Psalm 104
1I will praise the Lord.
Lord my God, you are very great.
You are dressed in glory and majesty.
2The Lord wraps himself in light as if it were a robe.
He spreads out the heavens like a tent.
3He builds his palace high in the heavens.
He makes the clouds serve as his chariot.
He rides on the wings of the wind.
4He makes the winds serve as his messengers.
He makes flashes of lightning serve him.
5He placed the earth on its foundations.
It can never be moved.
6You, Lord, covered it with the oceans like a blanket.
The waters covered the mountains.
7But you commanded the waters, and they ran away.
At the sound of your thunder they rushed off.
8They flowed down the mountains.
They went into the valleys.
They went to the place you appointed for them.
9You drew a line they can’t cross.
They will never cover the earth again.
10The Lord makes springs pour water into the valleys.
It flows between the mountains.
11The springs give water to all the wild animals.
The wild donkeys satisfy their thirst.
12The birds in the sky build nests by the waters.
They sing among the branches.
13The Lord waters the mountains from his palace high in the clouds.
The earth is filled with the things he has made.
14He makes grass grow for the cattle
and plants for people to take care of.
That’s how they get food from the earth.
15There is wine to make people glad.
There is olive oil to make their skin glow.
And there is bread to make them strong.
16The cedar trees of Lebanon belong to the Lord.
He planted them and gave them plenty of water.
17There the birds make their nests.
The stork has its home in the juniper trees.
18The high mountains belong to the wild goats.
The cliffs are a safe place for the rock badgers.
19The Lord made the moon to mark off the seasons.
The sun knows when to go down.
20You, Lord, bring darkness, and it becomes night.
Then all the animals of the forest prowl around.
21The lions roar while they hunt.
All their food comes from God.
22The sun rises, and they slip away.
They return to their dens and lie down.
23Then people get up and go to work.
They keep working until evening.
24Lord, you have made so many things!
How wise you were when you made all of them!
The earth is full of your creatures.
25Look at the ocean, so big and wide!
It is filled with more creatures than people can count.
It is filled with living things, from the largest to the smallest.
26Ships sail back and forth on it.
Leviathan, the sea monster you made, plays in it.
27All creatures depend on you
to give them their food when they need it.
28When you give it to them,
they eat it.
When you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.
29When you turn your face away from them,
they are terrified.
When you take away their breath,
they die and turn back into dust.
30When you send your Spirit,
you create them.
You give new life to the ground.
31May the glory of the Lord continue forever.
May the Lord be happy with what he has made.
32When he looks at the earth, it trembles.
When he touches the mountains, they pour out smoke.
33I will sing to the Lord all my life.
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34May these thoughts of mine please him.
I find my joy in the Lord.
35But may sinners be gone from the earth.
May evil people disappear.
I will praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
Dwom 104
1Me kra, kamfo Awurade!
Awurade me Nyankopɔn, woyɛ ɔkɛse!
Wɔafura wo tumi ne anuonyam.
2Ɔde hann akata ne ho sɛ atade;
ɔtrɛw ɔsoro mu te sɛ ntamadan,
3na ɔde ne mpia mu mpuran sisi nsu so.
Ɔde omununkum yɛ ne teaseɛnam
na ɔde nantew mframa ntaban so.
4Ɔsoma nʼabɔfo sɛ mframa,
na ɔsoma nʼasomfo sɛ ogyaframa.
5Ɔde asase asi ne fapem so
na ɛrenhinhim da.
6Wode bun kataa so sɛ atade
na nsu gyinaa mmepɔw no so.
7Nanso wʼanimka maa nsu no guanee,
wʼaprannaa nnyigyei maa woguanee;
8Wɔsen faa mmepɔw so,
kɔɔ aku mu tɔnn,
koguu faako a wode ama wɔn no.
9Wotoo ɔhye a wɔrentumi ntra;
na wɔammɛkata asase so bio.
10Ɔma nsuwa sen fa abon mu,
ɛsen fa mmepɔw ntam.
11Wɔma wuram mmoa nyinaa nsu nom;
atorɔm de kum wɔn sukɔm.
12Wim nnomaa nwen wɔn berebuw wɔ nsu no ho;
na wɔto nnwom wɔ nnua no mman so.
13Ofi ne soro mpia mu tɔ nsu gugu mmepɔw so;
ne nnwuma so aba mee asase.
14Ɔma sare fifi ma anantwi,
na ɔbɔɔ nnua maa onipa sɛ onnua
na ɛmma aduan mfi asase mu:
15nsa a ɛma onipa koma tɔ ne yam,
ngo a ɛma onipa anim tɔ so,
ne aduan a ekura onipa koma.
16Wogugu Awurade nnua no so yiye,
Lebanon sida a oduae no.
17Ɛsow na nnomaa yɛ wɔn mmerebuw,
na asukɔnkɔn nso yɛ nʼatenae wɔ ɔpepaw nnua no mu.
18Mmepɔw atenten no yɛ wuram mmirekyi de;
na abotan yɛ guankɔbea ma ewi.
19Ɔsram kyerɛ bere nkyekyɛmu,
na owia nim bere a ɔkɔtɔ.
20Wode sum ba ma ɛyɛ adesae
na kwae mu mmoa nyinaa kɔ ahayɛ.
21Gyata bobɔ mu pɛ wɔn hanam,
wɔhwehwɛ wɔn aduan fi Onyankopɔn hɔ.
22Owia pue ma wɔsan wɔn akyi;
wɔsan kɔdeda wɔn atu mu.
23Afei, onipa kɔ nʼadwuma so
kɔyɛ adwuma ara kosi anwummere.
24Awurade, wo nnwuma dɔɔso!
Nyansa mu na woyɛɛ ne nyinaa;
wʼabɔde ahyɛ asase so ma.
25Po na ɛda hɔ tɛtrɛɛ tamaa yi,
a abɔde bebree a enni ano;
akɛse ne nketewa ahyɛ no ma.
26So na ahyɛn di akɔneaba,
na ɔdɛnkyɛmmirampɔn a woyɛɛ no di agoru.
27Wɔn nyinaa hwɛ wo kwan
sɛ wobɛma wɔn wɔn aduan wɔ bere a ɛsɛ mu.
28Wode ma wɔn a, wɔtase;
wubue wo nsam a nnepa mee wɔn.
29Wode wʼanim hintaw wɔn a,
wɔbɔ hu;
sɛ wugye wɔn home a,
wowuwu na wɔsan kɔ mfutuma mu.
30Sɛ wode wo Honhom no ma wɔn a
na wɔabɔ wɔn,
na woyɛ asase ani foforo.
31Ma Awurade anuonyam ntena hɔ daa;
ma Awurade ani nnye ne nnwuma ho,
32nea ɔhwɛ asase na ɛwosow,
na ɔde ne nsa ka mmepɔw a wusiw fi mu ba.
33Mɛto dwom ama Awurade me nkwa nna nyinaa;
sɛ mete ase yi, mɛto ayeyi dwom ama me Nyankopɔn.
34Ɔmma me mpaebɔ nsɔ nʼani
bere a meregye mʼani wɔ Awurade mu yi.
35Ma nnebɔneyɛfo nyera wɔ asase so;
na amumɔyɛfo ase nhyew.
Me kra, kamfo Awurade.
Kamfo Awurade.
