Psalms 104
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Psalm 104:1
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Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
Psalm 104:2
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Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a {tent} curtain.
Psalm 104:3
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(Lit {The one who}) He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters; He makes the clouds His chariot; He walks upon the wings of the wind;
Psalm 104:4
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He makes (Or {His angels, spirits}) the winds His messengers, (Or {His ministers flames of fire}) Flaming fire His ministers.
Psalm 104:5
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He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not (Or {move out of place}) totter forever and ever.
Psalm 104:6
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You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.
Psalm 104:7
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At Your rebuke they fled, At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
Psalm 104:8
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The mountains rose; the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.
Psalm 104:9
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You set a boundary that they may not pass over, So that they will not return to cover the earth.
Psalm 104:10
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He sends forth springs in the valleys; They flow between the mountains;
Psalm 104:11
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They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
Psalm 104:12
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Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; They lift up {their} voices among the branches.
Psalm 104:13
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He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
Psalm 104:14
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He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth,
Psalm 104:15
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And wine which makes man's heart glad, So that he may make {his} face glisten with oil, And food which sustains man's heart.
Psalm 104:16
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The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
Psalm 104:17
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Where the birds build their nests, {And} the stork, whose home is the fir trees.
Psalm 104:18
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The high mountains are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
Psalm 104:19
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He made the moon for the seasons; The sun knows the place of its setting.
Psalm 104:20
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You appoint darkness and it becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.
Psalm 104:21
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The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God.
Psalm 104:22
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{When} the sun rises they withdraw And lie down in their dens.
Psalm 104:23
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Man goes forth to his work And to his labor until evening.
Psalm 104:24
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O LORD, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your (Or {creatures}) possessions.
Psalm 104:25
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There is the sea, great and broad, In which are swarms without number, Animals both small and great.
Psalm 104:26
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There the ships move along, {And} (Or {a sea monster}) Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.
Psalm 104:27
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They all wait for You To give them their food in (Lit {its appointed time}) due season.
Psalm 104:28
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You give to them, they gather {it} up; You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
Psalm 104:29
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You hide Your face, they are dismayed; You take away their (Or {breath}) spirit, they expire And return to their dust.
Psalm 104:30
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You send forth Your (Or {breath}) Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the ground.
Psalm 104:31
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Let the glory of the LORD endure forever; Let the LORD be glad in His works;
Psalm 104:32
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He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
Psalm 104:33
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I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
Psalm 104:34
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Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD.
Psalm 104:35
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Let sinners be consumed from the earth And let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD!
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