Thematic Bible

Psalm 104:1

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

Psalm 104:2


[You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,

Psalm 104:3


Who lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters [above the firmament],
Who makes the clouds His chariot,
Who walks on the wings of the wind,

Psalm 104:4


Who makes winds His messengers,
Flames of fire His ministers.

Psalm 104:5


He established the earth on its foundations,
So that it will not be moved 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 [for the waters] that they may not cross over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.

Psalm 104:10


You send springs into the valleys;
Their waters flow among the mountains.

Psalm 104:11


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

Psalm 104:12


Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests;
They lift up their voices and sing 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 grass to grow for the cattle,
And all that the earth produces for cultivation by man,
So that he may bring food from the earth—

Psalm 104:15


And wine which makes the heart of man glad,
So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And bread to sustain and strengthen man’s heart.

Psalm 104:16


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

Psalm 104:17


Where the birds make their nests;
As for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

Psalm 104:18


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

Psalm 104:19


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

Psalm 104:20


You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night,
In which prowls about every wild beast of the forest.

Psalm 104:21


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

Psalm 104:22


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

Psalm 104:23


Man goes out to his work
And remains at his labor until evening.

Psalm 104:24


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

Psalm 104:25


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

Psalm 104:26


There the ships [of the sea] sail,
And Leviathan [the sea monster], which You have formed to play there.

Psalm 104:27


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

Psalm 104:28


You give it to them, they gather it up;
You open Your hand, they are filled and satisfied with good [things].

Psalm 104:29


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

Psalm 104:30


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

Psalm 104:31


May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord rejoice and 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


May my meditation be sweet and pleasing to Him;
As for me, I will rejoice and be glad in the Lord.

Psalm 104:35


Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
And let the wicked be no more.
Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul.
Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)