Book of Psalms, No. 104
Psalms 104 NASB - New American Standard BibleNo. 104 of the Psalms—New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- ¶ 1Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, You are very great;
You are 2clothed with splendor and majesty, - Covering Yourself with 3light as with a cloak,
4Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain. - [a]He 5lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
[b]He makes the 6clouds His chariot;
[c]He walks upon the 7wings of the wind; - [d]He makes [e]8the winds His messengers,
[f]Flaming 9fire His ministers. - ¶ He 10established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not [g]totter forever and ever. - You 11covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains. - At Your 12rebuke they fled,
At the 13sound of Your thunder they hurried away. - The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the 14place which You established for them. - You set a 15boundary that they may not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth. - ¶ [h]He sends forth 16springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains; - They 17give drink to every beast of the field;
The 18wild donkeys quench their thirst. - [i]Beside them the birds of the heavens 19dwell;
They [j]lift up their voices among the branches. - [k]He 20waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
21The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works. - ¶ [l]He causes the 22grass to grow for the [m]cattle,
And 23vegetation for the [n]labor of man,
So that [o]he may bring forth [p]food 24from the earth, - And 25wine which makes man’s heart glad,
26So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And [q]food which 27sustains man’s heart. - The trees of the LORD [r]drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted, - Where the 28birds build their nests,
And the 29stork, whose home is the [s]fir trees. - ¶ The high mountains are for the 30wild goats;
The 31cliffs are a refuge for the [t]32shephanim. - He made the moon 33for the seasons;
The 34sun knows the place of its setting. - You 35appoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the 36beasts of the forest [u]prowl about. - The 37young lions roar after their prey
[v]And 38seek their food from God. - When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their 39dens. - Man goes forth to 40his work
And to his labor until evening. - ¶ O LORD, how 41many are Your works!
[w]In 42wisdom You have made them all;
The 43earth is full of Your [x]possessions. - [y]There is the 44sea, great and [z]broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great. - There the 45ships move along,
And [aa]46Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it. - ¶ They all 47wait for You
To 48give them their food in [ab]due season. - You give to them, they gather it up;
You 49open Your hand, they are satisfied with good. - You 50hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You 51take away their [ac]spirit, they expire
And 52return to their dust. - You send forth Your [ad]53Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground. - ¶ Let the 54glory of the LORD endure forever;
Let the LORD 55be glad in His works; - [ae]He 56looks at the earth, and it 57trembles;
He 58touches the mountains, and they smoke. - [af]I will sing to the LORD [ag]59as long as I live;
[ah]I will 60sing praise to my God [ai]while I have my being. - Let my 61meditation be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall 62be glad in the LORD. - Let sinners be 63consumed from the earth
And let the 64wicked be no more.
65Bless the LORD, O my soul.
[aj]66Praise [ak]the LORD!
FOOTNOTES
- ^ Lit The one who
- ^ Lit The one who
- ^ Lit The one who
- ^ Lit Who
- ^ Or His angels, spirits
- ^ Or His ministers flames of fire
- ^ Or move out of place
- ^ Lit The one who sends
- ^ Or Over, Above
- ^ Lit give forth
- ^ Lit Who
- ^ Lit Who
- ^ Or beasts
- ^ Or cultivation by or service of
- ^ Or He
- ^ Lit bread
- ^ Lit bread
- ^ Lit are satisfied
- ^ Or cypress
- ^ Small, shy, furry animals (Hyrax syriacus) found in the peninsula of the Sinai, northern Israel, and the region round the Dead Sea; KJV coney, orig NASB rock badgers
- ^ Lit creep
- ^ Lit And to seek
- ^ Or With
- ^ Or creatures
- ^ Or This
- ^ Or broad of dimensions (lit hands)
- ^ Or a sea monster
- ^ Lit its appointed time
- ^ Or breath
- ^ Or breath
- ^ Lit The one who
- ^ Or Let me sing
- ^ Lit in my lifetime
- ^ Or Let me sing
- ^ Lit while I still am
- ^ Or Hallelujah!
- ^ Heb Yah
REFERENCES
- ^ Ps 103:22
- ^ Ps 93:1
- ^ Da 7:9
- ^ Is 40:22
- ^ Am 9:6
- ^ Is 19:1
- ^ Ps 18:10
- ^ Ps 148:8; Heb 1:7
- ^ 2Ki 2:11; 6:17
- ^ Jb 38:4; Ps 24:2
- ^ Ge 1:2
- ^ Ps 18:15; 106:9; Is 50:2
- ^ Ps 29:3; 77:18
- ^ Ps 33:7
- ^ Jb 38:10, 11; Je 5:22
- ^ Ps 107:35; Is 41:18
- ^ Ps 104:13
- ^ Jb 39:5
- ^ Mt 8:20
- ^ Ps 65:9; 147:8
- ^ Je 10:13
- ^ Jb 38:27; Ps 147:8
- ^ Ge 1:29
- ^ Jb 28:5
- ^ Jg 9:13; Pr 31:6; Ec 10:19
- ^ Ps 23:5; 92:10; 141:5; Lu 7:46
- ^ Ge 18:5; Jg 19:5, 8
- ^ Ps 104:12
- ^ Le 11:19
- ^ Jb 39:1
- ^ Pr 30:26
- ^ Le 11:5
- ^ Ge 1:14
- ^ Ps 19:6
- ^ Ps 74:16; Is 45:7
- ^ Ps 50:10; Is 56:9; Mc 5:8
- ^ Jb 38:39
- ^ Ps 145:15; Jl 1:20
- ^ Jb 37:8
- ^ Ge 3:19
- ^ Ps 40:5
- ^ Ps 136:5; Pr 3:19; Je 10:12; 51:15
- ^ Ps 65:9
- ^ Ps 8:8; 69:34
- ^ Ps 107:23; Eze 27:9
- ^ Jb 41:1; Ps 74:14; Is 27:1
- ^ Ps 145:15
- ^ Jb 36:31; 38:41; Ps 136:25; 147:9
- ^ Ps 145:16
- ^ De 31:17; Ps 30:7
- ^ Jb 34:14, 15; Ps 146:4; Ec 12:7
- ^ Ge 3:19; Jb 10:9; Ps 90:3
- ^ Jb 33:4; Eze 37:9
- ^ Ps 86:12; 111:10
- ^ Ge 1:31
- ^ Jg 5:5; Ps 97:4, 5; 114:7
- ^ Hab 3:10
- ^ Ex 19:18; Ps 144:5
- ^ Ps 63:4
- ^ Ps 146:2
- ^ Ps 19:14
- ^ Ps 9:2
- ^ Ps 59:13
- ^ Ps 37:10
- ^ Ps 104:1
- ^ Ps 105:45; 106:48
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