Chapter
Psalms 104

Book of Psalms - Chapter 104

Psalms 104:1

Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.

Psalms 104:2

Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Psalms 104:3

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:

Psalms 104:4

Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:

Psalms 104:5

[Who] laid the foundations of the earth, [that] it should not be removed for ever.

Psalms 104:6

Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Psalms 104:7

At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.

Psalms 104:8

They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.

Psalms 104:9

Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.

Psalms 104:10

He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills.

Psalms 104:11

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

Psalms 104:12

By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, [which] sing among the branches.

Psalms 104:13

He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

Psalms 104:14

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;

Psalms 104:15

And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart.

Psalms 104:16

The trees of the LORD are full [of sap]; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

Psalms 104:17

Where the birds make their nests: [as for] the stork, the fir trees [are] her house.

Psalms 104:18

The high hills [are] a refuge for the wild goats; [and] the rocks for the conies.

Psalms 104:19

He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

Psalms 104:20

Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep [forth].

Psalms 104:21

The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.

Psalms 104:22

The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.

Psalms 104:23

Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.

Psalms 104:24

O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Psalms 104:25

[So is] this great and wide sea, wherein [are] things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.

Psalms 104:26

There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein.

Psalms 104:27

These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give [them] their meat in due season.

Psalms 104:28

[That] thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

Psalms 104:29

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.

Psalms 104:30

Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.

Psalms 104:31

The glory of the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works.

Psalms 104:32

He looketh on the earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke.

Psalms 104:33

I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

Psalms 104:34

My meditation of him shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD.

Psalms 104:35

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.

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