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104:1  Praise the Lord, my soul! O Lord, my God, how great you are! You are clothed with majesty and glory;
104:2  you cover yourself with light. You have spread out the heavens like a tent
104:3  and built your home on the waters above. You use the clouds as your chariot and ride on the wings of the wind.
104:4  You use the winds as your messengers and flashes of lightning as your servants.
104:5  You have set the earth firmly on its foundations, and it will never be moved.
104:6  You placed the ocean over it like a robe, and the water covered the mountains.
104:7  When you rebuked the waters, they fled; they rushed away when they heard your shout of command.
104:8  They flowed over the mountains and into the valleys, to the place you had made for them.
104:9  You set a boundary they can never pass, to keep them from covering the earth again.
104:10  You make springs flow in the valleys, and rivers run between the hills.
104:11  They provide water for the wild animals; there the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
104:12  In the trees near by, the birds make their nests and sing.
104:13  From the sky you send rain on the hills, and the earth is filled with your blessings.
104:14  You make grass grow for the cattle and plants for us to use, so that we can grow our crops
104:15  and produce wine to make us happy, olive oil to make us cheerful, and bread to give us strength.
104:16  The cedars of Lebanon get plenty of rain— the Lord's own trees, which he planted.
104:17  There the birds build their nests; the storks nest in the fir trees.
104:18  The wild goats live in the high mountains, and the rock badgers hide in the cliffs.
104:19  You created the moon to mark the months; the sun knows the time to set.
104:20  You made the night, and in the darkness all the wild animals come out.
104:21  The young lions roar while they hunt, looking for the food that God provides.
104:22  When the sun rises, they go back and lie down in their dens.
104:23  Then people go out to do their work and keep working until evening.
104:24  Lord, you have made so many things! How wisely you made them all! The earth is filled with your creatures.
104:25  There is the ocean, large and wide, where countless creatures live, large and small alike.
104:26  The ships sail on it, and in it plays Leviathan, that sea monster which you made.
104:27  All of them depend on you to give them food when they need it.
104:28  You give it to them, and they eat it; you provide food, and they are satisfied.
104:29  When you turn away, they are afraid; when you take away your breath, they die and go back to the dust from which they came.
104:30  But when you give them breath, they are created; you give new life to the earth.
104:31  May the glory of the Lord last forever! May the Lord be happy with what he has made!
104:32  He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.
104:33  I will sing to the Lord all my life; as long as I live I will sing praises to my God.
104:34  May he be pleased with my song, for my gladness comes from him.
104:35  May sinners be destroyed from the earth; may the wicked be no more. Praise the Lord, my soul! Praise the Lord!