Psalms 104:6-26

6You clothed the earth with floods of water, water that covered even the mountains.

7At your command, the water fled; at the sound of your thunder, it hurried away.

8Mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed.

9Then you set a firm boundary for the seas, so they would never again cover the earth.

10You make springs pour water into the ravines, so streams gush down from the mountains.

11They provide water for all the animals, and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12The birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees.

13You send rain on the mountains from your heavenly home, and you fill the earth with the fruit of your labor.

14You cause grass to grow for the livestock and plants for people to use. You allow them to produce food from the earth—

15wine to make them glad, olive oil to soothe their skin, and bread to give them strength.

16The trees of the Lord are well cared for— the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

17There the birds make their nests, and the storks make their homes in the cypresses.

18High in the mountains live the wild goats, and the rocks form a refuge for the hyraxes.

19You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set.

20You send the darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals prowl about.

21Then the young lions roar for their prey, stalking the food provided by God.

22At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest.

23Then people go off to their work, where they labor until evening.

24O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.

25Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every kind, both large and small.

26See the ships sailing along, and Leviathan, which you made to play in the sea.