Psalms 104

NEW JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Bless Yahweh, my soul, Yahweh, my God, how great you are! Clothed in majesty and splendour,	1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
2 wearing the light as a robe! You stretch out the heavens like a tent,	2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
3 build your palace on the waters above, making the clouds your chariot, gliding on the wings of thewind,	3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 appointing the winds your messengers, flames of fire your servants.	4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
5 You fixed the earth on its foundations, for ever and ever it shal not be shaken;	5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
6 you covered it with the deep like a garment, the waters overtopping the mountains.	6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
7 At your reproof the waters fled, at the voice of your thunder they sped away,	7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
8 flowing over mountains, down val eys, to the place you had fixed for them;	8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
9 you made a limit they were not to cross, they were not to return and cover the earth.	9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
10 In the ravines you opened up springs, running down between the mountains,	10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
11 supplying water for al the wild beasts; the wild asses quench their thirst,	11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
12 on their banks the birds of the air make their nests, they sing among the leaves.	12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
13 From your high hal s you water the mountains, satisfying the earth with the fruit of your works:	13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
14 for cattle you make the grass grow, and for people the plants they need, to bring forth food from theearth,	14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
15 and wine to cheer people's hearts, oil to make their faces glow, food to make them sturdy of heart.	15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
16 The trees of Yahweh drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon which he sowed;	16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
17 there the birds build their nests, on the highest branches the stork makes its home;	17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
18 for the wild goats there are the mountains, in the crags the coneys find refuge.	18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, the sun knows when to set.	19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
20 You bring on darkness, and night fal s, when al the forest beasts roam around;	20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
21 young lions roar for their prey, asking God for their food.	21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 The sun rises and away they steal, back to their lairs to lie down,	22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
23 and man goes out to work, to labour til evening falls.	23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
24 How countless are your works, Yahweh, al of them made so wisely! The earth is ful of yourcreatures.	24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
25 Then there is the sea, with its vast expanses teeming with countless creatures, creatures both greatand smal ;	25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 there ships pass to and fro, and Leviathan whom you made to sport with.	26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
27 They al depend upon you, to feed them when they need it.	27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
28 You provide the food they gather, your open hand gives them their fil .	28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
29 Turn away your face and they panic; take back their breath and they die and revert to dust.	29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
30 Send out your breath and life begins; you renew the face of the earth.	30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 Glory to Yahweh for ever! May Yahweh find joy in his creatures!	31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
32 At his glance the earth trembles, at his touch the mountains pour forth smoke.	32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
33 I shal sing to Yahweh al my life, make music for my God as long as I live.	33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
34 May my musings be pleasing to him, for Yahweh gives me joy.	34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked exist no more! Bless Yahweh, my soul.	35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.
	36 And he struck all the first-born in their land, the first-fruits of all their labor.
	37 And he led them out with silver and gold, and there was not an infirm one among their tribes.
	38 Egypt was joyful at their departure, for the fear of them lay heavy upon them.
	39 He spread a cloud for their protection, and a fire, to give them light through the night.
	40 They petitioned, and the quail came; and he satisfied them with the bread of heaven.
	41 He ruptured the rock and the waters flowed: rivers gushed in the dry land.
	42 For he had called to mind his holy word, which he kept near to his servant Abraham.
	43 And he led forth his people in exultation, and his elect in rejoicing.
	44 And he gave them the regions of the Gentiles, and they possessed the labors of the peoples,
	45 so that they might observe his justifications, and inquire about his law.