Psalms 104

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Bless the LORD, my soul! LORD, my God, you are great indeed! You are clothed with majesty and glory,	1 Bless Yahweh, my soul, Yahweh, my God, how great you are! Clothed in majesty and splendour,
2 robed in light as with a cloak. You spread out the heavens like a tent;	2 wearing the light as a robe! You stretch out the heavens like a tent,
3 you raised your palace upon the waters. You make the clouds your chariot; you travel on the wings of the wind.	3 build your palace on the waters above, making the clouds your chariot, gliding on the wings of thewind,
4 You make the winds your messengers; flaming fire, your ministers.	4 appointing the winds your messengers, flames of fire your servants.
5 You fixed the earth on its foundation, never to be moved.	5 You fixed the earth on its foundations, for ever and ever it shal not be shaken;
6 The ocean covered it like a garment; above the mountains stood the waters.	6 you covered it with the deep like a garment, the waters overtopping the mountains.
7 At your roar they took flight; at the sound of your thunder they fled.	7 At your reproof the waters fled, at the voice of your thunder they sped away,
8 They rushed up the mountains, down the valleys to the place you had fixed for them.	8 flowing over mountains, down val eys, to the place you had fixed for them;
9 You set a limit they cannot pass; never again will they cover the earth.	9 you made a limit they were not to cross, they were not to return and cover the earth.
10 You made springs flow into channels that wind among the mountains.	10 In the ravines you opened up springs, running down between the mountains,
11 They give drink to every beast of the field; here wild asses quench their thirst.	11 supplying water for al the wild beasts; the wild asses quench their thirst,
12 Beside them the birds of heaven nest; among the branches they sing.	12 on their banks the birds of the air make their nests, they sing among the leaves.
13 You water the mountains from your palace; by your labor the earth abounds.	13 From your high hal s you water the mountains, satisfying the earth with the fruit of your works:
14 You raise grass for the cattle and plants for our beasts of burden. You bring bread from the earth,	14 for cattle you make the grass grow, and for people the plants they need, to bring forth food from theearth,
15 and wine to gladden our hearts, Oil to make our faces gleam, food to build our strength.	15 and wine to cheer people's hearts, oil to make their faces glow, food to make them sturdy of heart.
16 The trees of the LORD drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which you planted.	16 The trees of Yahweh drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon which he sowed;
17 There the birds build their nests; junipers are the home of the stork.	17 there the birds build their nests, on the highest branches the stork makes its home;
18 The high mountains are for wild goats; the rocky cliffs, a refuge for badgers.	18 for the wild goats there are the mountains, in the crags the coneys find refuge.
19 You made the moon to mark the seasons, the sun that knows the hour of its setting.	19 He made the moon to mark the seasons, the sun knows when to set.
20 You bring darkness and night falls, then all the beasts of the forest roam abroad.	20 You bring on darkness, and night fal s, when al the forest beasts roam around;
21 Young lions roar for prey; they seek their food from God.	21 young lions roar for their prey, asking God for their food.
22 When the sun rises, they steal away and rest in their dens.	22 The sun rises and away they steal, back to their lairs to lie down,
23 People go forth to their work, to their labor till evening falls.	23 and man goes out to work, to labour til evening falls.
24 How varied are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have wrought them all; the earth is full of your creatures.	24 How countless are your works, Yahweh, al of them made so wisely! The earth is ful of yourcreatures.
25 Look at the sea, great and wide! It teems with countless beings, living things both large and small.	25 Then there is the sea, with its vast expanses teeming with countless creatures, creatures both greatand smal ;
26 Here ships ply their course; here Leviathan, your creature, plays.	26 there ships pass to and fro, and Leviathan whom you made to sport with.
27 All of these look to you to give them food in due time.	27 They al depend upon you, to feed them when they need it.
28 When you give to them, they gather; when you open your hand, they are well filled.	28 You provide the food they gather, your open hand gives them their fil .
29 When you hide your face, they are lost. When you take away their breath, they perish and return to the dust from which they came.	29 Turn away your face and they panic; take back their breath and they die and revert to dust.
30 When you send forth your breath, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.	30 Send out your breath and life begins; you renew the face of the earth.
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD be glad in these works!	31 Glory to Yahweh for ever! May Yahweh find joy in his creatures!
32 If God glares at the earth, it trembles; if God touches the mountains, they smoke!	32 At his glance the earth trembles, at his touch the mountains pour forth smoke.
33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.	33 I shal sing to Yahweh al my life, make music for my God as long as I live.
34 May my theme be pleasing to God; I will rejoice in the LORD.	34 May my musings be pleasing to him, for Yahweh gives me joy.
35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!	35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked exist no more! Bless Yahweh, my soul.