Psalms 104

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.	1 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.	2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.	3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.	4 Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:	5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.	6 Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.
7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.	7 At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,	8 They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.	9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,	10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.
11 saying: To you, I will give the land of Canaan, the allotment of your inheritance.	11 They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,	12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,	13 He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.	14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.	15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.	16 The trees of the LORD are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.	17 Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,	18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.	19 He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.	20 Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,	21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.	22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.	23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.	24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.	25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.	26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.	27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season.
28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.	28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.	29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.	30 Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.	31 The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.	32 He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.
33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.	33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.	34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.	35 Let the sinners be consumed out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless thou the LORD, O my soul. Praise ye the LORD.
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.