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Psalm 104

God the Creator and Provider

Bless the Lord, O my soul.
    O Lord my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with honor and majesty,(A)
    wrapped in light as with a garment.
You stretch out the heavens like a tent;(B)
    you set the beams of your[a] chambers on the waters;
you make the clouds your[b] chariot;
    you ride on the wings of the wind;(C)
you make the winds your[c] messengers,
    fire and flame your[d] ministers.(D)

You set the earth on its foundations,
    so that it shall never be shaken.(E)
You cover it with the deep as with a garment;
    the waters stood above the mountains.(F)
At your rebuke they flee;
    at the sound of your thunder they take to flight.
They rose up to the mountains, ran down to the valleys,
    to the place that you appointed for them.(G)
You set a boundary that they may not pass,
    so that they might not again cover the earth.(H)

10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
    they flow between the hills,(I)
11 giving drink to every wild animal;
    the wild asses quench their thirst.(J)
12 By the streams[e] the birds of the air have their habitation;
    they sing among the branches.(K)
13 From your lofty abode you water the mountains;
    the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.(L)

14 You cause the grass to grow for the cattle
    and plants for people to cultivate,
to bring forth food from the earth(M)
15     and wine to gladden the human heart,
oil to make the face shine
    and bread to strengthen the human heart.(N)
16 The trees of the field[f] are watered abundantly,
    the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 In them the birds build their nests;
    the stork has its home in the fir trees.
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
    the rocks are a refuge for the coneys.(O)
19 You have made the moon to mark the seasons;
    the sun knows its time for setting.(P)
20 You make darkness, and it is night,
    when all the animals of the forest come creeping out.(Q)
21 The young lions roar for their prey,
    seeking their food from God.(R)
22 When the sun rises, they withdraw
    and lie down in their dens.
23 People go out to their work
    and to their labor until the evening.(S)

24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
    In wisdom you have made them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.(T)
25 There is the sea, great and wide;
    creeping things innumerable are there,
    living things both small and great.
26 There go the ships
    and Leviathan that you formed to sport in it.(U)

27 These all look to you
    to give them their food in due season;(V)
28 when you give to them, they gather it up;
    when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.
29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
    when you take away their breath, they die
    and return to their dust.(W)
30 When you send forth your spirit,[g] they are created,
    and you renew the face of the ground.(X)

31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
    may the Lord rejoice in his works—(Y)
32 who looks on the earth and it trembles,
    who touches the mountains and they smoke.(Z)
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
    I will sing praise to my God while I have being.(AA)
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!(AB)

Footnotes

  1. 104.3 Heb his
  2. 104.3 Heb his
  3. 104.4 Heb his
  4. 104.4 Heb his
  5. 104.12 Heb By them
  6. 104.16 Gk: Heb trees of the Lord
  7. 104.30 Or your breath

Psalm 150

Praise for God’s Surpassing Greatness

Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary;
    praise him in his mighty firmament![a](A)
Praise him for his mighty deeds;
    praise him according to his surpassing greatness!(B)

Praise him with trumpet sound;
    praise him with lute and harp!(C)
Praise him with tambourine and dance;
    praise him with strings and pipe!(D)
Praise him with clanging cymbals;
    praise him with loud clashing cymbals!(E)
Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

  1. 150.1 Or dome

The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.(A) He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being(B) in him was life,[a] and the life was the light of all people.(C) The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overtake it.

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Footnotes

  1. 1.4 Or . . . through him. And without him not one thing came into being that has come into being. In him was life