Psalms 104

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Alleluia. Confess to the Lord, and invoke his name. Announce his works among the nations.	1 Bless the LORD, my soul! LORD, my God, you are great indeed! You are clothed with majesty and glory,
2 Sing to him, and sing psalms to him. Describe all his wonders.	2 robed in light as with a cloak. You spread out the heavens like a tent;
3 Be praised in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek the Lord rejoice.	3 you raised your palace upon the waters. You make the clouds your chariot; you travel on the wings of the wind.
4 Seek the Lord, and be confirmed. Seek his face always.	4 You make the winds your messengers; flaming fire, your ministers.
5 Remember his miracles, which he has done, his portents and the judgments of his mouth:	5 You fixed the earth on its foundation, never to be moved.
6 you offspring of Abraham his servant, you sons of Jacob his elect.	6 The ocean covered it like a garment; above the mountains stood the waters.
7 He is the Lord our God. His judgments are throughout the entire earth.	7 At your roar they took flight; at the sound of your thunder they fled.
8 He has remembered his covenant for all ages: the word that he entrusted to a thousand generations,	8 They rushed up the mountains, down the valleys to the place you had fixed for them.
9 which he assigned to Abraham, and his oath to Isaac.	9 You set a limit they cannot pass; never again will they cover the earth.
10 And he stationed the same for Jacob with a precept, and for Israel with an eternal testament,	10 You made springs flow into channels that wind among the mountains.
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; here wild asses quench their thirst.
12 Though they may have been but a small number, very few and foreigners there,	12 Beside them the birds of heaven nest; among the branches they sing.
13 and though they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people,	13 You water the mountains from your palace; by your labor the earth abounds.
14 he allowed no man to harm them, and he reproved kings on their behalf.	14 You raise grass for the cattle and plants for our beasts of burden. You bring bread from the earth,
15 Do not be willing to touch my Christ, and do not be willing to malign my prophets.	15 and wine to gladden our hearts, Oil to make our faces gleam, food to build our strength.
16 And he called a famine upon the land, and he crushed every foundation of the bread.	16 The trees of the LORD drink their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which you planted.
17 He sent a man before them: Joseph, who had been sold as a slave.	17 There the birds build their nests; junipers are the home of the stork.
18 They humbled his feet in shackles; the iron pierced his soul,	18 The high mountains are for wild goats; the rocky cliffs, a refuge for badgers.
19 until his word arrived. The eloquence of the Lord inflamed him.	19 You made the moon to mark the seasons, the sun that knows the hour of its setting.
20 The king sent and released him; he was the ruler of the people, and he dismissed him.	20 You bring darkness and night falls, then all the beasts of the forest roam abroad.
21 He established him as master of his house and ruler of all his possessions,	21 Young lions roar for prey; they seek their food from God.
22 so that he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his elders prudence.	22 When the sun rises, they steal away and rest in their dens.
23 And Israel entered into Egypt, and Jacob became a sojourner in the land of Ham.	23 People go forth to their work, to their labor till evening falls.
24 And he helped his people greatly, and he strengthened them over their enemies.	24 How varied are your works, LORD! In wisdom you have wrought them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
25 He turned their heart to hate his people, and to deal deceitfully with his servants.	25 Look at the sea, great and wide! It teems with countless beings, living things both large and small.
26 He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the one whom he chose.	26 Here ships ply their course; here Leviathan, your creature, plays.
27 He placed with them signs of his word, and portents in the land of Ham.	27 All of these look to you to give them food in due time.
28 He sent darkness and made it conceal, and he did not afflict them with his speech.	28 When you give to them, they gather; when you open your hand, they are well filled.
29 He turned their waters into blood, and he slaughtered their fish.	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.
30 Their land brought forth frogs, even in the inner chambers of their kings.	30 When you send forth your breath, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
31 He spoke, and there came forth common flies and gnats, in every region.	31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD be glad in these works!
32 He gave them a shower of hail and a burning fire, in the same land.	32 If God glares at the earth, it trembles; if God touches the mountains, they smoke!
33 And he struck their vineyards and their fig trees, and he crushed the trees of their region.	33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.
34 He spoke, and the locust came forth, and the caterpillar, of which there was no number.	34 May my theme be pleasing to God; I will rejoice in the LORD.
35 And it devoured all the grass in their land, and it consumed all the fruit of their land.	35 May sinners vanish from the earth, and the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!
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.