Psalms 104 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Praise Jehovah, O my soul. O Jehovah my God thou wert great exceedingly; thou didst put on strength and honor: 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 Being covered with light as a garment: stretching forth 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 Framing his upper chambers in the waters: setting the clouds his chariot: going upon the wings of the 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 spirits; his servants a fire of flame: he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
5 Founding the earth upon her bases, she shall not be moved forever and even. 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 deep thou coveredst it as a garment: the waters will stand upon the mountains. 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 From thy rebuke they shall flee; from the voice of thy thunder they shall be terrified. 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 shall go up the mountains; they shall go down into the valleys to the place: this thou didst found 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 Thou didst set a bound they shall not pass over; they shall not turn bark 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 Sending forth fountains into the valleys, they will go between the mountains. 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 shall water all the beasts of the field: the wild asses shall 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 Upon them the birds of the heavens shall dwell, from between their boughs they shall give a 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 the mountains from his upper chambers: with the fruit of thy work shall the earth be filled. 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 the cattle, and the green 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 will gladden the heart of man, to cause the face to shine from oil, and bread will support 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 And the trees of Jehovah shall be satisfied; the cedars of Lebanon which he 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 there the sparrows will nest: the stork, the cypresses 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 mountains for the wild goats; the rocks a refuge for the conies. 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 the appointments: the sun knew his going down. 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 Thou didst set darkness and it will be night: in it all the beasts of the forest shall creep. 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 roaring for prey, and to seek from God their food. 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 shall rise, they will be gathered together, and in their dens they will lie down. 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 will go forth to his work, and to his labor even to 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 thy works were multiplied. O Jehovah! in wisdom thou madest them all: the earth was filled with thy 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 great and broad sea, hands there of the creeping thing, and no number of the beasts, 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 the ships will go: the sea monster thou didst form 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 They will all wait for thee to give their food in its time. 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 Thou wilt give to them, they will gather up: thou wilt open thy hand, they will be filled 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 Thou wilt hide thy face, they will tremble: thou wilt take away their spirit, they shall expire and turn back to 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 Thou wilt send forth thy spirit, they will be created: thou wilt renew the face of the earth. 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 Jehovah shall be forever: Jehovah, shall rejoice 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 Looking upon the earth and it will tremble: he will touch up the mountains and they will 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 will sing to Jehovah in my living: I will play on the harp to my God in my enduring. 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 meditating upon him shall be sweet: I will rejoice in Jehovah. 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 shall be finished from the earth, and the unjust no more. Praise Jehovah, O my soul. 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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