Psalm 104:10-30

English Standard Version

¹⁰ You make springs gush forth in the valleys;
    they flow between the hills;
¹¹ they ^(A)give drink to every beast of the field;
    the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
¹² Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell;
    they sing among the branches.
^13 (B)From your lofty abode you ^(C)water the mountains;
    the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work.

¹⁴ You cause ^(D)the grass to grow for the livestock
    and ^(E)plants for man to cultivate,
that he may bring forth ^(F)food from the earth
¹⁵     and ^(G)wine to gladden the heart of man,
^(H)oil to make his face shine
    and bread to ^(I)strengthen man's heart.

¹⁶ The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly,
    ^(J)the cedars of Lebanon ^(K)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 ^(L)the wild goats;
    the rocks are a refuge for ^(M)the rock badgers.

¹⁹ He made the moon to mark the ^(N)seasons;^[a]
    the sun knows its time for setting.
^20 (O)You make darkness, and it is night,
    when all the beasts of the forest creep about.
^21 (P)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 ^(Q)dens.
^23 (R)Man goes out to his work
    and to his labor until the evening.

²⁴ O Lord, how manifold are your works!
    In ^(S)wisdom have you made them all;
    the earth is full of your creatures.
²⁵ Here is the sea, great and wide,
    ^(T)which teems with creatures innumerable,
    living things both small and great.
²⁶ There go the ships,
    and ^(U)Leviathan, which you formed to ^(V)play in it.^[b]

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