Psalm 104:1-23

Holman Christian Standard Bible

⁵ He established the earth on its foundations;
it will never be shaken.^(G)
6 You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.^(H)
7 At Your rebuke the waters fled;
at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away^(I)—
⁸ mountains rose and valleys sank^[b]—
to the place You established for them.^(J)
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross;
they will never cover the earth again.^(K)

¹⁰ He causes the springs to gush into the valleys;
they flow between the mountains.^(L)
11 They supply water for every wild beast;
the wild donkeys quench their thirst.^(M)
12 The birds of the sky live beside the springs;
they sing among the foliage.^(N)
13 He waters the mountains from His palace;
the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor.^(O)

¹⁴ He causes grass to grow for the livestock
and provides crops for man to cultivate,
producing food from the earth,^(P)
15 wine that makes man’s heart glad—
making his face shine with oil—
and bread that sustains man’s heart.^(Q)

¹⁶ The trees of the Lord flourish,^[c]
the cedars of Lebanon that He planted.^(R)
17 There the birds make their nests;
the stork makes its home in the pine trees.^(S)
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats;
the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes.^(T)

¹⁹ He made the moon to mark the^[d] festivals;^[e]
the sun knows when to set.^(U)
20 You bring darkness, and it becomes night,
when all the forest animals stir.^(V)
21 The young lions roar for their prey
and seek their food from God.^(W)
22 The sun rises; they go back
and lie down in their dens.^(X)
23 Man goes out to his work
and to his labor until evening.^(Y)