Psalm 104: 1-15

Lord my God, you are very great;     you are clothed with splendor and majesty.

² The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment;     he stretches out the heavens like a tent ³     and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot     and rides on the wings of the wind. ⁴ He makes winds his messengers,^[a]     flames of fire his servants.

⁵ He set the earth on its foundations;     it can never be moved. ⁶ You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment;     the waters stood above the mountains. ⁷ But at your rebuke the waters fled,     at the sound of your thunder they took to flight; ⁸ they flowed over the mountains,     they went down into the valleys,     to the place you assigned for them. ⁹ You set a boundary they cannot cross;     never again will they cover the earth.

¹⁰ He makes springs pour water into the ravines;     it flows between the mountains. ¹¹ They give water to all the beasts of the field;     the wild donkeys quench their thirst. ¹² The birds of the sky nest by the waters;     they sing among the branches. ¹³ He waters the mountains from his upper chambers;     the land is satisfied by the fruit of his work. ¹⁴ He makes grass grow for the cattle,     and plants for people to cultivate—     bringing forth food from the earth: ¹⁵ wine that gladdens human hearts,     oil to make their faces shine,     and bread that sustains their hearts.