Psalm 104:1-35 GNT

[1] Praise the LORD, my soul! O LORD, my God, how great you are! You are clothed with majesty and glory; [2] you cover yourself with light. You have spread out the heavens like a tent [3] and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind. [4] You use the winds as your messengers and flashes of lightning as your servants. [5] You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved. [6] You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains. [7] When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed away when they heard your shout of command. [8] They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys, to the place you had made for them. [9] You set a boundary they can never pass, to keep them from covering the earth again. [10] You make springs flow in the valleys, and rivers run between the hills. [11] They provide water for the wild animals; there the wild donkeys quench their thirst. [12] In the trees near by, the birds make their nests and sing. [13] From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings. [14] You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our crops [15] and produce wine to make us happy, olive oil to make us cheerful, and bread to give us strength. [16] The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain- the LORD's own trees, which he planted. [17] There the birds build their nests; the storks nest in the fir trees. [18] The wild goats live in the high mountains, and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs. [19] You created the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time to set. [20] You made the night, and in the darkness all the wild animals come out. [21] The young lions roar while they hunt, looking for the food that God provides. [22] When the sun rises, they go back and lie down in their dens. [23] Then people go out to do their work and keep working until evening. [24] LORD, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures. [25] There is the ocean, large and wide, where countless creatures live, large and small alike. [26] The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan, that sea monster which you made. [27] All of them depend on you to give them food when they need it. [28] You give it to them, and they eat it; you provide food, and they are satisfied. [29] When you turn away, they are afraid; when you take away your breath, they die and go back to the dust from which they came. [30] But when you give them breath, they are created; you give new life to the earth. [31] May the glory of the LORD last forever! May the LORD be happy with what he has made! [32] He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke. [33] I will sing to the LORD all my life; as long as I live I will sing praises to my God. [34] May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him. [35] May sinners be destroyed from the earth; may the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul! Praise the LORD!