Psalm 104

1Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty,

2wrapping yourself in light as in a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent curtain.

3He lays the beams of his upper rooms on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind.

4He makes the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.

5He set the earth on its foundations, so that it will not be shaken, forever and ever.

6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

7At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away.

8They went up the mountains and down the valleys to the place you appointed for them.

9You set a boundary they cannot cross, so that they will never again cover the earth.

10He sends springs into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

11They give drink to every wild animal; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12The birds of the sky live beside them; they sing among the branches.

13He waters the mountains from his upper rooms; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works.

14He makes grass grow for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, bringing food out of the earth,

15and wine that gladdens the human heart, oil to make the face shine, and bread that sustains the human heart.

16The trees of Yahweh are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17There the birds build their nests; the stork makes its home in the cypresses.

18The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the rock badgers.

19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.

20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the animals of the forest prowl.

21The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.

22When the sun rises, they withdraw and lie down in their dens.

23People go out to their work and to their labor until evening.

24How many are your works, Yahweh! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

25There is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both small and great.

26There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.

27They all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.

28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.

29When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

30When you send out your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

31May the glory of Yahweh endure forever; may Yahweh rejoice in his works.

32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they smoke.

33I will sing to Yahweh all my life; I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.

34May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in Yahweh.

35May sinners vanish from the earth, and may the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Hallelujah!