| Chapter 104
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1 | Bless the LORD, O
my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and
majesty. |
2 | Who
coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens
like a curtain: |
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 | Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a
flaming fire: |
5 |
Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for
ever. |
6 | Thou
coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: the waters stood above the
mountains. |
7 | At
thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away. |
8 | They go up by the
mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded
for them. |
9 | Thou
hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover
the earth. |
10 | He
sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. |
11 | They give drink to every
beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. |
12 | By them shall the fowls of the
heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. |
13 | He watereth the hills from
his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works. |
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; |
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| 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 | The trees of the LORD are full of
sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; |
17 | Where the birds make their nests:
as for the stork, the fir trees are her house. |
18 | The high hills are a refuge for the wild
goats; and the rocks for the conies. |
19 | He appointed the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his
going down. |
20 |
Thou makest darkness, and it is night: wherein all the beasts of the forest do
creep forth. |
21 |
The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. |
22 | The sun ariseth,
they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. |
23 | Man goeth forth unto his
work and to his labour until the evening. |
24 | O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom
hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. |
25 | So is this great and wide sea,
wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. |
26 | There go the ships:
there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. |
27 | These wait all upon thee;
that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. |
28 | That thou givest them they
gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. |
29 | Thou hidest thy face, they are
troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
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30 | Thou sendest
forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth.
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31 | The glory of
the LORD shall endure for ever: the LORD shall rejoice in his works. |
32 | He looketh on the
earth, and it trembleth: he toucheth the hills, and they smoke. |
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 | My meditation of him
shall be sweet: I will be glad in the LORD. |
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. |
