Psalms 104

NEW JERUSALEM	Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
1 Bless Yahweh, my soul, Yahweh, my God, how great you are! Clothed in majesty and splendour,	1 Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty,
2 wearing the light as a robe! You stretch out the heavens like a tent,	2 who coverest thyself with light as with a garment, who hast stretched out the heavens like a tent,
3 build your palace on the waters above, making the clouds your chariot, gliding on the wings of thewind,	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,
4 appointing the winds your messengers, flames of fire your servants.	4 who makest the winds thy messengers, fire and flame thy ministers.
5 You fixed the earth on its foundations, for ever and ever it shal not be shaken;	5 Thou didst set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken.
6 you covered it with the deep like a garment, the waters overtopping the mountains.	6 Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 At your reproof the waters fled, at the voice of your thunder they sped away,	7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the sound of thy thunder they took to flight.
8 flowing over mountains, down val eys, to the place you had fixed for them;	8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place which thou didst appoint for them.
9 you made a limit they were not to cross, they were not to return and cover the earth.	9 Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth.
10 In the ravines you opened up springs, running down between the mountains,	10 Thou makest springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills,
11 supplying water for al the wild beasts; the wild asses quench their thirst,	11 they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 on their banks the birds of the air make their nests, they sing among the leaves.	12 By them the birds of the air have their habitation; they sing among the branches.
13 From your high hal s you water the mountains, satisfying the earth with the fruit of your works:	13 From thy lofty abode thou waterest the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy work.
14 for cattle you make the grass grow, and for people the plants they need, to bring forth food from theearth,	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,
15 and wine to cheer people's hearts, oil to make their faces glow, food to make them sturdy of heart.	15 and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man's heart.
16 The trees of Yahweh drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon which he sowed;	16 The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon which he planted.
17 there the birds build their nests, on the highest branches the stork makes its home;	17 In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.
18 for the wild goats there are the mountains, in the crags the coneys find refuge.	18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the badgers.
19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, the sun knows when to set.	19 Thou hast made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting.
20 You bring on darkness, and night fal s, when al the forest beasts roam around;	20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep forth.
21 young lions roar for their prey, asking God for their food.	21 The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
22 The sun rises and away they steal, back to their lairs to lie down,	22 When the sun rises, they get them away and lie down in their dens.
23 and man goes out to work, to labour til evening falls.	23 Man goes forth to his work and to his labor until the evening.
24 How countless are your works, Yahweh, al of them made so wisely! The earth is ful of yourcreatures.	24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy creatures.
25 Then there is the sea, with its vast expanses teeming with countless creatures, creatures both greatand smal ;	25 Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great.
26 there ships pass to and fro, and Leviathan whom you made to sport with.	26 There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it.
27 They al depend upon you, to feed them when they need it.	27 These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season.
28 You provide the food they gather, your open hand gives them their fil .	28 When thou givest to them, they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things.
29 Turn away your face and they panic; take back their breath and they die and revert to dust.	29 When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
30 Send out your breath and life begins; you renew the face of the earth.	30 When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground.
31 Glory to Yahweh for ever! May Yahweh find joy in his creatures!	31 May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD rejoice in his works,
32 At his glance the earth trembles, at his touch the mountains pour forth smoke.	32 who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke!
33 I shal sing to Yahweh al my life, make music for my God as long as I live.	33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
34 May my musings be pleasing to him, for Yahweh gives me joy.	34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD.
35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked exist no more! Bless Yahweh, my soul.	35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!