Psalm 104 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

O Lord My God, You Are Very Great

1 Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, (2Sa 7:22; Job 37:22; Job 40:10; Ps 93:1; Ps 103:1; Ps 103:22)

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2 covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. (Job 9:8; Isa 40:22) 3 He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; (2Sa 22:11; Ps 18:10; Ps 104:13; Isa 19:1; Am 9:6)

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4 he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. (2Ki 1:10; 2Ki 2:11; Ps 103:21; Ps 148:8; Heb 1:7)

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5 He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. (Job 38:4; Ps 24:2; Ps 89:11; Ps 136:6)

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6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. (Ge 7:19) 7 At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight. (Ge 1:9; Ge 8:1; Ge 8:5; Ps 18:15; Ps 48:5; Ps 77:18; Ps 106:9; Mt 8:26)

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8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them. (Job 38:8; Job 38:10) 9 You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth. (Ge 9:11; Job 26:10) 10 You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills; 11 they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. (Ps 104:13) 12 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. 13 From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. (De 11:11; Job 5:10; Ps 65:9; Ps 104:3; Ps 147:8; Jer 10:13; Jer 14:22)

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14 You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth (Ge 1:11; Ge 1:29; Ge 3:18; Ge 9:3; Job 28:5; Ps 136:25; Ps 147:8; Ps 147:9)

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15 and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart. (Ge 18:5; Jud 9:9; Jud 9:13; Ps 23:5; Pr 31:6; Ec 10:19)

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16 The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. (Nu 24:6; Jud 9:15) 17 In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. 18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. (Le 11:5; Job 39:1; Pr 30:26) 19 He made the moon to mark the seasons;^[1] the sun knows its time for setting. (Ge 1:14; Le 23:4) 20 You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about. (Isa 45:7) 21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. (Job 38:39) 22 When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens. (Job 37:8) 23 Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening. (Ge 3:19) 24 O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. (Pr 3:19) 25 Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. (Ps 69:34) 26 There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.^[2] (Job 40:20; Job 41:1) 27 These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. (Job 36:31; Ps 104:14; Ps 145:15) 28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. (Ps 145:16) 29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. (De 31:17; Job 10:9; Job 23:15; Job 34:14; Ps 30:7)

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30 When you send forth your Spirit,^[3] they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. (Job 33:4; Re 21:5) 31 May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works, (Ge 1:31; Ps 72:17; Pr 8:31) 32 who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke! (Ex 19:18; Ps 144:5; Am 9:5; Hab 3:10)

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33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. (Ps 63:4) 34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord. (Job 15:4) 35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord! (Ps 37:38; Ps 104:1; Ps 105:45; Ps 106:48; Ps 113:9; Ps 150:6)

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New International Version

1 Praise the Lord, my soul. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendour and majesty. 2 The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent 3 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. 4 He makes winds his messengers,^[1] flames of fire his servants. 5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. 6 You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. 7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight; 8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them. 9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth. 10 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. 11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. 12 The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. 13 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work. 14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate – bringing forth food from the earth: 15 wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts. 16 The trees of the Lord are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. 17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers. 18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax. 19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. 20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl. 21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. 22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens. 23 Then people go out to their work, to their labour until evening. 24 How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. 25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number – living things both large and small. 26 There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. 27 All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. 28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. 29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. 30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. 31 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever; may the Lord rejoice in his works – 32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke. 33 I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. 34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the Lord. 35 But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, my soul. Praise the Lord.^[2] (Ps 105:1)