Words from Psalm 104

 

Praise the Lord, my soul.

Lord my God, you are very great;

    you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

He set the earth on its foundations;

    it can never be moved.

He makes springs pour water into the ravines;

    it flows between the mountains.

They give water to all the beasts of the field;

    the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

The birds of the sky nest by the waters;

    they sing among the branches.

He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;

    the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.

He makes grass grow for the cattle,

    and plants for people to cultivate—

    bringing forth food from the earth:

The trees of the Lord are well watered,

    the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.

There the birds make their nests;

    the stork has its home in the junipers.

The high mountains belong to the wild goats;

    the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.

He made the moon to mark the seasons,

    and the sun knows when to go down.

You bring darkness, it becomes night,

    and all the beasts of the forest prowl. 

How many are your works, Lord!

    In wisdom you made them all;

    the earth is full of your creatures.

All creatures look to you

    to give them their food at the proper time.

When you send your Spirit,

    they are created,

    and you renew the face of the ground.

May the glory of the Lord endure forever;

    may the Lord rejoice in his works—

he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,

    who touches the mountains, and they smoke.

I will sing to the Lord all my life;

    I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.

May my meditation be pleasing to him,

    as I rejoice in the Lord.

Praise the Lord, my soul. Psalm 104, selected verses