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Psalms 104

Holman Christian Standard Bible, 2009 (HCSB)

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¹ My soul, praise Yahweh! LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with majesty and splendor. ⓐ

² He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy, ⓑ

³ laying the beams of His palace on the waters above, ⓒ making the clouds His chariot, ⓓ walking on the wings of the wind, ⓔ

⁴ and making the winds His messengers, [1] flames of fire His servants. ⓕ

⁵ He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. ⓖ

⁶ You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. ⓗ

⁷ At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away ⓘ —

⁸ mountains rose and valleys sank [2] — to the place You established for them. ⓙ

⁹ You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again. ⓚ

¹⁰ He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains. ⓛ

¹¹ They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. ⓜ

¹² The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they sing among the foliage. ⓝ

¹³ He waters the mountains from His palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor. ⓞ

¹⁴ He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, ⓟ

¹⁵ wine that makes man’s heart glad — making his face shine with oil — and bread that sustains man’s heart. ⓠ

¹⁶ The trees of the LORD flourish, [3] the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. ⓡ

¹⁷ There the birds make their nests; the stork makes its home in the pine trees. ⓢ

¹⁸ The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. ⓣ

¹⁹ He made the moon to mark the [4] festivals; [5] the sun knows when to set. ⓤ

²⁰ You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir. ⓥ

²¹ The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. ⓦ

²² The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens. ⓧ

²³ Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening. ⓨ

²⁴ How countless are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. [6] ⓩ

²⁵ Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number — living things both large and small. ⓐ

²⁶ There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which You formed to play there. ⓑ

²⁸ When You give it to them, they gather it; 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 breath, [7] they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. ⓕ

³¹ May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works. ⓖ

³² He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke. ⓗ

³³ I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. ⓘ

³⁴ May my meditation be pleasing to Him; I will rejoice in the LORD. ⓙ

³⁵ May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. ⓚ My soul, praise Yahweh! Hallelujah!

#	HCSB
1	My soul, praise Yahweh! LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with majesty and splendor. ⓐ
2	He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy, ⓑ
3	laying the beams of His palace on the waters above, ⓒ making the clouds His chariot, ⓓ walking on the wings of the wind, ⓔ
4	and making the winds His messengers, [1] flames of fire His servants. ⓕ
5	He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. ⓖ
6	You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. ⓗ
7	At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away ⓘ —
8	mountains rose and valleys sank [2] — to the place You established for them. ⓙ
9	You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again. ⓚ
10	He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains. ⓛ
11	They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. ⓜ
12	The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they sing among the foliage. ⓝ
13	He waters the mountains from His palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor. ⓞ
14	He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, ⓟ
15	wine that makes man’s heart glad — making his face shine with oil — and bread that sustains man’s heart. ⓠ
16	The trees of the LORD flourish, [3] the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. ⓡ
17	There the birds make their nests; the stork makes its home in the pine trees. ⓢ
18	The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. ⓣ
19	He made the moon to mark the [4] festivals; [5] the sun knows when to set. ⓤ
20	You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir. ⓥ
21	The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. ⓦ
22	The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens. ⓧ
23	Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening. ⓨ
24	How countless are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. [6] ⓩ
25	Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number — living things both large and small. ⓐ
26	There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which You formed to play there. ⓑ
27	All of them wait for You to give them their food at the right time. ⓒ
28	When You give it to them, they gather it; 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 breath, [7] they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. ⓕ
31	May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works. ⓖ
32	He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke. ⓗ
33	I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. ⓘ
34	May my meditation be pleasing to Him; I will rejoice in the LORD. ⓙ
35	May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. ⓚ My soul, praise Yahweh! Hallelujah!

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^{Psalms 104:4 [186]} Or angels

^{Psalms 104:35 [187]} Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.

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