Psalms 104 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 105

¹Give thanks to Yahweh! Call on his name! Make his doings known among the peoples.

KJVO give thanks^H3034^(H8685) unto the LORD^H3068; call^H7121^(H8798) upon his name^H8034: make known^H3045^(H8685) his deeds^H5949 among the people^H5971.

² Sing to him, sing praises to him! Tell of all his marvelous works.

KJVSing^H7891^(H8798) unto him, sing psalms^H2167^(H8761) unto him: talk^H7878^(H8798) ye of all his wondrous works^H6381^(H8737).

³ Glory in his holy name. Let the heart of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

KJVGlory^H1984^(H8690) ye in his holy^H6944 name^H8034: let the heart^H3820 of them rejoice^H8055^(H8799) that seek^H1245^(H8764) the LORD^H3068.

⁴ Seek Yahweh and his strength. Seek his face forever more.

KJVSeek^H1875^(H8798) the LORD^H3068, and his strength^H5797: seek^H1245^(H8761) his face^H6440 evermore^H8548.

⁵ Remember his marvelous works that he has done: his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth,

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8798) his marvellous works^H6381^(H8737) that he hath done^H6213^(H8804); his wonders^H4159, and the judgments^H4941 of his mouth^H6310;

⁶ you offspring of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

KJVO ye seed^H2233 of Abraham^H85 his servant^H5650, ye children^H1121 of Jacob^H3290 his chosen^H972.

⁷ He is Yahweh, our God. His judgments are in all the earth.

KJVHe is the LORD^H3068 our God^H430: his judgments^H4941 are in all the earth^H776.

⁸ He has remembered his covenant forever, the word which he commanded to a thousand generations,

KJVHe hath remembered^H2142^(H8804) his covenant^H1285 for ever^H5769, the word^H1697 which he commanded^H6680^(H8765) to a thousand^H505 generations^H1755.

⁹ the covenant which he made with Abraham, his oath to Isaac,

KJVWhich covenant he made^H3772^(H8804) with Abraham^H85, and his oath^H7621 unto Isaac^H3446;

¹⁰ and confirmed it to Jacob for a statute; to Israel for an everlasting covenant,

KJVAnd confirmed^H5975^(H8686) the same unto Jacob^H3290 for a law^H2706, and to Israel^H3478 for an everlasting^H5769 covenant^H1285:

¹¹ saying, “To you I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,”

KJVSaying^H559^(H8800), Unto thee will I give^H5414^(H8799) the land^H776 of Canaan^H3667, the lot^H2256 of your inheritance^H5159:

¹² when they were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners in it.

KJVWhen they were but a few men^H4962 in number^H4557; yea, very few^H4592, and strangers^H1481^(H8802) in it.

¹³ They went about from nation to nation, from one kingdom to another people.

KJVWhen they went^H1980^(H8691) from one nation^H1471 to another, from one kingdom^H4467 to another^H312 people^H5971;

¹⁴ He allowed no one to do them wrong. Yes, he reproved kings for their sakes,

KJVHe suffered^H3240^(H8689) no man^H120 to do them wrong^H6231^(H8800): yea, he reproved^H3198^(H8686) kings^H4428 for their sakes;

¹⁵ “Don’t touch my anointed ones! Do my prophets no harm!”

KJVSaying, Touch^H5060^(H8799) not mine anointed^H4899, and do my prophets^H5030 no harm^H7489^(H8686).

¹⁶ He called for a famine on the land. He destroyed the food supplies.

KJVMoreover he called^H7121^(H8799) for a famine^H7458 upon the land^H776: he brake^H7665^(H8804) the whole staff^H4294 of bread^H3899.

¹⁷ He sent a man before them. Joseph was sold for a slave.

KJVHe sent^H7971^(H8804) a man^H376 before^H6440 them, even Joseph^H3130, who was sold^H4376^(H8738) for a servant^H5650:

¹⁸ They bruised his feet with shackles. His neck was locked in irons,

KJVWhose feet^H7272 they hurt^H6031^(H8765) with fetters^H3525: he^H5315 was laid^H935^(H8804) in iron^H1270:

¹⁹ until the time that his word happened, and Yahweh’s word proved him true.

KJVUntil the time^H6256 that his word^H1697 came^H935^(H8800): the word^H565 of the LORD^H3068 tried^H6884^(H8804) him.

²⁰ The king sent and freed him, even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free.

KJVThe king^H4428 sent^H7971^(H8804) and loosed^H5425^(H8686) him; even the ruler^H4910^(H8802) of the people^H5971, and let him go free^H6605^(H8762).

²¹ He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all of his possessions,

KJVHe made^H7760^(H8804) him lord^H113 of his house^H1004, and ruler^H4910^(H8802) of all his substance^H7075:

²² to discipline his princes at his pleasure, and to teach his elders wisdom.

KJVTo bind^H631^(H8800) his princes^H8269 at his pleasure^H5315; and teach his senators^H2205 wisdom^H2449^(H8762).

²³ Israel also came into Egypt. Jacob lived in the land of Ham.

KJVIsrael^H3478 also came^H935^(H8799) into Egypt^H4714; and Jacob^H3290 sojourned^H1481^(H8804) in the land^H776 of Ham^H2526.

²⁴ He increased his people greatly, and made them stronger than their adversaries.

KJVAnd he increased^H6509^(H8686) his people^H5971 greatly^H3966; and made them stronger^H6105^(H8686) than their enemies^H6862.

²⁵ He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

KJVHe turned^H2015^(H8804) their heart^H3820 to hate^H8130^(H8800) his people^H5971, to deal subtilly^H5230^(H8692) with his servants^H5650.

²⁶ He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, whom he had chosen.

KJVHe sent^H7971^(H8804) Moses^H4872 his servant^H5650; and Aaron^H175 whom he had chosen^H977^(H8804).

²⁷ They performed miracles among them, and wonders in the land of Ham.

KJVThey shewed^H7760^(H8804) his signs^H226^H1697 among them, and wonders^H4159 in the land^H776 of Ham^H2526.

²⁸ He sent darkness, and made it dark. They didn’t rebel against his words.

KJVHe sent^H7971^(H8804) darkness^H2822, and made it dark^H2821^(H8686); and they rebelled^H4784^(H8804) not against his word^H1697.

²⁹ He turned their waters into blood, and killed their fish.

KJVHe turned^H2015^(H8804) their waters^H4325 into blood^H1818, and slew^H4191^(H8686) their fish^H1710.

³⁰ Their land swarmed with frogs, even in the rooms of their kings.

KJVTheir land^H776 brought forth^H8317 frogs^H6854 in abundance^H8317^(H8804), in the chambers^H2315 of their kings^H4428.

³¹ He spoke, and swarms of flies came, and lice in all their borders.

KJVHe spake^H559^(H8804), and there came^H935^(H8799) divers sorts of flies^H6157, and lice^H3654 in all their coasts^H1366.

³² He gave them hail for rain, with lightning in their land.

KJVHe gave^H5414^(H8804) them hail^H1259 for rain^H1653, and flaming^H3852 fire^H784 in their land^H776.

³³ He struck their vines and also their fig trees, and shattered the trees of their country.

KJVHe smote^H5221^(H8686) their vines^H1612 also and their fig trees^H8384; and brake^H7665^(H8762) the trees^H6086 of their coasts^H1366.

³⁴ He spoke, and the locusts came with the grasshoppers, without number.

KJVHe spake^H559^(H8804), and the locusts^H697 came^H935^(H8799), and caterpillers^H3218, and that without number^H4557,

³⁵ They ate up every plant in their land, and ate up the fruit of their ground.

KJVAnd did eat up^H398^(H8799) all the herbs^H6212 in their land^H776, and devoured^H398^(H8799) the fruit^H6529 of their ground^H127.

³⁶ He struck also all the firstborn in their land, the first fruits of all their manhood.

KJVHe smote^H5221^(H8686) also all the firstborn^H1060 in their land^H776, the chief^H7225 of all their strength^H202.

³⁷ He brought them out with silver and gold. There was not one feeble person among his tribes.

KJVHe brought them forth^H3318^(H8686) also with silver^H3701 and gold^H2091: and there was not one feeble^H3782^(H8802) person among their tribes^H7626.

³⁸ Egypt was glad when they departed, for the fear of them had fallen on them.

KJVEgypt^H4714 was glad^H8055^(H8804) when they departed^H3318^(H8800): for the fear^H6343 of them fell^H5307^(H8804) upon them.

³⁹ He spread a cloud for a covering, fire to give light in the night.

KJVHe spread^H6566^(H8804) a cloud^H6051 for a covering^H4539; and fire^H784 to give light^H215^(H8687) in the night^H3915.

⁴⁰ They asked, and he brought quails, and satisfied them with the bread of the sky.

KJVThe people asked^H7592^(H8804), and he brought^H935^(H8686) quails^H7958, and satisfied^H7646^(H8686) them with the bread^H3899 of heaven^H8064.

⁴¹ He opened the rock, and waters gushed out. They ran as a river in the dry places.

KJVHe opened^H6605^(H8804) the rock^H6697, and the waters^H4325 gushed out^H2100^(H8799); they ran^H1980^(H8804) in the dry places^H6723 like a river^H5104.

⁴² For he remembered his holy word, and Abraham, his servant.

KJVFor he remembered^H2142^(H8804) his holy^H6944 promise^H1697, and Abraham^H85 his servant^H5650.

⁴³ He brought his people out with joy, his chosen with singing.

KJVAnd he brought forth^H3318^(H8686) his people^H5971 with joy^H8342, and his chosen^H972 with gladness^H7440:

⁴⁴ He gave them the lands of the nations. They took the labor of the peoples in possession,

KJVAnd gave^H5414^(H8799) them the lands^H776 of the heathen^H1471: and they inherited^H3423^(H8799) the labour^H5999 of the people^H3816;

⁴⁵ that they might keep his statutes, and observe his laws. Praise Yah!

KJVThat they might observe^H8104^(H8799) his statutes^H2706, and keep^H5341^(H8799) his laws^H8451. Praise^H1984^(H8761) ye the LORD^H3050.

WEB·Psalms 104

¹Bless Yahweh, my soul. Yahweh, my God, you are very great. You are clothed with honor and majesty.

KJVBless^H1288^(H8761) the LORD^H3068, O my soul^H5315. O LORD^H3068 my God^H430, thou art very^H3966 great^H1431^(H8804); thou art clothed^H3847^(H8804) with honour^H1935 and majesty^H1926.

² He covers himself with light as with a garment. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.

KJVWho coverest^H5844^(H8802) thyself with light^H216 as with a garment^H8008: who stretchest out^H5186^(H8802) the heavens^H8064 like a curtain^H3407:

³ He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.

KJVWho layeth the beams^H7136^(H8764) of his chambers^H5944 in the waters^H4325: who maketh^H7760^(H8802) the clouds^H5645 his chariot^H7398: who walketh^H1980^(H8764) upon the wings^H3671 of the wind^H7307:

⁴ He makes his messengers winds, and his servants flames of fire.

KJVWho maketh^H6213^(H8802) his angels^H4397 spirits^H7307; his ministers^H8334^(H8764) a flaming^H3857^(H8802) fire^H784:

⁵ He laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be moved forever.

KJVWho laid^H3245^(H8804) the foundations^H4349 of the earth^H776, that it should not be removed^H4131^(H8735) for ever^H5769^H5703.

⁶ You covered it with the deep as with a cloak. The waters stood above the mountains.

KJVThou coveredst^H3680^(H8765) it with the deep^H8415 as with a garment^H3830: the waters^H4325 stood^H5975^(H8799) above the mountains^H2022.

⁷ At your rebuke they fled. At the voice of your thunder they hurried away.

KJVAt^H4480 thy rebuke^H1606 they fled^H5127^(H8799); at the voice^H6963 of thy thunder^H7482 they hasted^H2648^(H8735) away.

⁸ The mountains rose, the valleys sank down, to the place which you had assigned to them.

KJVThey go up^H5927^(H8799) by the mountains^H2022; they go down^H3381^(H8799) by the valleys^H1237 unto the place^H4725 which^H2088 thou hast founded^H3245^(H8804) for them.

⁹ You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, that they don’t turn again to cover the earth.

KJVThou hast set^H7760^(H8804) a bound^H1366 that they may not pass over^H5674^(H8799); that they turn not again^H7725^(H8799) to cover^H3680^(H8763) the earth^H776.

¹⁰ He sends springs into the valleys. They run among the mountains.

KJVHe sendeth^H7971^(H8764) the springs^H4599 into the valleys^H5158, which run^H1980^(H8762) among the hills^H2022.

¹¹ They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

KJVThey give drink^H8248^(H8686) to every beast^H2416 of the field^H7704: the wild asses^H6501 quench^H7665^(H8799) their thirst^H6772.

¹² The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.

KJVBy them shall the fowls^H5775 of the heaven^H8064 have their habitation^H7931^(H8799), which sing^H5414^(H8799)^H6963 among^H996 the branches^H6073.

¹³ He waters the mountains from his rooms. The earth is filled with the fruit of your works.

KJVHe watereth^H8248^(H8688) the hills^H2022 from his chambers^H5944: the earth^H776 is satisfied^H7646^(H8799) with the fruit^H6529 of thy works^H4639.

¹⁴ He causes the grass to grow for the livestock, and plants for man to cultivate, that he may produce food out of the earth:

KJVHe causeth the grass^H2682 to grow^H6779^(H8688) for the cattle^H929, and herb^H6212 for the service^H5656 of man^H120: that he may bring forth^H3318^(H8687) food^H3899 out of the earth^H776;

¹⁵ wine that makes the heart of man glad, oil to make his face to shine, and bread that strengthens man’s heart.

KJVAnd wine^H3196 that maketh glad^H8055^(H8762) the heart^H3824 of man^H582, and oil^H8081 to make his face^H6440 to shine^H6670^(H8687), and bread^H3899 which strengtheneth^H5582^(H8799) man's^H582 heart^H3824.

¹⁶ Yahweh’s trees are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon, which he has planted,

KJVThe trees^H6086 of the LORD^H3068 are full^H7646^(H8799) of sap; the cedars^H730 of Lebanon^H3844, which he hath planted^H5193^(H8804);

¹⁷ where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees.

KJVWhere the birds^H6833 make their nests^H7077^(H8762): as for the stork^H2624, the fir trees^H1265 are her house^H1004.

¹⁸ The high mountains are for the wild goats. The rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.

KJVThe high^H1364 hills^H2022 are a refuge^H4268 for the wild goats^H3277; and the rocks^H5553 for the conies^H8227.

¹⁹ He appointed the moon for seasons. The sun knows when to set.

KJVHe appointed^H6213^(H8804) the moon^H3394 for seasons^H4150: the sun^H8121 knoweth^H3045^(H8804) his going down^H3996.

²⁰ You make darkness, and it is night, in which all the animals of the forest prowl.

KJVThou makest^H7896^(H8799) darkness^H2822, and it is night^H3915: wherein all the beasts^H2416 of the forest^H3293 do creep^H7430^(H8799) forth.

²¹ The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their food from God.

KJVThe young lions^H3715 roar^H7580^(H8802) after their prey^H2964, and seek^H1245^(H8763) their meat^H400 from God^H410.

²² The sun rises, and they steal away, and lie down in their dens.

KJVThe sun^H8121 ariseth^H2224^(H8799), they gather themselves together^H622^(H8735), and lay them down^H7257^(H8799) in their dens^H4585.

²³ Man goes out to his work, to his labor until the evening.

KJVMan^H120 goeth forth^H3318^(H8799) unto his work^H6467 and to his labour^H5656 until the evening^H6153.

²⁴ Yahweh, how many are your works! In wisdom, you have made them all. The earth is full of your riches.

KJVO LORD^H3068, how manifold^H7231^(H8804) are thy works^H4639! in wisdom^H2451 hast thou made^H6213^(H8804) them all: the earth^H776 is full^H4390^(H8804) of thy riches^H7075.

²⁵ There is the sea, great and wide, in which are innumerable living things, both small and large animals.

KJVSo is this great^H1419 and wide^H7342^H3027 sea^H3220, wherein are things creeping^H7431 innumerable^H4557, both small^H6996 and great^H1419 beasts^H2416.

²⁶ There the ships go, and leviathan, whom you formed to play there.

KJVThere go^H1980^(H8762) the ships^H591: there is that leviathan^H3882, whom thou hast made^H3335^(H8804) to play^H7832^(H8763) therein.

²⁷ These all wait for you, that you may give them their food in due season.

KJVThese wait^H7663^(H8762) all upon thee; that thou mayest give^H5414^(H8800) them their meat^H400 in due season^H6256.

²⁸ You give to them; they gather. You open your hand; they are satisfied with good.

KJVThat thou givest^H5414^(H8799) them they gather^H3950^(H8799): thou openest^H6605^(H8799) thine hand^H3027, they are filled^H7646^(H8799) with good^H2896.

²⁹ You hide your face; they are troubled. You take away their breath; they die and return to the dust.

KJVThou hidest^H5641^(H8686) thy face^H6440, they are troubled^H926^(H8735): thou takest away^H622^(H8799) their breath^H7307, they die^H1478^(H8799), and return^H7725^(H8799) to their dust^H6083.

³⁰ You send out your Spirit and they are created. You renew the face of the ground.

KJVThou sendest^H7971^(H8762) forth thy spirit^H7307, they are created^H1254^(H8735): and thou renewest^H2318^(H8762) the face^H6440 of the earth^H127.

³¹ Let Yahweh’s glory endure forever. Let Yahweh rejoice in his works.

KJVThe glory^H3519 of the LORD^H3068 shall endure for ever^H5769: the LORD^H3068 shall rejoice^H8055^(H8799) in his works^H4639.

³² He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.

KJVHe looketh^H5027^(H8688) on the earth^H776, and it trembleth^H7460^(H8799): he toucheth^H5060^(H8799) the hills^H2022, and they smoke^H6225^(H8799).

³³ I will sing to Yahweh as long as I live. I will sing praise to my God while I have any being.

KJVI will sing^H7891^(H8799) unto the LORD^H3068 as long as I live^H2416: I will sing^H2167^(H8762) praise to my God^H430 while I have my being^H5750.

³⁴ Let my meditation be sweet to him. I will rejoice in Yahweh.

KJVMy meditation^H7879 of him shall be sweet^H6149^(H8799): I will be glad^H8055^(H8799) in the LORD^H3068.

³⁵ Let sinners be consumed out of the earth. Let the wicked be no more. Bless Yahweh, my soul. Praise Yah!

KJVLet the sinners^H2400 be consumed^H8552^(H8735) out of the earth^H776, and let the wicked^H7563 be no more. Bless^H1288^(H8761) thou the LORD^H3068, O my soul^H5315. Praise^H1984^(H8761) ye the LORD^H3050.

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