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104:1  Bless the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,
104:2  who coverest thyself with light as with a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,
104:3  who hast laid the beams of thy chambers on the waters, who makest the clouds thy chariot, who ridest on the wings of the wind,
104:4  who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers.
104:5  Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.
104:6  Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
104:7  At thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.
104:8  The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst appoint for them.
104:9  Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
104:10  Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,
104:11  they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
104:12  By them the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches.
104:13  From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.
104:14  Thou dost cause the grass to grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth,
104:15  and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man’s heart.
104:16  The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
104:17  In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.
104:18  The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
104:19  Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
104:20  Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
104:21  The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
104:22  When the sun rises, they get them away and lie down in their dens.
104:23  Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
104:24  O Lord, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy creatures.
104:25  Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great.
104:26  There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.
104:27  These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season.
104:28  When thou givest to them, they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.
104:29  When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
104:30  When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground.
104:31  May the glory of the Lord endure for ever, may the Lord rejoice in his works,
104:32  who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
104:33  I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
104:34  May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the Lord.
104:35  Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!