Psalms 104
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)Translation
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1Alleluia. Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name: declare his deeds among the Gentiles.
1Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, Thou art very great; Thou art clothed with glory and majesty.
2Sing to him, yea sing praises to him: relate all his wondrous works.
2Who coverest Thyself with light as with a garment, who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
3Who layest the beams of Thine upper chambers in the waters, who makest the clouds Thy chariot, who walkest upon the wings of the wind;
4Seek ye the Lord, and be strengthened: seek his face evermore.
4Who makest winds Thy messengers, the flaming fire Thy ministers.
5Remember his marvellous works which he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth.
5Who didst establish the earth upon its foundations, that it should not be moved for ever and ever;
6O ye seed of Abraham his servant; ye sons of Jacob his chosen.
6Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains.
7He is the Lord our God: his judgments are in all the earth.
7At Thy rebuke they fled, at the voice of Thy thunder they hasted away —
8He hath remembered his covenant for ever: the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.
8The mountains rose, the valleys sank down — unto the place which Thou hadst founded for them;
9Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:
9Thou didst set a bound which they should not pass over, that they might not return to cover the earth.
10And he appointed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting testament:
10Who sendest forth springs into the valleys; they run between the mountains;
11Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.
11They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.
12When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:
12Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.
13And they passed from nation to nation, and from one kingdom to another people.
13Who waterest the mountains from Thine upper chambers; the earth is full of the fruit of Thy works.
14He suffered no man to hurt them: and he reproved kings for their sakes.
14Who causeth the grass to spring up for the cattle, and herb for the service of man; to bring forth bread out of the earth,
15Touch ye not my anointed: and do no evil to my prophets.
15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, making the face brighter than oil, and bread that stayeth man's heart.
16And he called a famine upon the land: and he broke in pieces all the support of bread.
16The trees of the LORD have their fill, the cedars of Lebanon, which He hath planted;
17He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.
17Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.
18They humbled his feet in fetters: the iron pierced his soul,
18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the conies.
19Until his word came. The word of the Lord inflamed him.
19Who appointedst the moon for seasons; the sun knoweth his going down.
20The king sent, and he released him: the ruler of the people, and he set him at liberty.
20Thou makest darkness, and it is night, wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.
21He made him master of his house, and ruler of all his possession.
21The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.
22That he might instruct his princes as himself, and teach his ancients wisdom.
22The sun ariseth, they slink away, and couch in their dens.
23And Israel went into Egypt: and Jacob was a sojourner in the land of Cham.
23Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.
24And he increased his people exceedingly: and strengthened them over their enemies,
24How manifold are Thy works, O LORD! In wisdom hast Thou made them all; the earth is full of Thy creatures.
25He turned their heart to hate his people: and to deal deceitfully with his servants.
25Yonder sea, great and wide, therein are creeping things innumerable, living creatures, both small and great.
26He sent Moses his servant: Aaron the man whom he had chosen.
26There go the ships; there is leviathan, whom Thou hast formed to sport therein.
27He gave them power to shew his signs, and his wonders in the land of Cham.
27All of them wait for Thee, that Thou mayest give them their food in due season.
28He sent darkness, and made it obscure: and grieved not his words.
28Thou givest it unto them, they gather it; Thou openest Thy hand, they are satisfied with good.
29He turned their waters into blood, and destroyed their fish.
29Thou hidest Thy face, they vanish; Thou withdrawest their breath, they perish, and return to their dust.
30Their land brought forth frogs, in the inner chambers of their kings.
30Thou sendest forth Thy spirit, they are created; and Thou renewest the face of the earth.
31He spoke, and there came divers sorts of flies and sciniphs in all their coasts.
31May the glory of the LORD endure for ever; let the LORD rejoice in His works!
32He gave them hail for rain, a burning fire in the land.
32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
33And he destroyed their vineyards and their fig trees: and he broke in pieces the trees of their coasts.
33I will sing unto the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.
34He spoke, and the locust came, and the bruchus, of which there was no number.
34Let my musing be sweet unto Him; as for me, I will rejoice in the LORD.
35And they devoured all the grass in their land, and consumed all the fruit of their ground.
35Let sinners cease out of the earth, and let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Hallelujah.
36And he slew all the firstborn in their land: the firstfruits of all their labour.
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37And he brought them out with silver and gold: and there was not among their tribes one that was feeble.
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38Egypt was glad when they departed: for the fear of them lay upon them.
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39He spread a cloud for their protection, and fire to give them light in the night.
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40They asked, and the quail came: and he filled them with the bread of heaven.
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41He opened the rock, and waters flowed: rivers ran down in the dry land.
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42Because he remembered his holy word, which he had spoken to his servant Abraham.
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43And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
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44And he gave them the lands of the Gentiles: and they possessed the labours of the people:
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45That they might observe his justifications, and seek after his law.
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