Thematic Bible

Psalm 104:1

Bless Yahweh, O my soul. O Yahweh my God, you are very great. You clothe yourself [with] splendor and majesty,

Psalm 104:2

[you] who cover [yourself] with light as [with] a garment, who stretch out [the] heavens like a tent curtain,

Psalm 104:3

the one who sets beams in the waters [for] his upper chambers, who makes clouds his chariot, who rides on [the] wings of [the] wind,

Psalm 104:4

who makes his messengers [the] winds, his attendants a flame of fire.

Psalm 104:5

He established [the] earth on her 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 stood above [the] mountains.

Psalm 104:7

At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they ran off.

Psalm 104:8

They ascended [the] mountains [and] drained though the valleys to [the] place that you established for them.

Psalm 104:9

You set a boundary that they may not cross over, [so that] they would not return to cover the earth.

Psalm 104:10

[You are] the one who sends forth springs into the valleys; they flow between [the] mountains.

Psalm 104:11

They give drink for every beast of [the] field. [The] wild donkeys {quench} their thirst.

Psalm 104:12

Along them the birds of the heavens abide. From among [the] branches they {sing}.

Psalm 104:13

[You are the one who] {waters} [the] mountains from his upper chambers. The earth is full with the fruit of your labors:

Psalm 104:14

[who] causes grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of humankind, to bring forth food from the earth,

Psalm 104:15

and wine [that] makes glad [the] heart of man, so that [their] faces shine from oil, and bread [that] strengthens the heart of man.

Psalm 104:16

The trees of Yahweh drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,

Psalm 104:17

where birds make [their] nest. [The] stork [has] its home in [the] fir trees.

Psalm 104:18

The high mountains [are] for the wild goats; [the] cliffs [are] a refuge for the rock badgers.

Psalm 104:19

He made [the] moon for appointed times; [the] sun knows its [time for] setting.

Psalm 104:20

You make darkness, and it is night, when all [the] animals of the forest creep about.

Psalm 104:21

The young lions [are] roaring for the prey and seeking their food from God.

Psalm 104:22

[When] the sun rises, they gather together and lie down in their dens.

Psalm 104:23

Humankind goes out to its work, and to its labor until evening.

Psalm 104:24

How many are your works, O Yahweh; all of them you have done in wisdom. The earth is full of your creatures.

Psalm 104:25

This [is] the great and {wide} sea, in which [are] moving animals without number, living things small and great.

Psalm 104:26

There [the] ships sail. Leviathan [is there] that you formed to play with.

Psalm 104:27

They all wait for you to give [them] their food {at the proper time}.

Psalm 104:28

You give to them; they gather [it]. You open your hand, they are filled with [what is] good.

Psalm 104:29

You hide your face, they are terrified. You take away their breath, they die 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

May the glory of Yahweh endure forever. May Yahweh be glad in his works,

Psalm 104:32

the one who looks at the earth and it quakes, and touches the mountains and they smoke.

Psalm 104:33

I will sing to Yahweh throughout my life; I will sing praise to my God while {I remain alive}.

Psalm 104:34

May my meditation be pleasing to him. I will be glad in Yahweh.

Psalm 104:35

Let sinners perish completely from the earth, and [the] wicked {not remain alive}. Bless Yahweh, O my soul. Praise Yah.