Psalm 104:1
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
God the Creator and Provider
104 [a]Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, thou art very great!
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,
Footnotes
- 104 A magnificent hymn of creation, it should be compared with Gen 1. It is remarkably similar to an Egyptian hymn to Aten, the sun god.
Psalm 104:24
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works!
In wisdom hast thou made them all;
the earth is full of thy creatures.
Psalm 104:29-30
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
29 When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed;
when thou takest away their breath, they die
and return to their dust.
30 When thou sendest forth thy Spirit,[a] they are created;
and thou renewest the face of the ground.
Footnotes
- Psalm 104:30 Or breath
Psalm 104:31
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
31 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever,
may the Lord rejoice in his works,
Psalm 104:34
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him,
for I rejoice in the Lord.
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