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- Chapter 104 -

How many are your works

1
Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
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He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
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laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
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He makes the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants.(a)
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He set the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
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You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
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At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away—
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the mountains rose and the valleys sank to the place You assigned for them—
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You set a boundary they cannot cross, that they may never again cover the earth.
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He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
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They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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The birds of the air nest beside the springs; they sing among the branches.
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He waters the mountains from His chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.
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He makes the grass grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, bringing forth food from the earth:
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wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
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The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,
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where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.(b)
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The high mountains are for the wild goats, the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.(c)
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He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
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You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.
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The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
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The sun rises, and they withdraw; they lie down in their dens.
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Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until evening.
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How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures.
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Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small.
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There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.
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All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.
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When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
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When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to dust.
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When You send Your Spirit,(d) they are created, and You renew the face of the earth.
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May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works.
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He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.
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I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
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May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
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May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah!(e)

Footnotes

(a)104:4 LXX He makes His angels winds, His servants flames of fire. Cited in Hebrews 1:7
(b)104:17 Or pines or junipers or firs
(c)104:18 Or the coneys or the hyraxes
(d)104:30 Or breath
(e)104:35 Or Hallelu YAH, meaning Praise the LORD

How many are your works

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

Footnotes

(a)104:4 or, angels
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