Psalms 104
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Psalms 104
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| Bless Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God, thou art very great; Thou art clothed with honor and majesty: | Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great; you are robed with honour and power. |
| Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain; | You are clothed with light as with a robe; stretching out the heavens like a curtain: |
| Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; Who maketh the clouds his chariot; Who walketh upon the wings of the wind; | The arch of your house is based on the waters; you make the clouds your carriage; you go on the wings of the wind: |
| Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers; | He makes winds his angels, and flames of fire his servants. |
| Who laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved for ever. | He has made the earth strong on its bases, so that it may not be moved for ever and ever; |
| Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture; The waters stood above the mountains. | Covering it with the sea as with a robe: the waters were high over the mountains; |
| At thy rebuke they fled; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away | At the voice of your word they went in flight; at the sound of your thunder they went away in fear; |
| (The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them. | The mountains came up and the valleys went down into the place which you had made ready for them. |
| Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth. | You made a limit over which they might not go, so that the earth would never again be covered by them. |
| He sendeth forth springs into the valleys; They run among the mountains; | You sent the springs into the valleys; they are flowing between the hills. |
| They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst. | They give drink to every beast of the field; the mountain asses come to them for water. |
| By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches. | The birds of the air have their resting-places by them, and make their song among the branches. |
| He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. | He sends down rain from his store-houses on the hills: the earth is full of the fruit of his works. |
| He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth, | He makes the grass come up for the cattle, and plants for the use of man; so that bread may come out of the earth; |
| And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart. | And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart. |
| The trees of Jehovah are filled [with moisture], The cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; | The trees of the Lord are full of growth, the cedars of Lebanon of his planting; |
| Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house. | Where the birds have their resting-places; as for the stork, the tall trees are her house. |
| The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies. | The high hills are a safe place for the mountain goats, and the rocks for the small beasts. |
| He appointed the moon for seasons: The sun knoweth his going down. | He made the moon for a sign of the divisions of the year; teaching the sun the time of its going down. |
| Thou makest darkness, and it is night, Wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth. | When you make it dark, it is night, when all the beasts of the woods come quietly out of their secret places. |
| The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. | The young lions go thundering after their food; searching for their meat from God. |
| The sun ariseth, they get them away, And lay them down in their dens. | The sun comes up, and they come together, and go back to their secret places to take their rest. |
| Man goeth forth unto his work And to his labor until the evening. | Man goes out to his work, and to his business, till the evening. |
| O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches. | O Lord, how great is the number of your works! in wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of the things you have made. |
| Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts. | There is the great, wide sea, where there are living things, great and small, more than may be numbered. |
| There go the ships; There is leviathan, whom thou hast formed to play therein. | There go the ships; there is that great beast, which you have made as a plaything. |
| These wait all for thee, That thou mayest give them their food in due season. | All of them are waiting for you, to give them their food in its time. |
| Thou givest unto them, they gather; Thou openest thy hand, they are satisfied with good. | They take what you give them; they are full of the good things which come from your open hand. |
| Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust. | If your face is veiled, they are troubled; when you take away their breath, they come to an end, and go back to the dust. |
| Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground. | If you send out your spirit, they are given life; you make new the face of the earth. |
| Let the glory of Jehovah endure for ever; Let Jehovah rejoice in his works: | Let the glory of the Lord be for ever; let the Lord have joy in his works: |
| Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke. | At whose look the earth is shaking; at whose touch the mountains send out smoke. |
| I will sing unto Jehovah as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. | I will make songs to the Lord all my life; I will make melody to my God while I have my being. |
| Let thy meditation be sweet unto him: I will rejoice in Jehovah. | Let my thoughts be sweet to him: I will be glad in the Lord. |
| Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. And let the wicked be no more. Bless Jehovah, O my soul. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 105 | Let sinners be cut off from the earth, and let all evil-doers come to an end. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul. Give praise to the Lord. |
