104Psalms 104

In Praise of the Creator

1Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord, my God, how great you are! You are clothed with majesty and glory;Select Psalms 104:1

2you cover yourself with light. You have spread out the heavens like a tentSelect Psalms 104:2

3and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind.Select Psalms 104:3

4You use the winds as your messengers and flashes of lightning as your servants.Select Psalms 104:4

5You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved.Select Psalms 104:5

6You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains.Select Psalms 104:6

7When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.Select Psalms 104:7

8They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys, to the place you had made for them.Select Psalms 104:8

9You set a boundary they can never pass, to keep them from covering the earth again.Select Psalms 104:9

10You make springs flow in the valleys, and rivers run between the hills.Select Psalms 104:10

11They provide water for the wild animals; there the wild donkeys quench their thirst.Select Psalms 104:11

12In the trees near by, the birds make their nests and sing.Select Psalms 104:12

13From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings.Select Psalms 104:13

14You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our cropsSelect Psalms 104:14

15and produce wine to make us happy, olive oil to make us cheerful, and bread to give us strength.Select Psalms 104:15

16The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain— the Lord's own trees, which he planted.Select Psalms 104:16

17There the birds build their nests; the storks nest in the fir trees.Select Psalms 104:17

18The wild goats live in the high mountains, and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs.Select Psalms 104:18

19You created the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time to set.Select Psalms 104:19

20You made the night, and in the darkness all the wild animals come out.Select Psalms 104:20

21The young lions roar while they hunt, looking for the food that God provides.Select Psalms 104:21

22When the sun rises, they go back and lie down in their dens.Select Psalms 104:22

23Then people go out to do their work and keep working until evening.Select Psalms 104:23

24Lord, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures.Select Psalms 104:24

25There is the ocean, large and wide, where countless creatures live, large and small alike.Select Psalms 104:25

26The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan, that sea monster which you made.Select Psalms 104:26

27All of them depend on you to give them food when they need it.Select Psalms 104:27

28You give it to them, and they eat it; you provide food, and they are satisfied.Select Psalms 104:28

29When you turn away, they are afraid; when you take away your breath, they die and go back to the dust from which they came.Select Psalms 104:29

30But when you give them breath, they are created; you give new life to the earth.Select Psalms 104:30

31May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord be happy with what he has made!Select Psalms 104:31

32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.Select Psalms 104:32

33I will sing to the Lord all my life; as long as I live I will sing praises to my God.Select Psalms 104:33

34May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him.Select Psalms 104:34

35May sinners be destroyed from the earth; may the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise the Lord!Select Psalms 104:35