Psa 104 | NASB1995 | STEP | Bless the Lord , O my soul ! O Lord my God , You are very great ; You are clothed with splendor and majesty ,

Psalms 104

The Lord’s Care over All His Works.

1 ^aBless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are ^bclothed with splendor and majesty,
2 Covering Yourself with ^clight as with a cloak,
^dStretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
3 ^{▼▼ Lit The one who}He ^flays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
^{▼▼ Lit The one who}He makes the ^hclouds His chariot;
^{▼▼ Lit The one who}He walks upon the ^jwings of the wind;
4 ^{▼▼ Lit Who}He makes ^{▼▼ Or His angels, spirits
,} ^mthe winds His messengers,
^{▼▼ Or His ministers flames of fire}Flaming ^ofire His ministers.

5 He ^pestablished the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not ^{▼▼ Or move out of place}totter forever and ever.
6 You ^rcovered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
7 At Your ^srebuke they fled,
At the ^tsound of Your thunder they hurried away.
8 The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the ^uplace which You established for them.
9 You set a ^vboundary that they may not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.

10 ^{▼▼ Lit The one who sends}He sends forth ^xsprings in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains;
11 They ^ygive drink to every beast of the field;
The ^zwild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 ^{▼▼ Or Over, Above}Beside them the birds of the heavens ^abdwell;
They ^{▼▼ Lit give forth}lift up their voices among the branches.
13 ^{▼▼ Lit Who}He ^aewaters the mountains from His upper chambers;
^afThe earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

14 ^{▼▼ Lit Who}He causes the ^ahgrass to grow for the ^{▼▼ Or beasts}cattle,
And ^ajvegetation for the ^{▼▼ Or cultivation by or service of}labor of man,
So that ^{▼▼ Or He}he may bring forth ^{▼▼ Lit bread}food ^anfrom the earth,
15 And ^aowine which makes man’s heart glad,
^apSo that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And ^{▼▼ Lit bread}food which ^arsustains man’s heart.
16 The trees of the Lord ^{▼▼ Lit are satisfied}drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Where the ^atbirds build their nests,
And the ^austork, whose home is the ^{▼▼ Or cypress}fir trees.

18 The high mountains are for the ^awwild goats;
The ^axcliffs are a refuge for the ^{▼▼ 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
,} ^azshephanim.
19 He made the moon ^bafor the seasons;
The ^bbsun knows the place of its setting.
20 You ^bcappoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the ^bdbeasts of the forest ^{▼▼ Lit creep}prowl about.
21 The ^bfyoung lions roar after their prey
^{▼▼ Lit And to seek}And ^bhseek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their ^bidens.
23 Man goes forth to ^bjhis work
And to his labor until evening.

24 O Lord, how ^bkmany are Your works!
^{▼▼ Or With}In ^bmwisdom You have made them all;
The ^bnearth is full of Your ^{▼▼ Or creatures}possessions.
25 ^{▼▼ Or This}There is the ^bqsea, great and ^{▼▼ Or broad of dimensions (lit hands)}broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.
26 There the ^bsships move along,
And ^{▼▼ Or a sea monster
,} ^buLeviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.

27 They all ^bvwait for You
To ^bwgive them their food in ^{▼▼ Lit its appointed time}due season.
28 You give to them, they gather it up;
You ^byopen Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 You ^bzhide Your face, they are dismayed;
You ^catake away their ^{▼▼ Or breath}spirit, they expire
And ^ccreturn to their dust.
30 You send forth Your ^{▼▼ Or breath
,} ^ceSpirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

31 Let the ^cfglory of the Lord endure forever;
Let the Lord ^cgbe glad in His works;
32 ^{▼▼ Lit The one who}He ^cilooks at the earth, and it ^cjtrembles;
He ^cktouches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 ^{▼▼ Or Let me sing}I will sing to the Lord ^{▼▼ Lit in my lifetime
,} ^cnas long as I live;
^{▼▼ Or Let me sing}I will ^cpsing praise to my God ^{▼▼ Lit while I still am}while I have my being.
34 Let my ^crmeditation be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall ^csbe glad in the Lord.
35 Let sinners be ^ctconsumed from the earth
And let the ^cuwicked be no more.
^cvBless the Lord, O my soul.
^{▼▼ Or Hallelujah!
,} ^cxPraise ^{▼▼ Heb Yah}the Lord!