Psalm 104:1-35 - Praise To Yahweh For His Creation And Providence
1 My soul, praise Yahweh!
Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with majesty and splendor.
2 He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,
3 laying the beams of His palace
on the waters above,
making the clouds His chariot,
walking on the wings of the wind,
4 and making the winds His messengers,
flames of fire His servants.
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it will never be shaken.
as if it were a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away
to the place You established for them.
they will never cover the earth again.
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they flow between the mountains.
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
they sing among the foliage.
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor.
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and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.
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the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.
the stork makes its home in the pine trees.
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.
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the sun knows when to set.
when all the forest animals stir.
and seek their food from God.
and lie down in their dens.
and to his labor until evening.
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In wisdom You have made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures.
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.
and Leviathan, which You formed to play there.
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to give them their food at the right time.
they gather it;
when You open Your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.
they are terrified;
when You take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
they are created,
and You renew the face of the earth.
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may the Lord rejoice in His works.
He touches the mountains,
and they pour out smoke.
I will sing praise to my God while I live.
I will rejoice in the Lord.
and wicked people be no more.
My soul, praise Yahweh!
Hallelujah!