum.

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

24. Quam multiplicata sunt opera tua, Domine! Omnia in sapientia fecisti, impleta est terra creatura tua.

24. O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy creatures.

25. Hoc mare magnum et spatiosum et latum: illic reptilia, quorum non est numerus, animalia pusilla cum magnis;

25. Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great.

26. illic naves pertransibunt, Leviathan, quem formasti ad ludendum cum eo.

26. There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.

27. Omnia a te exspectant, ut des illis escam in tempore suo.

27. These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season.

28. Dante te illis, colligent, aperiente te manum tuam, implebuntur bonis.

28. When thou givest to them, they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.

29. Avertente autem te faciem, turbabuntur; auferes spiritum eorum, et deficient et in pulverem suum revertentur.

29. When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

30. Emittes spiritum tuum, et creabuntur, et renovabis faciem terrae.

30. When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground.

31. Sit gloria Domini in saeculum; laetetur Dominus in operibus suis.

31. May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD rejoice in his works,

32. Qui respicit terram et facit eam tremere, qui tangit montes, et fumigant.

32. who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!

33. Cantabo Domino in vita mea, psallam Deo meo quamdiu sum.

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

34. Iucundum sit ei eloquium meum, ego vero delectabor in Domino.

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

35. Deficiant peccatores a terra et iniqui, ita ut non sint. Benedic, anima mea, Domino.

35. Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!