Psalms 104

DOUAI-RHEIMS	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:	1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.
2 and art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:	2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.
3 who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.	3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.	4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.
5 Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.	5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:
6 The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.	6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.
7 At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.	7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.
8 The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.	8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,
9 Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.	9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.
10 Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.	10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,
11 All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.	11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.
12 Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.	12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,
13 Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:	13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,
14 Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:	14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.
15 and that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man's heart.	15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.
16 The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:	16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.
17 there the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.	17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.	18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,
19 He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.	19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.
20 Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:	20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.
21 The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.	21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,
22 The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.	22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.
23 Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.	23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.
24 How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.	24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.
25 So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.	25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
26 There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.	26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.
27 All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.	27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.
28 What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.	28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.
29 But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust.	29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.
30 Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.	30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.
31 May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.	31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.
32 He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.	32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.
33 I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.	33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.
34 Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.	34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.
35 Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.	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.