10 [a]He sends forth (A)springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains;
11 They (B)give drink to every animal of the field;
The (C)wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12 The birds of the sky (D)dwell [b]beside them;
They [c]lift up their voices from among the branches.
13 [d]He (E)waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
(F)The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.

14 [e]He causes the (G)grass to grow for the [f]cattle,
And (H)vegetation for the labor of mankind,
So that [g]they may produce [h]food (I)from the earth,
15 And (J)wine, which makes a human heart cheerful,
(K)So that he makes his face gleam with oil,
And [i]food, which (L)sustains a human heart.
16 The trees of the Lord [j]drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17 Where the (M)birds build their nests,
And the (N)stork, whose home is the juniper trees.

18 The high mountains are for the (O)wild goats;
The (P)cliffs are a refuge for the (Q)rock hyrax.
19 He made the moon (R)for the seasons;
The (S)sun knows the place of its setting.
20 You (T)appoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the (U)animals of the forest [k]prowl about.
21 The (V)young lions roar for their prey
[l]And (W)seek their food from God.
22 When the sun rises they withdraw,
And they lie down in their (X)dens.
23 A person goes out to (Y)his work
And to his labor until evening.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:10 Lit The one who sends
  2. Psalm 104:12 Or over; or above
  3. Psalm 104:12 Lit give forth
  4. Psalm 104:13 Lit Who
  5. Psalm 104:14 Lit Who
  6. Psalm 104:14 Or animals
  7. Psalm 104:14 Or He
  8. Psalm 104:14 Lit bread
  9. Psalm 104:15 Lit bread
  10. Psalm 104:16 Lit are satisfied
  11. Psalm 104:20 Lit crawl
  12. Psalm 104:21 Lit And to seek

27 They all (A)wait for You
To (B)give them their food in [a]due season.
28 You give to them, they gather it up;
You (C)open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
29 You (D)hide Your face, they are terrified;
You (E)take away their breath, they perish
And (F)return to their dust.
30 You send forth Your [b](G)Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 104:27 Lit its appointed time
  2. Psalm 104:30 Or breath

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