Psalms 104:1-13 ▼

1 Bless and affectionately praise the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,

2 [You are the One] who covers Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain,

3 Who lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters [above the firmament], Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,

4 Who makes winds His messengers, Flames of fire His ministers.

5 He established the earth on its foundations, So that it will not be moved forever and ever.

6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters were standing above the mountains.

7 At Your rebuke they fled; At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.

8 The mountains rose, the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.

9 You set a boundary [for the waters] that they may not cross over, So that they will not return to cover the earth.

10 You send springs into the valleys; Their waters flow among the mountains.

11 They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst there.

12 Beside them the birds of the heavens have their nests; They lift up their voices and sing among the branches.

13 He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.