Psalm 104

Revised Standard Version

⁵ Thou didst set the earth on its foundations,
    so that it should never be shaken.
⁶ Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment;
    the waters stood above the mountains.
⁷ At thy rebuke they fled;
    at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.
⁸ The mountains rose, the valleys sank down
    to the place which thou didst appoint for them.
⁹ Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass,
    so that they might not again cover the earth.

¹⁰ Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys;
    they flow between the hills,
¹¹ they give drink to every beast of the field;
    the wild asses quench their thirst.
¹² By them the birds of the air have their habitation;
    they sing among the branches.
¹³ From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains;
    the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.

¹⁴ Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle,
    and plants for man to cultivate,^[a]
that he may bring forth food from the earth,
¹⁵     and wine to gladden the heart of man,
oil to make his face shine,
    and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
¹⁶ The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
    the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
¹⁷ In them the birds build their nests;
    the stork has her home in the fir trees.
¹⁸ The high mountains are for the wild goats;
    the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
¹⁹ Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons;
    the sun knows its time for setting.
²⁰ Thou makest darkness, and it is night,
    when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
²¹ The young lions roar for their prey,
    seeking their food from God.
²² When the sun rises, they get them away
    and lie down in their dens.
²³ Man goes forth to his work
    and to his labor until the evening.

²⁴ O Lord, how manifold are thy works!
    In wisdom hast thou made them all;
    the earth is full of thy creatures.
²⁵ Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
    which teems with things innumerable,
    living things both small and great.
²⁶ There go the ships,
    and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.

²⁷ These all look to thee,
    to give them their food in due season.
²⁸ When thou givest to them, they gather it up;
    when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.
²⁹ When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed;
    when thou takest away their breath, they die
    and return to their dust.
³⁰ When thou sendest forth thy Spirit,^[b] they are created;
    and thou renewest the face of the ground.

³¹ May the glory of the Lord endure for ever,
    may the Lord rejoice in his works,
³² who looks on the earth and it trembles,
    who touches the mountains and they smoke!
³³ I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
    I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
³⁴ May my meditation be pleasing to him,
    for I rejoice in the Lord.
³⁵ Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
    and let the wicked be no more!
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Praise the Lord!