Psalm 104:1-15

Contemporary English Version

The Lord Takes Care of His Creation

¹I praise you, Lord God,
    with all my heart.
You are glorious and majestic,
dressed in royal robes
²    and surrounded by light.
You spread out the sky
    like a tent,
³and you built your home
    over the mighty ocean.
The clouds are your chariot
    with the wind as its wings.
⁴^(A) The winds are your messengers,
and flames of fire
    are your servants.

⁵You built foundations
for the earth, and it
    will never be shaken.
⁶You covered the earth
with the ocean that rose
    above the mountains.
⁷Then your voice thundered!
And the water flowed
⁸    down the mountains
and through the valleys
    to the place you prepared.
⁹Now you have set boundaries,
so that the water will never
    flood the earth again.

¹⁰You provide streams of water
    in the hills and valleys,
¹¹so that the donkeys
and other wild animals
    can satisfy their thirst.
¹²Birds build their nests nearby
    and sing in the trees.
¹³From your home above
you send rain on the hills
    and water the earth.
¹⁴You let the earth produce
    grass for cattle,
    plants for our food,
¹⁵    wine to cheer us up,
    olive oil for our skin,
    and grain for our health.