Psalm 104

21st Century King James Version

104 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 stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;

³ who layeth the beams of His chambers in the waters, who maketh the clouds His chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

⁴ who maketh His angels spirits, His ministers a flaming fire;

⁵ who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should never be removed.

⁶ Thou covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

⁷ At Thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of Thy thunder they hastened away.

⁸ They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which Thou hast founded for them.

⁹ Thou hast set a boundary that they may not pass over, that they turn not again to cover the earth.

¹⁰ He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.

¹¹ They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.

¹² By them shall the fowls of the heavens have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

¹³ He watereth the hills from His chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Thy works.

¹⁴ He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle and herbs for the service of man, that he may bring forth food out of the earth,

¹⁵ and wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

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 time to go down.

²⁰ Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest creep forth.

²¹ The young lions roar after their prey and seek their meat from God.

²² When the sun ariseth, they gather themselves together and lay them down in their dens.

²³ Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labor 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 also is this great and wide sea, wherein are innumerable creeping things, both small and great beasts.

²⁶ There go the ships; there also is that leviathan, whom Thou hast made to play therein.

²⁷ These all wait upon Thee, that Thou mayest give them their meat in due season.

²⁸ What Thou givest them, they gather: Thou openest Thine hand, they are filled with good.

²⁹ Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

³⁰ Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.

³¹ The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever; the Lord shall rejoice in His works.

³² He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

³³ I will sing unto the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

³⁴ My meditation of Him shall be sweet; I will be glad in the Lord.

³⁵ Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the Lord, O my soul! Praise ye the Lord!