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Psalm 104. Benedic, anima mea.
PRAISE the LORD, O my soul: * O LORD my God, thou art become
exceeding glorious; thou art clothed with majesty and honour.
2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it were with a garment,
* and spreadest out the heavens like a curtain.
3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters, * and maketh
the clouds his chariot, and walketh upon the wings of the wind.
4 He maketh his angels winds, * and his ministers a flaming fire.
5 He laid the foundations of the earth, * that it never should
move at any time.
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep like as with a garment; * the
waters stand above the hills.
7 At thy rebuke they flee; * at the voice of thy thunder they
haste away.
8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the valleys beneath;
* even unto the place which thou hast appointed for them.
9 Thou hast set them their bounds, which they shall not pass,
* neither turn again to cover the earth.
10 He sendeth the springs into the rivers, * which run among
the hills.
11 All beasts of the field drink thereof, * and the wild asses
quench their thirst.
12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their habitation,
* and sing among the branches.
13 He watereth the hills from above; * the earth is filled with
the fruit of thy works.
14 He bringeth forth grass for the cattle, * and green herb for
the service of men;
15 That he may bring food out of the earth, and wine that maketh
glad the heart of man; * and oil to make him a cheerful countenance,
and bread to strengthen man's heart.
16 The trees of the LORD also are full of sap; * even the cedars
of Lebanon which he hath planted;
17 Wherein the birds make their nests; * and the firtrees are
a dwelling for the stork.
18 The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; * and so are
the stony rocks for the conies.
19 He appointed the moon for certain seasons, * and the sun knoweth
his going down.
20 Thou makest darkness that it may be night; * wherein all the
beasts of the forest do move.
21 The lions, roaring after their prey, * do seek their meat
from God.
22 The sun ariseth, and they get them away together, * and lay
them down in their dens.
23 Man goeth forth to 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 the great and wide sea also; * wherein are things creeping
innumerable, both small and great beasts.
26 There go the ships, and there is that leviathan, * whom thou
hast made to take his pastime therein.
27 These wait all upon thee, * that thou mayest give them meat
in due season.
28 When thou givest it them, they gather it; * and when thou
openest thy hand, they are filled with good.
29 When thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: * when thou
takest away their breath, they die, and are turned again to their
dust.
30 When thou lettest thy breath go forth, they shall be made;
* and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
31 The glorious majesty of the LORD shall endure for ever; *
the LORD shall rejoice in his works.
32 The earth shall tremble at the look of him; * if he do but
touch the hills, they shall smoke.
33 I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; * I will praise
my God while I have my being.
34 And so shall my words please him: * my joy shall be in the
LORD.
35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed out of the earth, *
and the ungodly shall come to an end.
36 Praise thou the LORD, O my soul. * Praise the LORD.
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