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104:1  Bless Adonai, my soul! Adonai, my God, you are very great; you are clothed with glory and majesty,
104:2  wrapped in light as with a robe. You spread out the heavens like a curtain,
104:3  you laid the beams of your palace on the water. You make the clouds your chariot, you ride on the wings of the wind.
104:4  You make winds your messengers, fiery flames your servants.
104:5  You fixed the earth on its foundations, never to be moved.
104:6  You covered it with the deep like a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
104:7  At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they rushed away,
104:8  flowing over hills, pouring into valleys, down to the place you had fixed for them.
104:9  You determined a boundary they could not cross; they were never to cover the earth again.
104:10  You make springs gush forth in the vadis; they flow between the hills,
104:11  supplying water to all the wild animals; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
104:12  On their banks the birds of the air build their nests; among the branches they sing.
104:13  You water the mountains from your palace; the earth is satisfied with how you provide —
104:14  You grow grass for the cattle; and for people you grow the plants they need to bring forth bread from the earth,
104:15  wine that gladdens the human heart, oil to make faces glow, and food to sustain their strength.
104:16  Adonai’s trees are satisfied — the cedars of the L’vanon, which he has planted.
104:17  In them sparrows build their nests, while storks live in the fir trees.
104:18  For the wild goats there are the high mountains, while the coneys find refuge in the rocks.
104:19  You made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to set.
104:20  You bring darkness, and it is night, the time when all forest animals prowl.
104:21  The young lions roar after their prey and seek their food from God.
104:22  The sun rises, they slink away and lie down to rest in their dens;
104:23  while people go out to their work, laboring on till evening.
104:24  What variety there is in your works, Adonai! How many [of them there are]! In wisdom you have made them all; the earth is full of your creations.
104:25  Look at the sea, so great, so wide! It teems with countless creatures, living beings, both large and small.
104:26  The ships are there, sailing to and fro; Livyatan, which you formed to play there.
104:27  All of them look to you to give them their food when they need it.
104:28  When you give it to them, they gather it; when you open your hand, they are well satisfied.
104:29  If you hide your face, they vanish; if you hold back their breath, they perish and return to their dust.
104:30  If you send out your breath, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
104:31  May the glory of Adonai last forever! May Adonai rejoice in his works!
104:32  When he looks at the earth, it trembles; when he touches the mountains, they pour out smoke.
104:33  I will sing to Adonai as long as I live, sing praise to my God all my life.
104:34  May my musings be pleasing to him; I will rejoice in Adonai.
104:35  May sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more! Bless Adonai, my soul! Halleluyah!