Psalm 104
Chant Psalter
Natural Speech Rhythm
BENEDIC, ANIMA MEA.
1 Praise the | Lord, • O my | soul ||
O Lord my God, thou art become exceeding glorious; * thou art | clothed with | majes•ty and | honour. ||
2 Thou deckest thyself with light as it | were • with a | garment ||
and spreadest out the | heavens | like a | curtain. ||
3 Who layeth the beams of his | chambers • in the | waters ||
and maketh the clouds his chariot, * and | walketh up•on the | wings • of the | wind. ||
4 He maketh his | angels | spirits ||
and his | minis•ters a | flaming | fire. ||
5 He laid the found- | ations • of the | earth ||
that it | 3 never should | move at | any • time. ||
6 Thou coveredst it with the deep | like as • with a | garment ||
the | waters | stand • in the | hills. ||
7 At thy re- | buke they | flee ||
at the voice of thy | 3 thunder they | are a- | fraid. ||
8 They go up as high as the hills, and down to the | 3 valleys be- | neath ||
even unto the | place which | thou • hast ap- | pointed • for them. ||
9 Thou hast set them their bounds which they | shall not | pass ||
neither | turn a•gain to | 3 cover the | earth. ||
10 He sendeth the | springs in•to the | rivers ||
which | run a- | mong the | hills. ||
11 All beasts of the | field | drink there•of ||
and the wild | asses | quench their | thirst. ||
12 Beside them shall the fowls of the air have their | habi- | tation ||
and | sing a- | mong the | branches. ||
13 He watereth the | hills • from a- | bove ||
the earth is | filled • with the | 3 fruit of thy | works. ||
14 He bringeth forth | grass • for the | cattle ||
and green | herb • for the | 3 service of | men; ||
15 That he may bring | food • out of the | earth, ||
and wine that maketh | glad the | heart of | man ||
and oil to make him a | cheerful | counte•nance, ||
and | bread to | 3 strengthen man's | heart. ||
16 The trees of the Lord also are | full of | sap ||
even the cedars of | Liban•us which | he hath | planted; ||
17 Wherein the | birds • make their | nests ||
and the | fir trees • are a | dwelling • for the | stork. ||
18 The high hills are a 3 refuge | for the • wild | goats ||
and so are the | stony | rocks • for the | conies. ||
19 He appointed the | moon for • certain | seasons ||
and the sun | 3 knoweth his | going | down. ||
20 Thou makest darkness 3 that it | may be | night ||
wherein all the | beasts • of the | 3 forest do | move. ||
21 The lions roaring | 3 after their | prey ||
do | seek their | meat from | God. ||
22 The sun ariseth, and they get them a- | way to- | gether ||
and | lay them | down • in their | dens. ||
23 Man goeth | forth • to his | work, ||
and to his | 3 labour, un- | til the | evening. ||
24 O Lord, how | manifold • are thy | works! ||
in | wisdom • hast thou | made them | all; ||
the earth is | 3 full of thy | riches. ||
25 So is the | great and | wide sea | also ||
wherein are things | 3 creeping in- | numer•able, ||
both | small and | great | beasts. ||
26 3 There | go the | ships, ||
and there is that Leviathan, whom thou hast | made to | take his | pastime there•in. ||
27 These wait | all up•on | thee ||
that thou mayest | give them | 3 meat in due | season. ||
28 When thou | givest it • them they | gather • it ||
and when thou openest thy | hand • they are | filled with | good. ||
29 When thou hidest thy | face • they are | troubled ||
when thou takest away their breath they die, * and are | turned a- | gain • to their | dust. ||
30 When thou lettest thy breath go | forth they • shall be | made ||
and thou shalt re- | new the | face • of the | earth. ||
31 The glorious majesty of the Lord shall en- | dure for | ever ||
the | Lord • shall re- | 3 joice in his | works. ||
32 The earth shall | tremble • at the | look of • him ||
if he do but | touch the | hills, • they shall | smoke. ||
33 I will sing unto the Lord as | 3 long as I | live ||
I will praise my | God • while I | have my | being. ||
34 And so shall my | words | please him ||
my | joy shall | be • in the | Lord. ||
35 As for sinners, they shall be consumed | 3 out of the | earth, ||
and the un- | godly shall | come • to an | end ||
3 praise | thou the | Lord, ||
O my | soul, | praise the | Lord. ||
Glory | be • to the | Father, ||
and to the Son, | and • to the | Holy | Ghost; ||
As it | was in • the be- | ginning, ||
is now, and ever shall be, * | world with•out | end. A- | men. ||
