Psalm 104
1Praise the Lord, my soul.
Lord my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment;
he stretches out the heavens like a tent
3and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.
He makes the clouds his chariot
and rides on the wings of the wind.
4He makes winds his messengers,104:4 Or angels
flames of fire his servants.
5He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.
6You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
7But at your rebuke the waters fled,
at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
8they flowed over the mountains,
they went down into the valleys,
to the place you assigned for them.
9You set a boundary they cannot cross;
never again will they cover the earth.
10He makes springs pour water into the ravines;
it flows between the mountains.
11They give water to all the beasts of the field;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12The birds of the sky nest by the waters;
they sing among the branches.
13He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;
the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
14He makes grass grow for the cattle,
and plants for people to cultivate—
bringing forth food from the earth:
15wine that gladdens human hearts,
oil to make their faces shine,
and bread that sustains their hearts.
16The trees of the Lord are well watered,
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
17There the birds make their nests;
the stork has its home in the junipers.
18The high mountains belong to the wild goats;
the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.
19He made the moon to mark the seasons,
and the sun knows when to go down.
20You bring darkness, it becomes night,
and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
21The lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.
22The sun rises, and they steal away;
they return and lie down in their dens.
23Then people go out to their work,
to their labor until evening.
24How many are your works, Lord!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.
25There is the sea, vast and spacious,
teeming with creatures beyond number—
living things both large and small.
26There the ships go to and fro,
and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
27All creatures look to you
to give them their food at the proper time.
28When you give it to them,
they gather it up;
when you open your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.
29When you hide your face,
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.
30When you send your Spirit,
they are created,
and you renew the face of the ground.
31May the glory of the Lord endure forever;
may the Lord rejoice in his works—
32he who looks at the earth, and it trembles,
who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33I will sing to the Lord all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
34May my meditation be pleasing to him,
as I rejoice in the Lord.
35But may sinners vanish from the earth
and the wicked be no more.
Praise the Lord, my soul.
Praise the Lord.104:35 Hebrew Hallelu Yah; in the Septuagint this line stands at the beginning of Psalm 105.
Skabningens Herre
1Min sjæl, pris Herren.
Min Gud, du er vidunderlig stor.
Du udstråler kongelig værdighed,
2du er omgivet af et strålende lys.
Du udspændte himlen som en teltdug
3og byggede din bolig på hvælvingens bue.
Du bruger en tordensky som stridsvogn
og farer af sted på vindens vinger.
4Du bruger stormvinde som dine sendebud
og gør lynene til dine tjenere.
5Du grundfæstede jorden,
den står urokkeligt fast.
6Havets vandmasser dækkede den som en klædning
og gik hen over bjergenes tinder.
7Ved din befaling kom vandene i bevægelse,
de styrtede væk ved din tordenrøst,
8de strømmede over bjerge og gennem dale,
for at komme til det sted, du havde beredt for dem.
9Havene fik en grænse at holde sig bagved,
så de aldrig skulle dække hele jorden igen.
10Du lod kilder risle frem i dalene
og bække bane sig vej mellem bjergene,
11så dyrene kan få vand at drikke,
vildæslerne slukke deres tørst.
12Ved bredden bygger fuglene rede,
fra trækronerne høres deres sang.
13Fra himlen sender du regn over bjergene,
du velsigner jorden med væde.
14Du får græs til at spire frem som føde for kvæget,
du gør det muligt for mennesker at dyrke deres afgrøder.
15Vin, som giver os glæde,
olivenolie, som får vore ansigter til at stråle,
brød, som giver os styrke og helse.
16Herren passer de træer, han har plantet,
Libanons cedre får rigeligt med regn.
17Fuglene bygger rede i træernes grene,
storkene bor i fyrretræernes toppe.
18Højt på bjerget holder stenbukken til,
mellem klipper er grævlingens skjul.
19Du skabte månen til at markere årets gang,
solen står op og går ned på den fastsatte tid.
20Du skabte nattens mørke,
hvor de vilde dyr kommer frem.
21De unge løver brøler efter bytte,
fanger de dyr, Gud har givet dem til føde.
22De trækker sig tilbage, når solen står op,
går hjem til deres huler og lægger sig.
23Da begynder mennesket sin daglige dont,
bliver ved med at arbejde, til dagen er forbi.
24Oh, Gud, hvor er din visdom stor!
Jorden er fuld af dine skabninger.
Hvilken mangfoldighed du har skabt.
25Foran mig ligger det mægtige hav,
det vrimler af liv i alle former og farver.
26Skibene pløjer sig gennem de store have,
Livjatan, som du skabte, boltrer sig i bølgerne.
27Hele skabningen er afhængig af dig,
du giver dem føde i rette tid.
28Du giver, og de tager imod,
når du åbner din hånd, bliver de mætte.
29Men vender du ryggen til dem,
bliver de skrækslagne.
Tager du deres livsånde bort,
dør de og bliver til støv.
30Din livgivende Ånd har skabende kraft,
du fornyer alt liv på jorden.
31Gid Herrens herlighed må vare for evigt!
Gid han altid må glæde sig over sit skaberværk!
32Når han ser på jorden, skælver den.
Når han rører ved bjergene, bryder de i brand.
33Jeg vil synge for Herren, så længe jeg lever,
prise Gud til mit sidste åndedrag.
34Må han finde behag i min lovsang,
for han er kilden til al min glæde.
35Gid der ingen syndere var tilbage,
ingen gudløse på hele jorden.
Min sjæl, pris Herren!
Halleluja!
