Psalm 104

Revised Version 1895

1BlessH1288 the LORDH3068 O my soulH5315, O LORDH3068 my GodH430, thou art veryH3966 greatH1431; thou art clothedH3847 with honour and majestyH1926.

2Who coverest thyself with lightH216 as with a garmentH8008; who stretchest outH5186 the heavensH8064 like a curtainH3407:

3Who layeth the beams of his chambersH5944 in the watersH4325; who maketh the cloudsH5645 his chariotH7398; who walketh uponH5921 the wingsH3671 of the windH7307:

4Who maketh windsH7307 his messengersH4397; his ministersH8334 a flamingH784 fireH784:

5Who laidH3245 the foundationsH3245 of the earthH776, that it should notH776 be movedH4131 for everH5703.

6Thou coveredst it with the deepH8415 as with a vesture; the watersH4325 stoodH5975 aboveH5921 the mountainsH2022.

7At thy rebukeH1606 they fledH5127; at the voiceH6963 of thy thunderH6963 they hasted awayH4480;

8They wentH5927 upH5927 by the mountainsH2022, they wentH5927 downH3381 by the valleysH1237, unto the placeH4725 whichH2088 thou hadst foundedH3245 for them.

9Thou hast setH7760 a bound that they may notH776 passH5674 over; that they turnH7725 notH776 againH7725 to coverH3680 the earthH776.

10He sendeth forthH7971 springsH4599 intoH1980 the valleysH5158; they runH1980 among the mountainsH2022:

11They giveH8248 drinkH8248 to everyH3605 beastH2416 of the fieldH7704; the wildH7704 asses quenchH7665 their thirstH6772.

12By them the fowlH5775 of the heavenH8064 have their habitation, they sing among the branches.

13He watereth the mountainsH2022 from his chambersH5944: the earthH776 is satisfiedH7646 with the fruitH6529 of thy worksH4639.

14He causeth the grassH2682 to growH6779 for the cattleH929, and herbH6212 for the serviceH5656 of manH120; that he may bringH3318 forthH3318 foodH3899 outH3318 of the earthH776:

15And wineH3196 that maketh gladH8055 the heartH3824 of manH582, and oilH8081 to makeH8055 his faceH6440 to shineH6670, and breadH3899 that strengtheneth man’sH582 heartH3824.

16The treesH6086 of the LORDH3068 are satisfiedH7646; the cedarsH730 of LebanonH3844, whichH834 he hath plantedH5193;

17WhereH834 the birdsH6833 makeH7077 their nestsH7077: as for the storkH2624, the firH1265 treesH1265 are her houseH1004.

18The highH1364 mountainsH2022 are for the wildH3277 goatsH3277; the rocksH5553 are a refugeH4268 for the conies.

19He appointedH4150 the moonH3394 for seasonsH4150: the sunH8121 knoweth his going down.

20Thou makest darknessH2822, and it is nightH3915; Wherein allH3605 the beastsH2416 of the forestH3293 doH3605 creepH7430 forth.

21The youngH3715 lionsH3715 roarH7580 after their preyH2964, and seekH1245 their meat from GodH410.

22The sunH8121 ariseth, they get them awayH622, and layH7257 them downH7257 in their densH4585.

23ManH120 goeth forthH3318 unto his workH6467 and to his labour untilH5704 the eveningH6153.

24O LORDH3068, howH4100 manifold are thy worksH4639! in wisdomH2451 hast thou madeH6213 them allH3605: the earthH776 is fullH4390 of thy riches.

25Yonder is the seaH3220, greatH1419 and wideH7342, wherein are things creepingH7431 innumerableH4557, bothH2416 smallH6996 and greatH1419 beastsH2416.

26There goH1980 the shipsH591; there is leviathanH3882, whom thou hast formedH3335 to takeH1980 his pastime therein.

27TheseH3605 wait allH3605 uponH413 thee, that thou mayest giveH5414 them their meat in due seasonH6256.

28That thou givest unto them they gatherH3950; thou openest thine handH3027, they are satisfiedH7646 with goodH2896.

29Thou hidest thy faceH6440, they are troubled; thou takest awayH7725 their breathH7307 they dieH1478, and returnH7725 to their dustH6083.

30Thou sendest forthH7971 thy spiritH7307, they are createdH1254; and thou renewest the faceH6440 of the groundH127.

31LetH8055 the gloryH3519 of the LORDH3068 endureH1961 for everH5769; letH8055 the LORDH3068 rejoiceH8055 in his worksH4639:

32Who looketh on the earthH776, and it trembleth; he toucheth the mountainsH2022, and they smokeH6225.

33I will singH2167 unto the LORDH3068 as longH5750 as I liveH2416: I will singH2167 praiseH2167 to my GodH430 whileH5750 I have anyH5750 beingH430.

34LetH8055 my meditationH7879 be sweetH6149 unto him: I will rejoiceH8055 in the LORDH3068.

35LetH5315 sinnersH2400 be consumedH8552 outH4480 of the earthH776, and letH5315 the wickedH7563 be noH369 moreH4480. BlessH1288 the LORDH3068, O my soulH5315. PraiseH1984 ye the LORDH3068.

Commentaries on Psalms 104

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain