Psalm 104:5-18

New American Standard Bible

⁵ He ^(A)established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not ^[a]totter forever and ever.
⁶ You ^(B)covered it with the deep sea as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
⁷ They fled from Your ^(C)rebuke,
At the ^(D)sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
⁸ The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the ^(E)place which You established for them.
⁹ You set a ^(F)boundary so that they will not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.

^10 [b]He sends forth ^(G)springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains;
¹¹ They ^(H)give drink to every animal of the field;
The ^(I)wild donkeys quench their thirst.
¹² The birds of the sky ^(J)dwell ^[c]beside them;
They ^[d]lift up their voices from among the branches.
^13 [e]He ^(K)waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
^(L)The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

^14 [f]He causes the ^(M)grass to grow for the ^[g]cattle,
And ^(N)vegetation for the labor of mankind,
So that ^[h]they may produce ^[i]food ^(O)from the earth,
¹⁵ And ^(P)wine, which makes a human heart cheerful,
^(Q)So that he makes his face gleam with oil,
And ^[j]food, which ^(R)sustains a human heart.
¹⁶ The trees of the Lord ^[k]drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
¹⁷ Where the ^(S)birds build their nests,
And the ^(T)stork, whose home is the juniper trees.

¹⁸ The high mountains are for the ^(U)wild goats;
The ^(V)cliffs are a refuge for the ^(W)rock hyrax.