Psalms 104 : 1 (ERVEN)
My soul, praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great! You are clothed with glory and honor.
Psalms 104 : 2 (ERVEN)
You wear light like a robe. You spread out the skies like a curtain.
Psalms 104 : 3 (ERVEN)
You built your home above them. You use the thick clouds like a chariot and ride across the sky on the wings of the wind.
Psalms 104 : 4 (ERVEN)
You make the winds your messengers and flames of fire your servants.
Psalms 104 : 5 (ERVEN)
You built the earth on its foundations, so it can never be moved.
Psalms 104 : 6 (ERVEN)
You covered it with water like a blanket. The water covered even the mountains.
Psalms 104 : 7 (ERVEN)
But you gave the command, and the water turned back. You shouted at the water, and it rushed away.
Psalms 104 : 8 (ERVEN)
The water flowed down from the mountains into the valleys, to the places you made for it.
Psalms 104 : 9 (ERVEN)
You set the limits for the seas, and the water will never again rise to cover the earth.
Psalms 104 : 10 (ERVEN)
Lord, you cause water to flow from springs into the streams that flow down between the mountains.
Psalms 104 : 11 (ERVEN)
The streams provide water for all the wild animals. Even the wild donkeys come there to drink.
Psalms 104 : 12 (ERVEN)
Wild birds come to live by the pools; they sing in the branches of nearby trees.
Psalms 104 : 13 (ERVEN)
You send rain down on the mountains. The earth gets everything it needs from what you have made.
Psalms 104 : 14 (ERVEN)
You make the grass grow to feed the animals. You provide plants for the crops we grow�the plants that give us food from the earth.
Psalms 104 : 15 (ERVEN)
You give us the wine that makes us happy, the oil that makes our skin soft, and the food that makes us strong.
Psalms 104 : 16 (ERVEN)
The great cedar trees of Lebanon belong to the Lord. He planted them and gives them the water they need.
Psalms 104 : 17 (ERVEN)
That's where the birds make their nests, and the storks live in the fir trees.
Psalms 104 : 18 (ERVEN)
The high mountains are a home for wild goats. The large rocks are hiding places for rock badgers.
Psalms 104 : 19 (ERVEN)
Lord, you made the moon to show us when the festivals begin. And the sun always knows when to set.
Psalms 104 : 20 (ERVEN)
You made darkness to be the night� the time when wild animals come out and roam around.
Psalms 104 : 21 (ERVEN)
Lions roar as they attack, as if they are asking God for the food he gives them.
Psalms 104 : 22 (ERVEN)
When the sun rises, they leave and go back to their dens to rest.
Psalms 104 : 23 (ERVEN)
Then people go out to do their work, and they work until evening.
Psalms 104 : 24 (ERVEN)
Lord, you created so many things! With your wisdom you made them all. The earth is full of the living things you made.
Psalms 104 : 25 (ERVEN)
Look at the ocean, so big and wide! It is filled with all kinds of sea life. There are creatures large and small� too many to count!
Psalms 104 : 26 (ERVEN)
Ships sail over the ocean, and playing there is Leviathan, the great sea creature you made.
Psalms 104 : 27 (ERVEN)
Lord, all living things depend on you. You give them food at the right time.
Psalms 104 : 28 (ERVEN)
You give it, and they eat it. They are filled with good food from your open hands.
Psalms 104 : 29 (ERVEN)
When you turn away from them, they become frightened. When you take away their breath, they die, and their bodies return to the dust.
Psalms 104 : 30 (ERVEN)
But when you send out your lifegiving breath, things come alive, and the world is like new again!
Psalms 104 : 31 (ERVEN)
May the Lord's glory continue forever! May the Lord enjoy what he made.
Psalms 104 : 32 (ERVEN)
He just looks at the earth, and it trembles. He just touches the mountains, and smoke rises from them.
Psalms 104 : 33 (ERVEN)
I will sing to the Lord for the rest of my life. I will sing praises to my God as long as I live.
Psalms 104 : 34 (ERVEN)
May my words be pleasing to him. The Lord is the one who makes me happy.
Psalms 104 : 35 (ERVEN)
I wish sinners would disappear from the earth. I wish the wicked would be gone forever. My soul, praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
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