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Psalm 104(103)
Benedic anima mea
- Psalm Praise
| Psalm
104(103) Benedic anima mea |
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| Psalm
113(112) Laudate pueri |
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| Psalm
131(130) Domine non est |
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| Psalm
132(131) Memento Domine |
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| Psalm
139(138) Domine probasti |
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O my soul, bless GOD! |
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GOD, my God, how
great you are!
beautifully and gloriously robed, Dressed up in sunshine, |
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and all heaven stretched
out for your tent.
You built your palace on the ocean deeps, made a chariot out of clouds and took off on wind-wings. |
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You commandeered
winds as messengers, appointed fire and flame as ambassadors.
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You set the earth
on a firm foundation
so that nothing can shake it, ever. You blanketed the earth with ocean, covered the mountains with deep waters; Then you roared and the water ran away - |
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your thunder crash
put it to flight.
Mountains pushed up, valleys spread out in the places you assigned them. You set boundaries between earth and sea; never again will earth be flooded. You started the springs and rivers, sent them flowing among the hills. |
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All the wild animals
now drink their fill,
wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
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Along the riverbanks
the birds build nests,
ravens make their voices heard. You water the mountains from your heavenly cisterns; earth is supplied with plenty of water. You make grass grow for the livestock, hay for the animals that plough the ground. |
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Oh yes, God brings
grain from the land,
wine to make people happy, |
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Their faces glowing
with health,
a people well fed and hearty. GOD'S trees are well watered - the Lebanon cedars he planted. Birds build their nests in those trees; look - the stork at home in the treetop. Mountain goats climb about the cliffs; |
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badgers burrow among
the rocks.
The moon keeps track of the seasons, |
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the sun is in charge
of each day.
When it's dark and night takes over, all the forest creatures come out. The young lions roar for their prey, clamouring to God for their supper. |
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When the sun comes
up, they vanish,
lazily stretched out in their dens. |
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Meanwhile, men and
women go out to work,
busy at their jobs until evening. |
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What a wildly wonderful
world, GOD!
You made it all, with Wisdom at your side, made earth overflow with your wonderful creations. Oh, look - the deep, wide sea, brimming with fish past counting, sardines and sharks and salmon. |
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Ships plough those
waters,
and Leviathan, your pet dragon, romps in them. |
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All the creatures
look expectantly to you
to give them their meals on time. You come, and they gather around; you open your hand and they eat from it. If you turned your back, they'd die in a minute - |
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Take back your Spirit
and they die,
revert to original mud; Send out your Spirit and they spring to life - the whole countryside in bloom and blossom. |
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The glory of GOD
- let it last forever!
Let GOD enjoy his creation! |
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He takes one look
at earth and triggers an earthquake,
points a finger at the mountains, and volcanoes erupt. |
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Oh, let me sing to
GOD all my life long,
sing hymns to my God as long as I live! |
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Oh, let my song please
him;
I'm so pleased to be singing to GOD. But clear the ground of sinners - |
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no more godless men
and women!
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Oh my soul, bless
GOD!
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Scripture quotations above taken from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene Peterson 1993, 1994, 1995. Used with the very kind permission of the NavPress Publishing Group. See Weblinks