Psalm 104

Bless the LORD, my soul!
LORD my God, you are very great;
you are clothed in splendor and majesty. He wraps himself in light as in a garment;
he stretches out the heavens like a tent curtain. He lays the beams of his upper chambers in the waters;
he makes the clouds his chariot and walks on the wings of the wind. He makes the winds his messengers, flaming fire his servants. He founded the earth on its bases, so that it will never be shaken. You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains. At your rebuke they fled;
at the sound of your thunder they hurried away. The mountains rose, the valleys sank, to the place you established for them. You set a boundary they cannot cross, so they will not return to cover the earth. He sends springs into the ravines;
they flow between the mountains. They give drink to every beast of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst. Beside them the birds of heaven dwell;
they sing among the branches. He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;
the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your works. He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for human cultivation, to bring forth food from the earth: wine that gladdens the human heart, oil that makes the face shine, and bread that strengthens the human heart. The trees of the LORD are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. There the birds make their nests;
the stork has her home in the cypress trees. The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the rocks are a refuge for the hyraxes. He made the moon for appointed times;
the sun knows its setting. You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about. The young lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God. When the sun rises, they withdraw and lie down in their dens. People go out to their work, to their labor until evening. How many are your works, LORD!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, great and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both small and great. There the ships sail, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it. All of them look to you to give them their food in due season. You give to them, and they gather it;
you open your hand, and they are satisfied with good things. You hide your face, and they are terrified;
you take away their breath, and they die and return to their dust. You send forth your Spirit, and they are created;
you renew the face of the ground. May the glory of the LORD endure forever;
may the LORD rejoice in his works. He looks at the earth, and it trembles;
he touches the mountains, and they smoke. I will sing to the LORD as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I exist. May my meditation be pleasing to him;
I will rejoice in the LORD. Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and the wicked be no more.
Bless the LORD, my soul!
Praise the LORD!

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