称颂创造主——上帝

104 我的心啊,要称颂耶和华。
我的上帝耶和华啊,
你是多么伟大!
你以尊贵和威严为衣,
你身披光华如披外袍,
你铺展穹苍如铺幔子。
你在水中设立自己楼阁的栋梁。
你以云彩为车驾,乘风飞驰。
风是你的使者,
火焰是你的仆役。
你奠立大地的根基,
使它永不动摇。
你以深水为衣覆盖大地,
淹没群山。
你一声怒叱,众水便奔逃;
你一声雷鸣,众水就奔流,
漫过山峦,流进山谷,
归到你指定的地方。
你为众水划定不可逾越的界线,
以免大地再遭淹没。

10 耶和华使泉水涌流在谷地,
奔腾在山间,
11 让野地的动物有水喝,
野驴可以解渴。
12 飞鸟也在溪旁栖息,
在树梢上歌唱。
13 祂从天上的楼阁降雨在山间,
大地因祂的作为而丰美富饶。
14 祂使绿草如茵,滋养牲畜,
让人种植作物,
享受大地的出产,
15 有沁人心怀的醇酒、
滋润容颜的膏油、
增强活力的五谷。
16 耶和华种植了黎巴嫩的香柏树,
使它们得到充沛的水源,
17 鸟儿在树上筑巢,
鹳鸟在松树上栖息。
18 高山是野山羊的住处,
峭壁是石獾的藏身之所。
19 你命月亮定节令,
使太阳自知西沉。
20 你造黑暗,定为夜晚,
作林中百兽出没的时间。
21 壮狮吼叫着觅食,
寻找上帝所赐的食物。
22 太阳升起,
百兽便退回自己的洞窟中休息,
23 人们外出工作,直到黄昏。

24 耶和华啊,你的创造多么繁多!
你用智慧造了这一切,
大地充满了你创造的万物。
25 汪洋浩瀚,
充满了无数的大小水族,
26 船只往来于海上,
你造的鲸鱼也在水中嬉戏。
27 它们都倚靠你按时供应食物。
28 它们从你那里得到供应,
你伸手赐下美食,
使它们饱足。
29 你若对它们弃而不顾,
它们会惊慌失措。
你一收回它们的气息,
它们便死亡,归于尘土。
30 你一吹气便创造了它们,
你使大地更新。

31 愿耶和华的荣耀存到永远!
愿耶和华因自己的创造而欢欣!
32 祂一看大地,大地就震动;
祂一摸群山,群山就冒烟。
33 我要一生一世向耶和华歌唱,
我一息尚存就要赞美上帝。
34 愿祂喜悦我的默想,
祂是我喜乐的泉源。
35 愿罪人从地上消逝,
愿恶人荡然无存。

我的心啊,要称颂耶和华!
你们要赞美耶和华!

104 Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.

Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.

19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.

21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

31 The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

33 I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the Lord.

35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul. Praise ye the Lord.

Psalm 104

Praise the Lord, my soul.(A)

Lord my God, you are very great;
    you are clothed with splendor and majesty.(B)

The Lord wraps(C) himself in light(D) as with a garment;
    he stretches(E) out the heavens(F) like a tent(G)
    and lays the beams(H) of his upper chambers on their waters.(I)
He makes the clouds(J) his chariot(K)
    and rides on the wings of the wind.(L)
He makes winds his messengers,[a](M)
    flames of fire(N) his servants.

He set the earth(O) on its foundations;(P)
    it can never be moved.
You covered it(Q) with the watery depths(R) as with a garment;
    the waters stood(S) above the mountains.
But at your rebuke(T) the waters fled,
    at the sound of your thunder(U) they took to flight;
they flowed over the mountains,
    they went down into the valleys,
    to the place you assigned(V) for them.
You set a boundary(W) they cannot cross;
    never again will they cover the earth.

10 He makes springs(X) pour water into the ravines;
    it flows between the mountains.
11 They give water(Y) to all the beasts of the field;
    the wild donkeys(Z) quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky(AA) nest by the waters;
    they sing among the branches.(AB)
13 He waters the mountains(AC) from his upper chambers;(AD)
    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.(AE)
14 He makes grass grow(AF) for the cattle,
    and plants for people to cultivate—
    bringing forth food(AG) from the earth:
15 wine(AH) that gladdens human hearts,
    oil(AI) to make their faces shine,
    and bread that sustains(AJ) their hearts.
16 The trees of the Lord(AK) are well watered,
    the cedars of Lebanon(AL) that he planted.
17 There the birds(AM) make their nests;
    the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats;(AN)
    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.(AO)

19 He made the moon to mark the seasons,(AP)
    and the sun(AQ) knows when to go down.
20 You bring darkness,(AR) it becomes night,(AS)
    and all the beasts of the forest(AT) prowl.
21 The lions roar for their prey(AU)
    and seek their food from God.(AV)
22 The sun rises, and they steal away;
    they return and lie down in their dens.(AW)
23 Then people go out to their work,(AX)
    to their labor until evening.(AY)

24 How many are your works,(AZ) Lord!
    In wisdom you made(BA) them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.(BB)
25 There is the sea,(BC) vast and spacious,
    teeming with creatures beyond number—
    living things both large and small.(BD)
26 There the ships(BE) go to and fro,
    and Leviathan,(BF) which you formed to frolic(BG) there.(BH)

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

31 May the glory of the Lord(BN) endure forever;
    may the Lord rejoice in his works(BO)
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,(BP)
    who touches the mountains,(BQ) and they smoke.(BR)

33 I will sing(BS) 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(BT) in the Lord.
35 But may sinners vanish(BU) from the earth
    and the wicked be no more.(BV)

Praise the Lord, my soul.

Praise the Lord.[b](BW)

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:4 Or angels
  2. Psalm 104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.

Louange au Dieu de la création

104 Bénis l’Eternel, mon âme!

Eternel, mon Dieu, tu es infiniment grand,

tu es revêtu de splendeur et de magnificence.

L’Eternel s’enveloppe de lumière comme d’un manteau,

il étend le ciel comme une tente.

Il construit sa demeure au-dessus de l’eau,

il fait des nuages son char,

il s’avance sur les ailes du vent.

*Il fait des vents ses messagers,

des éclairs ses serviteurs.[a]

Il a établi la terre sur ses fondements:

elle ne sera jamais ébranlée.

Tu l’avais couverte de l’océan comme d’un vêtement,

l’eau recouvrait les montagnes;

elle a fui à ta menace,

elle s’est sauvée au son de ton tonnerre.

Des montagnes se sont élevées, des vallées se sont abaissées,

à la place que tu leur avais fixée.

Tu as posé une limite que l’eau ne doit pas franchir,

afin qu’elle ne revienne plus couvrir la terre.

10 Il conduit les sources vers des torrents

qui parcourent les montagnes.

11 Tous les animaux sauvages y boivent,

les ânes y étanchent leur soif.

12 Les oiseaux du ciel nichent sur leurs rives

et chantent dans les feuillages.

13 Du haut de sa demeure, Dieu arrose les montagnes.

La terre est rassasiée du fruit de ton travail.

14 Il fait pousser l’herbe pour le bétail

et les plantes pour les besoins de l’homme

afin que la terre produise de la nourriture:

15 le vin qui réjouit le cœur de l’homme

et fait plus que l’huile resplendir son visage,

et le pain qui fortifie le cœur de l’homme.

16 Ils sont bien nourris, les arbres de l’Eternel,

les cèdres du Liban, qu’il a plantés.

17 C’est là que les oiseaux font leurs nids.

La cigogne a sa demeure dans les cyprès,

18 les hautes montagnes sont pour les bouquetins,

les rochers sont le refuge des damans.

19 Il a fait la lune pour marquer les temps;

le soleil sait quand il doit se coucher.

20 Tu fais venir les ténèbres, et c’est la nuit.

Tous les animaux des forêts se mettent alors en mouvement;

21 les lionceaux rugissent après leur proie,

ils demandent leur nourriture à Dieu.

22 Le soleil se lève: ils se retirent

et se couchent dans leurs tanières.

23 Quant à l’homme, il sort pour se rendre à son activité

et à son travail jusqu’au soir.

24 Que tes œuvres sont nombreuses, Eternel!

Tu les as toutes faites avec sagesse.

La terre est remplie de tes biens.

25 Voici la mer, immense et vaste: là vivent,

innombrables, des animaux, petits et grands.

26 Les bateaux la sillonnent,

tout comme le léviathan[b], que tu as formé pour qu’il y joue.

27 Tous ces animaux espèrent en toi

pour que tu leur donnes la nourriture au moment voulu.

28 Tu la leur donnes, et ils la prennent;

tu ouvres ta main, et ils sont rassasiés de biens.

29 Tu te caches, et ils sont épouvantés;

tu leur retires le souffle, et ils expirent,

ils retournent à la poussière.

30 Tu envoies ton souffle, et ils sont créés;

tu renouvelles ainsi la surface de la terre.

31 Que la gloire de l’Eternel dure éternellement!

Que l’Eternel se réjouisse de ses œuvres!

32 Il regarde la terre, et elle tremble;

il touche les montagnes, et elles fument.

33 Je veux chanter en l’honneur de l’Eternel tant que je vivrai,

je veux célébrer mon Dieu tant que j’existerai.

34 Que ma louange lui soit agréable!

Je veux me réjouir en l’Eternel.

35 Que les pécheurs disparaissent de la terre

et qu’il n’y ait plus de méchants!

Bénis l’Eternel, mon âme!

Louez l’Eternel!

Footnotes

  1. Psaumes 104:4 Il fait… serviteurs: ou (choix de la traduction des Septante) il fait de ses anges des esprits, et de ses serviteurs une flamme de feu; cité sous cette dernière forme en Hébreux 1.7.
  2. Psaumes 104:26 Le léviathan: monstre marin.