Psalm 104:1-35 TLB

[1] I bless the Lord: O Lord my God, how great you are! You are robed with honor and with majesty and light! You stretched out the starry curtain of the heavens, [3] and hollowed out the surface of the earth to form the seas. The clouds are his chariots. He rides upon the wings of the wind. [4] The angels are his messengers-his servants of fire! [5] You bound the world together so that it would never fall apart. [6] You clothed the earth with floods of waters covering up the mountains. [7] You spoke, and at the sound of your shout the water collected into its vast ocean beds, and mountains rose and valleys sank to the levels you decreed. [9] And then you set a boundary for the seas so that they would never again cover the earth. [10] He placed springs in the valleys and streams that gush from the mountains. [11] They give water for all the animals to drink. There the wild donkeys quench their thirst, [12] and the birds nest beside the streams and sing among the branches of the trees. [13] He sends rain upon the mountains and fills the earth with fruit. [14] The tender grass grows up at his command to feed the cattle, and there are fruit trees, vegetables, and grain for man to cultivate, [15] and wine to make him glad, and olive oil as lotion for his skin, and bread to give him strength. [16] The Lord planted the cedars of Lebanon. They are tall and flourishing. [17] There the birds make their nests, the storks in the firs. [18] High in the mountains are pastures for the wild goats, and rock badgers burrow in among the rocks and find protection there. [19] He assigned the moon to mark the months and the sun to mark the days. [20] He sends the night and darkness, when all the forest folk come out. [21] Then the young lions roar for their food, but they are dependent on the Lord. [22] At dawn they slink back into their dens to rest, [23] and men go off to work until the evening shadows fall again. [24] O Lord, what a variety you have made! And in wisdom you have made them all! The earth is full of your riches. [25] There before me lies the mighty ocean, teeming with life of every kind, both great and small. [26] And look! See the ships! And over there, the whale you made to play in the sea. [27] Every one of these depends on you to give them daily food. [28] You supply it, and they gather it. You open wide your hand to feed them, and they are satisfied with all your bountiful provision. [29] But if you turn away from them, then all is lost. And when you gather up their breath, they die and turn again to dust. [30] Then you send your Spirit, and new life is born to replenish all the living of the earth. [31] Praise God forever! How he must rejoice in all his work! [32] The earth trembles at his glance; the mountains burst into flame at his touch. [33] I will sing to the Lord as long as I live. I will praise God to my last breath! [34] May he be pleased by all these thoughts about him, for he is the source of all my joy. [35] Let all sinners perish-all who refuse to praise him. But I will praise him. Hallelujah!