Psalm 104:16-26
New King James Version
16 The trees of the Lord are full of sap,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Where the birds make their nests;
The stork has her home in the fir trees.
18 The high hills are for the wild goats;
The cliffs are a refuge for the (A)rock[a] badgers.
19 (B)He appointed the moon for seasons;
The (C)sun knows its going down.
20 (D)You make darkness, and it is night,
In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.
21 (E)The young lions roar after their prey,
And seek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they gather together
And lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes out to (F)his work
And to his labor until the evening.
24 (G)O Lord, how manifold are Your works!
In wisdom You have made them all.
The earth is full of Your (H)possessions—
25 This great and wide sea,
In which are innumerable teeming things,
Living things both small and great.
26 There the ships sail about;
There is that (I)Leviathan[b]
Which You have [c]made to play there.
Footnotes
- Psalm 104:18 rock hyraxes
- Psalm 104:26 A large sea creature of unknown identity
- Psalm 104:26 Lit. formed
Psalm 104:16-26
King James Version
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.
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Psalm 104:16-26
English Standard Version
16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
(A)the cedars of Lebanon (B)that 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 (C)the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for (D)the rock badgers.
19 He made the moon to mark the (E)seasons;[a]
the sun knows its time for setting.
20 (F)You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
21 (G)The young lions roar for their prey,
seeking their food from God.
22 When the sun rises, they steal away
and lie down in their (H)dens.
23 (I)Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until the evening.
24 O Lord, how manifold are your works!
In (J)wisdom have you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
25 Here is the sea, great and wide,
(K)which teems with creatures innumerable,
living things both small and great.
26 There go the ships,
and (L)Leviathan, which you formed to (M)play in it.[b]
Footnotes
- Psalm 104:19 Or the appointed times (compare Genesis 1:14)
- Psalm 104:26 Or you formed to play with
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