Psalm 104 :: New International Version (NIV)

(cf. Gen 1:1–31 )

Psa 104:1Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

Psa 104:2The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent

Psa 104:3and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.

Psa 104:4

Psa 104:4He makes winds his messengers,[fn] flames of fire his servants.

Psa 104:5

Psa 104:5He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.

Psa 104:6

Psa 104:6You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.

Psa 104:7

Psa 104:7But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;

Psa 104:8

Psa 104:8they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.

Psa 104:9

Psa 104:9You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.

Psa 104:10

Psa 104:10He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.

Psa 104:11

Psa 104:11They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Psa 104:12

Psa 104:12The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.

Psa 104:13

Psa 104:13He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.

Psa 104:14

Psa 104:14He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:

Psa 104:15

Psa 104:15wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.

Psa 104:16

Psa 104:16The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

Psa 104:17

Psa 104:17There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.

Psa 104:18

Psa 104:18The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.

Psa 104:19

Psa 104:19He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.

Psa 104:20

Psa 104:20You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.

Psa 104:21

Psa 104:21The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.

Psa 104:22

Psa 104:22The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.

Psa 104:23

Psa 104:23Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.

Psa 104:24

Psa 104:24How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.

Psa 104:25

Psa 104:25There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.

Psa 104:26

Psa 104:26There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.

Psa 104:27

Psa 104:27All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.

Psa 104:28

Psa 104:28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.

Psa 104:29

Psa 104:29When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.

Psa 104:30

Psa 104:30When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.

Psa 104:31

Psa 104:31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works—

Psa 104:32

Psa 104:32he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

Psa 104:33

Psa 104:33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

Psa 104:34

Psa 104:34May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.

Psa 104:35

Psa 104:35But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD.[fn]

See the NIV Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).

NIV Footnotes

(104:4)

Or angels

(104:35)

Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.

THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®
Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.®
Used by Permission of Biblica, Inc.® All rights reserved worldwide.

See detailed copyright information.

For more information on this translation, see the NIV Preface.

Psalm Chapter 104 — Additional Translations:

King James Version New King James Version New Living Translation English Standard Version Christian Standard Bible New American Standard Bible 2020 New American Standard Bible 1995 Legacy Standard Bible Amplified Bible New English Translation Revised Standard Version American Standard Version Young's Literal Translation Darby Translation Webster's Bible Hebrew Names Version Latin Vulgate Westminster Leningrad Codex Septuagint Smith Van Dyck Arabic Bible Open New Arabic Version Brenton's English Septuagint Reina Valera 1909 Reina-Valera 1960 Bible in Basic English Chinese Traditional Union Espanol Moderno Korean Holy Bible Louis Segond German Luther Russian Synodal Translation Sagradas Escrituras

Psalm 104 :: New International Version (NIV)

NIV Footnotes

Psalm Chapter 104 — Additional Translations:

Did You Know BLB Is User Supported?