Friday, April 24, 2009

Psalm 104

Psalm 104 (New American Standard Bible)

Psalm 104
The LORD'S Care over All His Works.
1(A)Bless the LORD, O my soul!
O LORD my God, You are very great;
You are (B)clothed with splendor and majesty,
2Covering Yourself with (C)light as with a cloak,
(D)Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
3[a]He (E)lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
He makes the (F)clouds His chariot;
He walks upon the (G)wings of the wind;
4He makes [b](H)the winds His messengers,
[c]Flaming (I)fire His ministers.
5He (J)established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not [d]totter forever and ever.
6You (K)covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
7At Your (L)rebuke they fled,
At the (M)sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
8The mountains rose; the valleys sank down
To the (N)place which You established for them.
9You set a (O)boundary that they may not pass over,
So that they will not return to cover the earth.
10He sends forth (P)springs in the valleys;
They flow between the mountains;
11They (Q)give drink to every beast of the field;
The (R)wild donkeys quench their thirst.
12Beside them the birds of the heavens (S)dwell;
They lift up their voices among the branches.
13He (T)waters the mountains from His upper chambers;
(U)The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
14He causes the (V)grass to grow for the cattle,
And (W)vegetation for the labor of man,
So that he may bring forth food (X)from the earth,
15And (Y)wine which makes man's heart glad,
(Z)So that he may make his face glisten with oil,
And food which (AA)sustains man's heart.
16The trees of the LORD drink their fill,
The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
17Where the (AB)birds build their nests,
And the (AC)stork, whose home is the fir trees.
18The high mountains are for the (AD)wild goats;
The (AE)cliffs are a refuge for the (AF)shephanim.
19He made the moon (AG)for the seasons;
The (AH)sun knows the place of its setting.
20You (AI)appoint darkness and it becomes night,
In which all the (AJ)beasts of the forest prowl about.
21The (AK)young lions roar after their prey
And (AL)seek their food from God.
22When the sun rises they withdraw
And lie down in their (AM)dens.
23Man goes forth to (AN)his work
And to his labor until evening.
24O LORD, how (AO)many are Your works!
In (AP)wisdom You have made them all;
The (AQ)earth is full of Your [e]possessions.
25There is the (AR)sea, great and broad,
In which are swarms without number,
Animals both small and great.
26There the (AS)ships move along,
And [f](AT)Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.
27They all (AU)wait for You
To (AV)give them their food in [g]due season.
28You give to them, they gather it up;
You (AW)open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
29You (AX)hide Your face, they are dismayed;
You (AY)take away their [h]spirit, they expire
And (AZ)return to their dust.
30You send forth Your [i](BA)Spirit, they are created;
And You renew the face of the ground.
31Let the (BB)glory of the LORD endure forever;
Let the LORD (BC)be glad in His works;
32He (BD)looks at the earth, and it (BE)trembles;
He (BF)touches the mountains, and they smoke.
33I will sing to the LORD (BG)as long as I live;
I will (BH)sing praise to my God while I have my being.
34Let my (BI)meditation be pleasing to Him;
As for me, I shall (BJ)be glad in the LORD.
35Let sinners be (BK)consumed from the earth
And let the (BL)wicked be no more
(BM)Bless the LORD, O my soul
(BN)Praise the LORD!

8Finally, brethren, (A)whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. Phil 4:8

Good praise with good thoughts are pleasing to God and is health to your soul.
Reading this Psalm convinced me one thing.

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