Psalm 104:1-2
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,
2 who coverest thyself with light as with a garment,
who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,
Notas al pie
- 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 104:5-6
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5 Thou didst set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be shaken.
6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:10
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10 Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys;
they flow between the hills,
Psalm 104:12
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12 By them the birds of the air have their habitation;
they sing among the branches.
Psalm 104:13-14
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13 From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.
14 Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle,
and plants for man to cultivate,[a]
that he may bring forth food from the earth,
Notas al pie
- Psalm 104:14 Or fodder for the animals that serve man
Psalm 104:24
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24 O Lord, how manifold are thy works!
In wisdom hast thou made them all;
the earth is full of thy creatures.
Psalm 104:35
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35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth,
and let the wicked be no more!
Bless the Lord, O my soul!
Praise the Lord!
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