Psalm 104

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Psalm 104

The Lord’s Care over All His Works.

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^(A)Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are ^(B)clothed with splendor and majesty,

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Covering Yourself with ^(C)light as with a cloak,
^(D)Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

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^(a)He ^(E)lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
^(b)He makes the ^(F)clouds His chariot;
^(c)He walks upon the ^(G)wings of the wind;

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^(d)He makes ^(e)^(H)the winds His messengers,
^(f)Flaming ^(I)fire His ministers.

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He ^(J)established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not ^(g)totter forever and ever.

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You ^(K)covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.

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At Your ^(L)rebuke they fled,
At the ^(M)sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

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The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the ^(N)place which You established for them.

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You set a ^(O)boundary that they may not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.

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^(h)He sends forth ^(P)springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains;

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They ^(Q)give drink to every beast of the field;
The ^(R)wild donkeys quench their thirst.

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⁽ⁱ⁾Beside them the birds of the heavens ^(S)dwell;
They ^(j)lift up their voices among the branches.

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^(k)He ^(T)waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
^(U)The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

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^(l)He causes the ^(V)grass to grow for the ^(m)cattle,
And ^(W)vegetation for the ⁽ⁿ⁾labor of man,
So that ^(o)he may bring forth ^(p)food ^(X)from the earth,

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And ^(Y)wine which makes man’s heart glad,
^(Z)So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And ^(q)food which ^(AA)sustains man’s heart.

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The trees of the Lord ^(r)drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

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Where the ^(AB)birds build their nests,
And the ^(AC)stork, whose home is the ^(s)fir trees.

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The high mountains are for the ^(AD)wild goats;
The ^(AE)cliffs are a refuge for the ^(t)^(AF)shephanim.

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He made the moon ^(AG)for the seasons;
The ^(AH)sun knows the place of its setting.

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You ^(AI)appoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the ^(AJ)beasts of the forest ^(u)prowl about.

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The ^(AK)young lions roar after their prey
^(v)And ^(AL)seek their food from God.

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When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their ^(AM)dens.

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Man goes forth to ^(AN)his work
And to his labor until evening.

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O Lord, how ^(AO)many are Your works!
^(w)In ^(AP)wisdom You have made them all;
The ^(AQ)earth is full of Your ^(x)possessions.

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^(y)There is the ^(AR)sea, great and ^(z)broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.

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There the ^(AS)ships move along,
And ^(aa)^(AT)Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

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They all ^(AU)wait for You
To ^(AV)give them their food in ^(ab)due season.

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You give to them, they gather it up;
You ^(AW)open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

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You ^(AX)hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You ^(AY)take away their ^(ac)spirit, they expire
And ^(AZ)return to their dust.

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You send forth Your ^(ad)^(BA)Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

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Let the ^(BB)glory of the Lord endure forever;
Let the Lord ^(BC)be glad in His works;

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^(ae)He ^(BD)looks at the earth, and it ^(BE)trembles;
He ^(BF)touches the mountains, and they smoke.

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^(af)I will sing to the Lord ^(ag)^(BG)as long as I live;
^(ah)I will ^(BH)sing praise to my God ^(ai)while I have my being.

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Let my ^(BI)meditation be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall ^(BJ)be glad in the Lord.

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Let sinners be ^(BK)consumed from the earth
And let the ^(BL)wicked be no more.
^(BM)Bless the Lord, O my soul.
^(aj)^(BN)Praise ^(ak)the Lord!

Footnotes:

a. Psalm 104:3: ['Lit ', The one who]

b. Psalm 104:3: ['Lit ', The one who]

c. Psalm 104:3: ['Lit ', The one who]

d. Psalm 104:4: ['Lit ', Who]

e. Psalm 104:4: ['Or ', His angels, spirits]

f. Psalm 104:4: ['Or ', His ministers flames of fire]

g. Psalm 104:5: ['Or ', move out of place]

h. Psalm 104:10: ['Lit ', The one who sends]

i. Psalm 104:12: ['Or ', Over, ', Above']

j. Psalm 104:12: ['Lit ', give forth]

k. Psalm 104:13: ['Lit ', Who]

l. Psalm 104:14: ['Lit ', Who]

m. Psalm 104:14: ['Or ', beasts]

n. Psalm 104:14: ['Or ', cultivation by, ' or ', service of]

o. Psalm 104:14: ['Or ', He]

p. Psalm 104:14: ['Lit ', bread]

q. Psalm 104:15: ['Lit ', bread]

r. Psalm 104:16: ['Lit ', are satisfied]

s. Psalm 104:17: ['Or ', cypress]

t. Psalm 104:18: ['Small, shy, furry animals ', (Hyrax syriacus, ') found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and the region round the Dead Sea; KJV ', coney, ', orig NASB ', rock badgers]

u. Psalm 104:20: ['Lit ', creep]

v. Psalm 104:21: ['Lit ', And to seek]

w. Psalm 104:24: ['Or ', With]

x. Psalm 104:24: ['Or ', creatures]

y. Psalm 104:25: ['Or ', This]

z. Psalm 104:25: ['Or ', broad of dimensions, ' (lit ', hands, ')']

aa. Psalm 104:26: ['Or ', a sea monster]

ab. Psalm 104:27: ['Lit ', its appointed time]

ac. Psalm 104:29: ['Or ', breath]

ad. Psalm 104:30: ['Or ', breath]

ae. Psalm 104:32: ['Lit ', The one who]

af. Psalm 104:33: ['Or ', Let me sing]

ag. Psalm 104:33: ['Lit ', in my lifetime]

ah. Psalm 104:33: ['Or ', Let me sing]

ai. Psalm 104:33: ['Lit ', while I still am]

aj. Psalm 104:35: ['Or ', Hallelujah, '!']

ak. Psalm 104:35: ['Heb ', Yah]

Cross references:

A. Psalm 104:1: Psalm 103:22

B. Psalm 104:1: Psalm 93:1

C. Psalm 104:2: Daniel 7:9

D. Psalm 104:2: Isaiah 40:22

E. Psalm 104:3: Amos 9:6

F. Psalm 104:3: Isaiah 19:1

G. Psalm 104:3: Psalm 18:10

H. Psalm 104:4: Psalm 148:8; Hebrews 1:7

J. Psalm 104:5: Job 38:4; Psalm 24:2

K. Psalm 104:6: Genesis 1:2

L. Psalm 104:7: Psalm 18:15; Psalm 106:9; Isaiah 50:2

M. Psalm 104:7: Psalm 29:3; Psalm 77:18

N. Psalm 104:8: Psalm 33:7

O. Psalm 104:9: Job 38:10; Job 38:11; Jeremiah 5:22

P. Psalm 104:10: Psalm 107:35; Isaiah 41:18

Q. Psalm 104:11: Psalm 104:13

R. Psalm 104:11: Job 39:5

S. Psalm 104:12: Matthew 8:20

T. Psalm 104:13: Psalm 65:9; Psalm 147:8

U. Psalm 104:13: Jeremiah 10:13

V. Psalm 104:14: Job 38:27; Psalm 147:8

W. Psalm 104:14: Genesis 1:29

X. Psalm 104:14: Job 28:5

Y. Psalm 104:15: Judges 9:13; Proverbs 31:6

Z. Psalm 104:15: Psalm 23:5; Psalm 92:10; Psalm 141:5; Luke 7:46

AA. Psalm 104:15: Genesis 18:5; Judges 19:5; Judges 19:8

AB. Psalm 104:17: Psalm 104:12

AC. Psalm 104:17: Leviticus 11:19

AD. Psalm 104:18: Job 39:1

AE. Psalm 104:18: Proverbs 30:26

AF. Psalm 104:18: Leviticus 11:5

AG. Psalm 104:19: Genesis 1:14

AH. Psalm 104:19: Psalm 19:6

AI. Psalm 104:20: Psalm 74:16; Isaiah 45:7

AJ. Psalm 104:20: Psalm 50:10; Isaiah 56:9; Micah 5:8

AK. Psalm 104:21: Job 38:39

AL. Psalm 104:21: Psalm 145:15; Joel 1:20

AM. Psalm 104:22: Job 37:8

AN. Psalm 104:23: Genesis 3:19

AO. Psalm 104:24: Psalm 40:5

AP. Psalm 104:24: Psalm 136:5; Proverbs 3:19; Jeremiah 10:12; Jeremiah 51:15

AQ. Psalm 104:24: Psalm 65:9

AR. Psalm 104:25: Psalm 8:8; Psalm 69:34

AS. Psalm 104:26: Psalm 107:23; Ezekiel 27:9

AT. Psalm 104:26: Job 41:1; Psalm 74:14; Isaiah 27:1

AU. Psalm 104:27: Psalm 145:15

AV. Psalm 104:27: Job 36:31; Job 38:41; Psalm 136:25; Psalm 147:9

AW. Psalm 104:28: Psalm 145:16

AX. Psalm 104:29: Deuteronomy 31:17; Psalm 30:7

AY. Psalm 104:29: Job 34:14; Job 34:15; Psalm 146:4

AZ. Psalm 104:29: Genesis 3:19; Job 10:9; Psalm 90:3

BA. Psalm 104:30: Job 33:4; Ezekiel 37:9

BB. Psalm 104:31: Psalm 86:12; Psalm 111:10

BC. Psalm 104:31: Genesis 1:31

BD. Psalm 104:32: Judges 5:5; Psalm 97:4; Psalm 97:5; Psalm 114:7

BE. Psalm 104:32: Habakkuk 3:10

BF. Psalm 104:32: Exodus 19:18; Psalm 144:5

BG. Psalm 104:33: Psalm 63:4

BH. Psalm 104:33: Psalm 146:2

BI. Psalm 104:34: Psalm 19:14

BJ. Psalm 104:34: Psalm 9:2

BK. Psalm 104:35: Psalm 59:13

BL. Psalm 104:35: Psalm 37:10

BM. Psalm 104:35: Psalm 104:1

BN. Psalm 104:35: Psalm 105:45; Psalm 106:48