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you ride upon the wings of the wind.
The winds are your messengers;
flames of fire are your servants.*
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See the ships sailing along,
and Leviathan,* which you made to
play in the sea.
You placed the world on its foundation
so it would never be moved.
You clothed the earth with floods of water,
water that covered even the mountains.
At your command, the water fled;
at the sound of your thunder, it hurried
away.
Mountains rose and valleys sank
to the levels you decreed.
Then you set a firm boundary for the seas,
so they would never again cover
the earth.
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They all depend on you
to give them food as they need it.
When you supply it, they gather it.
You open your hand to feed them,
and they are richly satisfied.
But if you turn away from them, they panic.
When you take away their breath,
they die and turn again to dust.
When you give them your breath,*
life is created,
and you renew the face of the earth.
You make springs pour water into the ravines,
so streams gush down from the
mountains.
They provide water for all the animals,
and the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
The birds nest beside the streams
and sing among the branches of the trees.
You send rain on the mountains from your
heavenly home,
and you fill the earth with the fruit of
your labor.
You cause grass to grow for the livestock
and plants for people to use.
You allow them to produce food from
the earth—
wine to make them glad,
olive oil to soothe their skin,
and bread to give them strength.
The trees of the Lord are well cared for—
the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
There the birds make their nests,
and the storks make their homes in the
cypresses.
High in the mountains live the wild goats,
and the rocks form a refuge for the
hyraxes.*
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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.
Then the young lions roar for their prey,
stalking the food provided by God.
At dawn they slink back
into their dens to rest.
Then people go off to their work,
where they labor until evening.
O Lord, what a variety of things you
have made!
In wisdom you have made them all.
The earth is full of your creatures.
Here is the ocean, vast and wide,
teeming with life of every kind,
both large and small.
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 sinners vanish from the face of
the earth;
let the wicked disappear forever.
Let all that I am praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord!
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May the glory of the Lord continue forever!
The Lord takes pleasure in all he
has made!
The earth trembles at his glance;
the mountains smoke at his touch.
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Give thanks to the Lord and
proclaim his greatness.
Let the whole world know what he
has done.
Sing to him; yes, sing his praises.
Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
Exult in his holy name;
rejoice, you who worship the Lord.
Search for the Lord and for his strength;
continually seek him.
Remember the wonders he has performed,
his miracles, and the rulings he
has given,
you children of his servant Abraham,
you descendants of Jacob, his chosen
ones.
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He is the Lord our God.
His justice is seen throughout the land.
He always stands by his covenant—
the commitment he made to a thousand
generations.
This is the covenant he made with Abraham
and the oath he swore to Isaac.
He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree,
104:4 Greek version reads He sends his angels like the winds,
/ his servants like flames of fire. Compare Heb 1:7. 104:18 Or
coneys, or rock badgers. 104:26 The identification of
Leviathan is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a
mythical sea monster in ancient literature. 104:30 Or When
you send your Spirit.