Psalm 104:16-35

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁶ The trees of the Lord flourish,^[a]
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.^(A)
17 There the birds make their nests;
storks make their homes in the pine trees.^(B)
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.^(C)

¹⁹ He made the moon to mark the^[b] festivals;^[c]
the sun knows when to set.^(D)
20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir.^(E)
21 The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.^(F)
22 The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens.^(G)
23 Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until evening.^(H)

²⁴ How countless are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.^[d](I)
25 Here is the sea, vast and wide,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.^(J)
26 There the ships move about,
and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.^(K)

²⁷ All of them wait for you
to give them their food at the right time.^(L)
28 When you give it to them,
they gather it;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.^(M)
29 When you hide your face,
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.^(N)
30 When you send your breath,^[e]
they are created,^(O)
and you renew the surface of the ground.^(P)

³¹ May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works.^(Q)
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
he touches the mountains,
and they pour out smoke.^(R)
33 I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God while I live.^(S)
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him;
I will rejoice in the Lord.^(T)
35 May sinners vanish from the earth
and wicked people be no more.^(U)
My soul, bless the Lord!
Hallelujah!