Psalms 104:6-26

6You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the water stood above the mountains.

7At your rebuke the water fled; at the sound of your thunder they hurried away  —

8mountains rose and valleys sank  — to the place you established for them.

9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again.

10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.

11They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they make their voices heard among the foliage.

13He waters the mountains from his palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor.

14He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,

15wine that makes human hearts glad — making his face shine with oil — and bread that sustains human hearts.

16The trees of the Lord flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17There the birds make their nests; storks make their homes in the pine trees.

18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.

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

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

21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

22The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.

23Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening.

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

25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number — living things both large and small.

26There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.