Thematic Bible
Psalm 104:1 (show verse)
Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are magnificent. You are robed in splendor and majesty.
Psalm 104:2 (show verse)
He covers himself with light as if it were a garment. He stretches out the skies like a tent curtain,
Psalm 104:3 (show verse)
and lays the beams of the upper rooms of his palace on the rain clouds. He makes the clouds his chariot, and travels along on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 104:4 (show verse)
He makes the winds his messengers, and the flaming fire his attendant.
Psalm 104:5 (show verse)
He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be upended.
Psalm 104:6 (show verse)
The watery deep covered it like a garment; the waters reached above the mountains.
Psalm 104:7 (show verse)
Your shout made the waters retreat; at the sound of your thunderous voice they hurried off --
Psalm 104:8 (show verse)
as the mountains rose up, and the valleys went down -- to the place you appointed for them.
Psalm 104:9 (show verse)
You set up a boundary for them that they could not cross, so that they would not cover the earth again.
Psalm 104:10 (show verse)
He turns springs into streams; they flow between the mountains.
Psalm 104:11 (show verse)
They provide water for all the animals in the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Psalm 104:12 (show verse)
The birds of the sky live beside them; they chirp among the bushes.
Psalm 104:13 (show verse)
He waters the mountains from the upper rooms of his palace; the earth is full of the fruit you cause to grow.
Psalm 104:14 (show verse)
He provides grass for the cattle, and crops for people to cultivate, so they can produce food from the ground,
Psalm 104:15 (show verse)
as well as wine that makes people feel so good, and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, as well as food that sustains people's lives.
Psalm 104:16 (show verse)
The trees of the Lord receive all the rain they need, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,
Psalm 104:17 (show verse)
where the birds make nests, near the evergreens in which the herons live.
Psalm 104:18 (show verse)
The wild goats live in the high mountains; the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.
Psalm 104:19 (show verse)
He made the moon to mark the months, and the sun sets according to a regular schedule.
Psalm 104:20 (show verse)
You make it dark and night comes, during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.
Psalm 104:21 (show verse)
The lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.
Psalm 104:22 (show verse)
When the sun rises, they withdraw and sleep in their dens.
Psalm 104:23 (show verse)
Men then go out to do their work, and labor away until evening.
Psalm 104:24 (show verse)
How many living things you have made, O Lord! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.
Psalm 104:25 (show verse)
Over here is the deep, wide sea, which teems with innumerable swimming creatures, living things both small and large.
Psalm 104:26 (show verse)
The ships travel there, and over here swims the whale you made to play in it.
Psalm 104:27 (show verse)
All of your creatures wait for you to provide them with food on a regular basis.
Psalm 104:28 (show verse)
You give food to them and they receive it; you open your hand and they are filled with food.
Psalm 104:29 (show verse)
When you ignore them, they panic. When you take away their life's breath, they die and return to dust.
Psalm 104:30 (show verse)
When you send your life-giving breath, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the ground.
Psalm 104:31 (show verse)
May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!
Psalm 104:32 (show verse)
He looks down on the earth and it shakes; he touches the mountains and they start to smolder.
Psalm 104:33 (show verse)
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist!
Psalm 104:34 (show verse)
May my thoughts be pleasing to him! I will rejoice in the Lord.
Psalm 104:35 (show verse)
May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!