Psalms 104 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Bless, O my soul, YHWH! YHWH, my God, || You have been very great, || You have put on splendor and majesty. Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2 Covering Himself [with] light as a garment, || Stretching out the heavens as a curtain, covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
3 Who is laying the beam of His upper chambers in the waters, || Who is making thick clouds His chariot, || Who is walking on wings of wind, He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
4 Making His messengers—the winds, || His ministers—the flaming fire. he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
5 He has founded earth on its bases, || It is not moved for all time and forever. He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
6 The abyss! You have covered it as with clothing, || Waters stand above hills. You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
7 They flee from Your rebuke, || They hurry away from the voice of Your thunder. At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight. But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
8 They go up hills—they go down valleys, || To a place You have founded for them. The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them. they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
9 You have set a border, they do not pass over, || They do not turn back to cover the earth. You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth. You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
10 He is sending forth fountains in valleys, || They go on between hills. You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills; He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
11 They water every beast of the field, || Wild donkeys break their thirst. they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The bird of the heavens dwells by them, || From between the branches || They give forth the voice. Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
13 Watering hills from His upper chambers, || The earth is satisfied from the fruit of Your works. From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
14 Causing grass to spring up for livestock, || And herb for the service of man, || To bring forth bread from the earth, You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate— bringing forth food from the earth:
15 And wine—it makes the heart of man glad, || To cause the face to shine from oil, || And bread—it supports the heart of man. and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart. wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.
16 The trees of YHWH [are] satisfied, || Cedars of Lebanon that He has planted, The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17 Where birds make nests, || The stork—the firs [are] her house. In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers.
18 The high hills [are] for wild goats, rocks [are] a refuge for hyraxes, The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
19 He made the moon for seasons, || The sun has known his place of entrance. He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
20 You set darkness, and it is night, || Every beast of the forest creeps in it. You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about. You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21 The young lions are roaring for prey, || And to seek their food from God. The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
22 The sun rises, they are gathered, || And they crouch in their dens. When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens. The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
23 Man goes forth to his work, || And to his service—until evening. Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening. Then people go out to their work, to their labor until evening.
24 How many have been Your works, O YHWH, || You have made all of them in wisdom, || The earth is full of your possessions. O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
25 This, the sea, great and broad of sides, || There [are] moving things—innumerable, || Living creatures—small with great. Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small.
26 There ships go—[and] leviathan, || That You have formed to play in it. There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it. There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
27 All of them look to You, || To give their food in its season. These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
28 You give to them—they gather, || You open Your hand—they [are] satisfied [with] good. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
29 You hide Your face—they are troubled, || You gather their spirit—they expire, || And they return to their dust. When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
30 You send out Your Spirit, they are created, || And You renew the face of the ground. When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground.
31 The glory of YHWH is for all time, || YHWH rejoices in His works, May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works, May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works—
32 Who is looking to earth, and it trembles, || He comes against hills, and they smoke. who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke! he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33 I sing to YHWH during my life, || I sing praise to my God while I exist. I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34 My meditation on Him is sweet, || I rejoice in YHWH. May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
35 Sinners are consumed from the earth, || And the wicked are no more. Bless, O my soul, YHWH. Praise YAH! Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD! But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD.
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