Psalm 104 - Heartlight

¹Bless the LORD, O my soul!

O LORD my God, You are very great;

You are clothed with splendor and majesty.

²He wraps Himself in light as with a garment;

He stretches out the heavens like a tent,

³laying the beams of His chambers

in the waters above,

making the clouds His chariot,

walking on the wings of the wind.

⁴He makes the winds His messengers,

flames of fire His servants.

⁵He set the earth on its foundations,

never to be moved.

⁶You covered it with the deep like a garment;

the waters stood above the mountains.

⁷At Your rebuke the waters fled;

at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away —

⁸the mountains rose and the valleys sank

to the place You assigned for them —

⁹You set a boundary they cannot cross,

that they may never again cover the earth.

¹⁰He sends forth springs in the valleys;

they flow between the mountains.

¹¹They give drink to every beast of the field;

the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

¹²The birds of the air nest beside the springs;

they sing among the branches.

¹³He waters the mountains from His chambers;

the earth is satisfied by the fruit of His works.

¹⁴He makes the grass grow for the livestock

and provides crops for man to cultivate,

bringing forth food from the earth:

¹⁵wine that gladdens the heart of man,

oil that makes his face to shine,

and bread that sustains his heart.

¹⁶The trees of the LORD have their fill,

the cedars of Lebanon that He planted,

¹⁷where the birds build their nests;

the stork makes her home in the cypresses.

¹⁸The high mountains are for the wild goats,

the cliffs a refuge for the rock badgers.

¹⁹He made the moon to mark the seasons;

the sun knows when to set.

²⁰You bring darkness, and it becomes night,

when all the beasts of the forest prowl.

²¹The young lions roar for their prey

and seek their food from God.

²²The sun rises, and they withdraw;

they lie down in their dens.

²³Man goes forth to his work

and to his labor until evening.

²⁴How many are Your works, O LORD!

In wisdom You have made them all;

the earth is full of Your creatures.

²⁵Here is the sea, vast and wide,

teeming with creatures beyond number,

living things both great and small.

²⁶There the ships pass,

and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

²⁷All creatures look to You

to give them their food in due season.

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 dust.

³⁰When You send Your Spirit,

they are created,

and You renew

the face of the earth.

³¹May the glory of the LORD endure forever;

may the LORD rejoice in His works.

³²He looks on the earth,

and it trembles;

He touches the mountains,

and they smolder.

³³I will sing to the LORD all my life;

I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

³⁴May my meditation be pleasing to Him,

for I rejoice in the LORD.

³⁵May sinners vanish from the earth

and the wicked be no more.

Bless the LORD, O my soul.

Hallelujah!

— Psalm 104

(BSB)

Related Resources from Heartlight

There are 12 resources related to this passage:

All My Thoughts

Illustration of Psalm 104:33-35

Illustration of Psalm 104:33-35 -- I will sing to the LORD as long as I live. I will praise my God to my last breath! May all my thoughts be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD... Let all that I am praise the Lord.

To Mark the Seasons

Illustration of Psalm 104:1, 19-20

Illustration of Psalm 104:1, 19-20 -- Let all that I am praise the LORD. O LORD my God, how great you are! ... You made the moon to mark the seasons and the sun knows when to set. You send the darkness and it becomes night, when all the forest animals prowl about.

You Stretch Them All Out

Illustration of Psalm 104:1-3

Illustration of Psalm 104:1-3 -- Let all that I am praise the LORD. O LORD my God, how great you are! ... You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens; you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds. You make the clouds your chariot; you ride upon the wings of the wind.

I will sing to the LORD all my life; I...

Illustration of Psalm 104:33-34

Illustration of Psalm 104:33-34 -- I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.

Pleasure in All He Has Made

Illustration of Psalm 104:24, 31

Illustration of Psalm 104:24, 31 -- O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. ... May the glory of the Lord continue forever! The LORD takes pleasure in all he has made!

Praise begins early!

Illustration of Psalm 104:33-34

Inspirational illustration of Psalm 104:33-34 -- I will sing praise to the Lord all my life, I will sing praise to my God as long as I live, may my meditation be pleasing to him as I rejoice in the Lord.

The Earth Trembles

Illustration of Psalm 104:24, 32

Illustration of Psalm 104:24, 32 -- O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. ... The earth trembles at his glance; the mountains smoke at his touch.

Vast and Wide, Large and Small

Illustration of Psalm 104:24-25

Illustration of Psalm 104:24-25 -- O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. ... Here is the ocean, vast and wide, teeming with life of every kind, both large and small.

Your Messengers

Illustration of Psalm 104:1, 4

Illustration of Psalm 104:1, 4 -- Let all that I am praise the LORD. O LORD my God, how great you are! ... The winds are your messengers, flames of fire are your servant.

How Great You Are!

Illustration of Psalm 104:1

Illustration of Psalm 104:1 -- Let all that I am praise the LORD. O LORD my God, how great you are! You are robed in majesty. You are dressed in a robe of light.

In All He Has Made

Illustration of Psalm 104:31

Illustration of Psalm 104:31 -- May the glory of the LORD continue forever! The LORD takes pleasure in all he has made!

What a Variety!

Illustration of Psalm 104:24

Illustration of Psalm 104:24 -- O LORD, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures.

Cross References for Psalm 104

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