Chapter 104

  Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.  

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  He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.  

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  He lays the beams of his chambers in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.  

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  He makes his messengers winds; His servants flames of fire.  

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  He laid the foundations of the earth, That it should not be moved forever.  

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  You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.  

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  At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.  

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  The mountains rose, The valleys sank down, To the place which you had assigned to them.  

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  You have set a boundary that they may not pass over; That they don't turn again to cover the earth.  

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  He sends forth springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.  

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  They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.  

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  The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.  

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  He waters the mountains from his chambers. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.  

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  He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And plants for man to cultivate, That he may bring forth food out of the earth:  

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  Wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengthens man's heart.  

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  Yahweh's trees are well watered, The cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted;  

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  Where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the fir trees.  

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  The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.  

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  He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.  

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  You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the animals of the forest prowl.  

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  The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.  

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  The sun rises, and they steal away, And lay down in their dens.  

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  Man goes forth to his work, To his labor until the evening.  

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  Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom have you made them all. The earth is full of your riches.  

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  There is the sea, great and wide, In which are innumerable living things, Both small and great animals.  

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  There the ships go, And leviathan, whom you formed to play there.  

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  These all wait for you, That you may give them their food in due season.  

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  You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.  

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  You hide your face: they are troubled; You take away their breath: they die, and return to the dust.  

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  You send forth your Spirit: they are created. You renew the face of the ground.  

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  Let the glory of Yahweh endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.  

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  He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.  

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  I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.  

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  Let your meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.  

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  Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah! Psalm 105  

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