3.1 KiB
Psalm 104God the Creator
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My soul, bless the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with majesty and splendor.
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He wraps himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy,
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laying the beams of his palace on the waters above, making the clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind,
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and making the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
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He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken.
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You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the water stood above the mountains.
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At your rebuke the water fled; at the sound of your thunder they hurried away--
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mountains rose and valleys sank-- to the place you established for them.
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You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again.
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He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains.
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They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
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The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they make their voices heard among the foliage.
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He waters the mountains from his palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of your labor.
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He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,
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wine that makes human hearts glad-- making his face shine with oil-- and bread that sustains human hearts.
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The trees of the Lord flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
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There the birds make their nests; storks make their homes in the pine trees.
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The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.
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He made the moon to mark the festivals; the sun knows when to set.
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You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir.
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The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
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The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens.
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Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening.
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How countless are your works, Lord! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
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Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small.
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There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which you formed to play there.
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All of them wait for you to give them their food at the right time.
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When you give it to them, they gather it; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
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When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
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When you send your breath, they are created, and you renew the surface of the ground.
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May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works.
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He looks at the earth, and it trembles; he touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke.
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I will sing to the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live.
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May my meditation be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in the Lord.
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May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, bless the Lord! Hallelujah!