Psa 104 | NASB2020 | STEP | Bless the Lord , my soul ! 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, my soul!
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 on 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 sea as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
7 They fled from Your ^srebuke,
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 so that they will 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 animal of the field;
The ^zwild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky ^aadwell ^{▼▼Or over; or above}beside them;
They ^{▼▼Lit give forth}lift up their voices from 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 animals}cattle,
And ^ajvegetation for the labor of mankind,
So that ^{▼▼Or He}they may produce ^{▼▼Lit bread}food ^amfrom the earth,
15 And ^anwine, which makes a human heart cheerful,
^aoSo that he makes his face gleam with oil,
And ^{▼▼Lit bread}food, which ^aqsustains a human heart.
16 The trees of the Lord ^{▼▼Lit are satisfied}drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Where the ^asbirds build their nests,
And the ^atstork, whose home is the juniper trees.

18 The high mountains are for the ^auwild goats;
The ^avcliffs are a refuge for the ^awrock hyrax.
19 He made the moon ^axfor the seasons;
The ^aysun knows the place of its setting.
20 You ^azappoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the ^baanimals of the forest ^{▼▼Lit crawl}prowl about.
21 The ^bcyoung lions roar for their prey
^{▼▼Lit And to seek}And ^beseek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises they withdraw,
And they lie down in their ^bfdens.
23 A person goes out to ^bghis work
And to his labor until evening.

24 Lord, how ^bhmany are Your works!
^{▼▼Or With}In ^bjwisdom You have made them all;
The ^bkearth is full of Your ^{▼▼Or creatures}possessions.
25 ^{▼▼Or This}There is the ^bnsea, great and ^{▼▼Or broad of dimensions; lit hands}broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.
26 The ^bpships move along there,
And ^{▼▼Or a sea monster
,} ^brLeviathan, which You have formed to have fun in it.

27 They all ^bswait for You
To ^btgive them their food in ^{▼▼Lit its appointed time}due season.
28 You give to them, they gather it up;
You ^bvopen Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 You ^bwhide Your face, they are terrified;
You ^bxtake away their breath, they perish
And ^byreturn to their dust.
30 You send forth Your ^{▼▼Or breath
,} ^caSpirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

31 May the ^cbglory of the Lord endure forever;
May the Lord ^ccrejoice in His works;
32 ^{▼▼Lit The one who}He ^celooks at the earth, and it ^cftrembles;
He ^cgtouches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 ^{▼▼Or Let me sing}I will sing to the Lord ^{▼▼Lit in my lifetime
,} ^cjas long as I live;
^{▼▼Or Let me sing}I will ^clsing praise to my God ^{▼▼Lit while I still am}while I have my being.
34 May my ^cnpraise be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall ^corejoice in the Lord.
35 May sinners be ^cpremoved from the earth
And may the ^cqwicked be no more.
^crBless the Lord, my soul.
^{▼▼Or Hallelujah!
,} ^ctPraise ^{▼▼Heb Yah}the Lord!