Thematic Bible

Psalm 104:1

Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

Psalm 104:2

Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,
Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

Psalm 104:3

He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
He makes the clouds His chariot;
He walks upon the wings of the wind;

Psalm 104:4

He makes the winds His messengers,
Flaming fire His ministers.

Psalm 104:5

He established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not totter forever and ever.

Psalm 104:6

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

Psalm 104:7

At Your rebuke they fled,
At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

Psalm 104:8

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

Psalm 104:9

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

Psalm 104:10

He sends forth springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains;

Psalm 104:11

They give drink to every beast of the field;
The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Psalm 104:12

Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
They lift up their voices among the branches.

Psalm 104:13

He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

Psalm 104:14

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle,
And vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food from the earth,

Psalm 104:15

And wine which makes man’s heart glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And food which sustains man’s heart.

Psalm 104:16

The trees of the Lord drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

Psalm 104:17

Where the birds build their nests,
And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.

Psalm 104:18

The high mountains are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.

Psalm 104:19

He made the moon for the seasons;
The sun knows the place of its setting.

Psalm 104:20

You appoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.

Psalm 104:21

The young lions roar after their prey
And seek their food from God.

Psalm 104:22

When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their dens.

Psalm 104:23

Man goes forth to his work
And to his labor until evening.

Psalm 104:24

O Lord, how many are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all;
The earth is full of Your possessions.

Psalm 104:25

There is the sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.

Psalm 104:26

There the ships move along,
And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

Psalm 104:27

They all wait for You
To give them their food in due season.

Psalm 104:28

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

Psalm 104:29

You hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You take away their spirit, they expire
And return to their dust.

Psalm 104:30

You send forth Your Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

Psalm 104:31

Let the glory of the Lord endure forever;
Let the Lord be glad in His works;

Psalm 104:32

He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Psalm 104:33

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

Psalm 104:34

Let my meditation be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall be glad in the Lord.

Psalm 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!