  - 104:1 Bless Yahweh, my soul.
- Yahweh, my God, you are very great.
- You are clothed with honor and majesty.
- 104:2 He covers himself with light as with a garment.
- He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.
- 104:3 He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters.
- He makes the clouds his chariot.
- He walks on the wings of the wind.
- 104:4 He makes his messengers winds;
- his servants flames of fire.
- 104:5 He laid the foundations of the earth,
- that it should not be moved forever.
- 104:6 You covered it with the deep as with a cloak.
- The waters stood above the mountains.
- 104:7 At your rebuke they fled.
- At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.
- 104:8 The mountains rose,
- the valleys sank down,
- to the place which you had assigned to them.
- 104:9 You have set a boundary that they may not pass over;
- that they don't turn again to cover the earth.
- 104:10 He sends forth springs into the valleys.
- They run among the mountains.
- 104:11 They give drink to every animal of the field.
- The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
- 104:12 The birds of the sky nest by them.
- They sing among the branches.
- 104:13 He waters the mountains from his chambers.
- The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.
- 104:14 He causes the grass to grow for the livestock,
- and plants for man to cultivate,
- that he may bring forth food out of the earth:
- 104:15 wine that makes glad the heart of man,
- oil to make his face to shine,
- and bread that strengthens man's heart.
- 104:16 Yahweh's trees are well watered,
- the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;
- 104:17 where the birds make their nests.
- The stork makes its home in the fir trees.
- 104:18 The high mountains are for the wild goats.
- The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.
- 104:19 He appointed the moon for seasons.
- The sun knows when to set.
- 104:20 You make darkness, and it is night,
- in which all the animals of the forest prowl.
- 104:21 The young lions roar after their prey,
- and seek their food from God.
- 104:22 The sun rises, and they steal away,
- and lay down in their dens.
- 104:23 Man goes forth to his work,
- to his labor until the evening.
- 104:24 Yahweh, how many are your works!
- In wisdom have you made them all.
- The earth is full of your riches.
- 104:25 There is the sea, great and wide,
- in which are innumerable living things,
- both small and large animals.
- 104:26 There the ships go,
- and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.
- 104:27 These all wait for you,
- that you may give them their food in due season.
- 104:28 You give to them; they gather.
- You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.
- 104:29 You hide your face: they are troubled;
- you take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.
- 104:30 You send forth your Spirit: they are created.
- You renew the face of the ground.
- 104:31 Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever.
- Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.
- 104:32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles.
- He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
- 104:33 I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live.
- I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
- 104:34 Let your meditation be sweet to him.
- I will rejoice in Yahweh.
- 104:35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth.
- Let the wicked be no more.
- Bless Yahweh, my soul.
- Praise Yah!
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