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Psalm 104 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

The LORDS Care over All His Works.

(cf. Gen 1:1–31 )
Psa 104:1

Bless the LORD, my soul!

LORD my God, You are very great;

You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

Psa 104:2

Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,

Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.

Psa 104:3

[fn]He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;

[fn]He makes the clouds His chariot;

[fn]He walks on the wings of the wind;

Psa 104:4

[fn]He makes [fn]the winds His messengers,

[fn]Flaming fire His ministers.

Psa 104:5

He established the earth upon its foundations,

So that it will not [fn]totter forever and ever.

Psa 104:6

You covered it with the deep sea as with a garment;

The waters were standing above the mountains.

Psa 104:7

They fled from Your rebuke,

At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

Psa 104:8

The mountains rose; the valleys sank down

To the place which You established for them.

Psa 104:9

You set a boundary so that they will not pass over,

So that they will not return to cover the earth.

Psa 104:10

[fn]He sends forth springs in the valleys;

They flow between the mountains;

Psa 104:11

They give drink to every animal of the field;

The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Psa 104:12

The birds of the sky dwell [fn]beside them;

They [fn]lift up their voices from among the branches.

Psa 104:13

[fn]He waters the mountains from His upper chambers;

The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

Psa 104:14

[fn]He causes the grass to grow for the [fn]cattle,

And vegetation for the labor of mankind,

So that [fn]they may produce [fn]food from the earth,

Psa 104:15

And wine, which makes a human heart cheerful,

So that he makes his face gleam with oil,

And [fn]food, which sustains a human heart.

Psa 104:16

The trees of the LORD [fn]drink their fill,

The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

Psa 104:17

Where the birds build their nests,

And the stork, whose home is the juniper trees.

Psa 104:18

The high mountains are for the wild goats;

The cliffs are a refuge for the rock hyrax.

Psa 104:19

He made the moon for the seasons;

The sun knows the place of its setting.

Psa 104:20

You appoint darkness and it becomes night,

In which all the animals of the forest [fn]prowl about.

Psa 104:21

The young lions roar for their prey

[fn]And seek their food from God.

Psa 104:22

When the sun rises they withdraw,

And they lie down in their dens.

Psa 104:23

A person goes out to his work

And to his labor until evening.

Psa 104:24

LORD, how many are Your works!

[fn]In wisdom You have made them all;

The earth is full of Your [fn]possessions.

Psa 104:25

[fn]There is the sea, great and [fn]broad,

In which are swarms without number,

Animals both small and great.

Psa 104:26

The ships move along there,

And [fn]Leviathan, which You have formed to have fun in it.

Psa 104:27

They all wait for You

To give them their food in [fn]due season.

Psa 104:28

You give to them, they gather it up;

You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.

Psa 104:29

You hide Your face, they are terrified;

You take away their breath, they perish

And return to their dust.

Psa 104:30

You send forth Your [fn]Spirit, they are created;

And You renew the face of the ground.

Psa 104:31

May the glory of the LORD endure forever;

May the LORD rejoice in His works;

Psa 104:32

[fn]He looks at the earth, and it trembles;

He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Psa 104:33

[fn]I will sing to the LORD [fn]as long as I live;

[fn]I will sing praise to my God [fn]while I have my being.

Psa 104:34

May my praise be pleasing to Him;

As for me, I shall rejoice in the LORD.

Psa 104:35

May sinners be removed from the earth

And may the wicked be no more.

Bless the LORD, my soul.

[fn]Praise [fn]the LORD!

NASB20 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; or above
Lit give forth
Lit Who
Lit Who
Or animals
Or He
Lit bread
Lit bread
Lit are satisfied
Lit crawl
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
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
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