Psalms Chapter 104 World English Bible

Psalms 104:1

Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.

Psalms 104:2

He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.

Psalms 104:3

He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.

Psalms 104:4

He makes his messengers{or, angels} winds; His servants flames of fire.

Psalms 104:5

He laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever.

Psalms 104:6

You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:7

At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.

Psalms 104:8

The mountains rose, The valleys sank down, To the place which you had assigned to them.

Psalms 104:9

You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; That they don't turn again to cover the earth.

Psalms 104:10

He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.

Psalms 104:11

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

Psalms 104:12

The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.

Psalms 104:13

He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.

Psalms 104:14

He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the earth:

Psalms 104:15

Wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengthens man's heart.

Psalms 104:16

Yahweh's trees are well watered, The cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;

Psalms 104:17

Where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees.

Psalms 104:18

The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.

Psalms 104:19

He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.

Psalms 104:20

You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the animals of the forest prowl.

Psalms 104:21

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

Psalms 104:22

The sun rises, and they steal away, And lay down in their dens.

Psalms 104:23

Man goes forth to his work, To his labor until the evening.

Psalms 104:24

Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.

Psalms 104:25

There is the sea, great and wide, In which are innumerable living things, Both small and large animals.

Psalms 104:26

There the ships go, And leviathan, whom you formed to play there.

Psalms 104:27

These all wait for you, That you may give them their food in due season.

Psalms 104:28

You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.

Psalms 104:29

You hide your face: they are troubled; You take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.

Psalms 104:30

You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.

Psalms 104:31

Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.

Psalms 104:32

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

Psalms 104:33

I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

Psalms 104:34

Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

Psalms 104:35

Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!