Psalm 104:1-35 AMPC

[1] Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, You are very great! You are clothed with honor and majesty- [2] [You are the One] Who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain or a tent, [3] Who lays the beams of the upper room of His abode in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind, [4] Who makes winds His messengers, flames of fire His ministers. [5] You laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever. [6] You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. [7] At Your rebuke they fled; at the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. [8] The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which You appointed for them. [9] You have set a boundary [for the waters] which they may not pass over, that they turn not again to deluge the earth. [10] He sends forth springs into the valleys; their waters run among the mountains. [11] They give drink to every [wild] beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst there. [12] Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests; they sing among the branches. [13] He waters the mountains from His upper rooms; the earth is satisfied and abounds with the fruit of His works. [14] He causes vegetation to grow for the cattle, and all that the earth produces for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food out of the earth- [15] And wine that gladdens the heart of man, to make his face shine more than oil, and bread to support, refresh, and strengthen man's heart. [16] The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly and are filled with sap, the cedars of Lebanon which He has planted, [17] Where the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. [18] The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies and badgers. [19] [The Lord] appointed the moon for the seasons; the sun knows [the exact time of] its setting. [20] You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night, in which creeps forth every wild beast of the forest. [21] The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God. [22] When the sun arises, they withdraw themselves and lie down in their dens. [23] Man goes forth to his work and remains at his task until evening. [24] O Lord, how many and varied are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of Your riches and Your creatures. [25] Yonder is the sea, great and wide, in which are swarms of innumerable creeping things, creatures both small and great. [26] There go the ships of the sea, and Leviathan (the sea monster), which You have formed to sport in it. [27] These all wait and are dependent upon You, that You may give them their food in due season. [28] When You give it to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, and they are filled with good things. [29] When You hide Your face, they are troubled and dismayed; when You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. [30] When You send forth Your Spirit and give them breath, they are created, and You replenish the face of the ground. [31] May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in His works- [32] Who looks on the earth, and it quakes and trembles, Who touches the mountains, and they smoke! [33] I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have any being. [34] May my meditation be sweet to Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the Lord. [35] Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless (affectionately, gratefully praise) the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!)