Psalm 104:19-30

Christian Standard Bible

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

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

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