Psalms 104:6-26

6You covered it with the deep as with a garment—the waters standing above the mountains.

7At Your rebuke the waters fled. At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

8The waters go up the mountains, then down to the valleys— to the place that You assigned to them.

9You set a boundary to the waters that they may not cross over, so they may not return to cover the earth.

10You make springs gush into the valleys. They run between the mountains.

11They give drink to all the beasts of the field— the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12Beside them the birds of the sky dwell— they sing among the branches.

13He waters mountains from His upper rooms. The earth is full of the fruit of Your labors.

14He causes grass to spring up for the cattle, and vegetation for man to cultivate, to bring forth bread out of the earth,

15wine that makes man’s heart glad, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains man’s heart.

16The trees of Adonai are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,

17where birds make their nests, and the stork—her home is the fir trees.

18The high mountains are for wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for rock badgers.

19He made the moon for appointed times, the sun knows its going down.

20You bring darkness, so it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

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

22But when the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens.

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

24Adonai, how countless are Your works! In wisdom You made them all— the earth is full of Your creatures.

25There is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with gliding things innumerable, living creatures, both small and large.

26There, ships go to and fro. Leviathan—You formed to frolic there.