24 Lord, how (A)many are Your works!
[a]In (B)wisdom You have made them all;
The (C)earth is full of Your [b]possessions.
25 [c]There is the (D)sea, great and [d]broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.
26 The (E)ships move along there,
And [e](F)Leviathan, which You have formed to have fun in it.

27 They all (G)wait for You
To (H)give them their food in [f]due season.
28 You give to them, they gather it up;
You (I)open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 You (J)hide Your face, they are terrified;
You (K)take away their breath, they perish
And (L)return to their dust.
30 You send forth Your [g](M)Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

31 May the (N)glory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord (O)rejoice in His works;
32 [h]He (P)looks at the earth, and it (Q)trembles;
He (R)touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 [i]I will sing to the Lord [j](S)as long as I live;
[k]I will (T)sing praise to my God [l]while I have my being.
34 May my (U)praise be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall (V)rejoice in the Lord.
35 May sinners be (W)removed from the earth
And may the (X)wicked be no more.
(Y)Bless the Lord, my soul.
[m](Z)Praise [n]the Lord!

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:24 Or With
  2. Psalm 104:24 Or creatures
  3. Psalm 104:25 Or This
  4. Psalm 104:25 Or broad of dimensions; lit hands
  5. Psalm 104:26 Or a sea monster
  6. Psalm 104:27 Lit its appointed time
  7. Psalm 104:30 Or breath
  8. Psalm 104:32 Lit The one who
  9. Psalm 104:33 Or Let me sing
  10. Psalm 104:33 Lit in my lifetime
  11. Psalm 104:33 Or Let me sing
  12. Psalm 104:33 Lit while I still am
  13. Psalm 104:35 Or Hallelujah!
  14. Psalm 104:35 Heb Yah

24 How many are your works,(A) Lord!
    In wisdom you made(B) them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.(C)
25 There is the sea,(D) vast and spacious,
    teeming with creatures beyond number—
    living things both large and small.(E)
26 There the ships(F) go to and fro,
    and Leviathan,(G) which you formed to frolic(H) there.(I)

27 All creatures look to you
    to give them their food(J) at the proper time.
28 When you give it to them,
    they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
    they are satisfied(K) with good things.
29 When you hide your face,(L)
    they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
    they die and return to the dust.(M)
30 When you send your Spirit,(N)
    they are created,
    and you renew the face of the ground.

31 May the glory of the Lord(O) endure forever;
    may the Lord rejoice in his works(P)
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,(Q)
    who touches the mountains,(R) and they smoke.(S)

33 I will sing(T) to the Lord all my life;
    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    as I rejoice(U) in the Lord.
35 But may sinners vanish(V) from the earth
    and the wicked be no more.(W)

Praise the Lord, my soul.

Praise the Lord.[a](X)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.