Praise to the Sovereign Lord For His Creation and Providence
1Bless athe Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great:
You are clothed with honor and majesty,
2Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment,
Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.
3bHe lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters,
Who makes the clouds His chariot,
Who walks on the wings of the wind,
4Who makes His angels spirits,
His 1ministers a flame of fire.
5You who 2laid the foundations of the earth,
So that it should not be moved forever,
6You ccovered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters stood above the mountains.
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Psalm 104:1–6 — The New International Version (NIV)
1Praise the Lord, my soul.
Lord my God, you are very great;
you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2The Lord wraps himself in light as with a garment;
he stretches out the heavens like a tent
3and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters.
He makes the clouds his chariot
and rides on the wings of the wind.
4He makes winds his messengers,
flames of fire his servants.
5He set the earth on its foundations;
it can never be moved.
6You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, you are very great!
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
2covering yourself with light as with a garment,
stretching out the heavens like a tent.
3He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters;
he makes the clouds his chariot;
he rides on the wings of the wind;
4he makes his messengers winds,
his ministers a flaming fire.
5He set the earth on its foundations,
so that it should never be moved.
6You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
1Bless the Lord, O my soul.
O Lord my God, thou art very great;
Thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment:
Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters:
Who maketh the clouds his chariot:
Who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
4Who maketh his angels spirits;
His ministers a flaming fire:
5Who laid the foundations of the earth,
That it should not be removed for ever.
6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment:
The waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1Let all that I am praise the Lord.
O Lord my God, how great you are!
You are robed with honor and majesty.
2You are dressed in a robe of light.
You stretch out the starry curtain of the heavens;
3you lay out the rafters of your home in the rain clouds.
You make the clouds your chariot;
you ride upon the wings of the wind.
4The winds are your messengers;
flames of fire are your servants.
5You placed the world on its foundation
so it would never be moved.
6You clothed the earth with floods of water,
water that covered even the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — New Century Version (NCV)
1My whole being, praise the Lord.
Lord my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with glory and majesty;
2you wear light like a robe.
You stretch out the skies like a tent.
3You build your room above the clouds.
You make the clouds your chariot,
and you ride on the wings of the wind.
4You make the winds your messengers,
and flames of fire are your servants.
5You built the earth on its foundations
so it can never be moved.
6You covered the earth with oceans;
the water was above the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1Bless Jehovah, O my soul.
O Jehovah my God, thou art very great;
Thou art clothed with honor and majesty:
2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment;
Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
3Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters;
Who maketh the clouds his chariot;
Who walketh upon the wings of the wind;
4Who maketh winds his messengers;
Flames of fire his ministers;
5Who laid the foundations of the earth,
That it should not be moved for ever.
6Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a vesture;
The waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1Bless Jehovah, O my soul! Jehovah my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with majesty and splendour; 2Covering thyself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent-curtain; — 3Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind; 4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flame of fire. 5He laid the earth upon its foundations: it shall not be removed for ever. 6Thou hadst covered it with the deep, as with a vesture; the waters stood above the mountains:
Psalm 104:1–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1Praise the Lord, my soul!
O Lord my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with splendor and majesty.
2You cover yourself with light as though it were a robe.
You stretch out the heavens as though they were curtains.
3You lay the beams of your home in the water.
You use the clouds for your chariot.
You move on the wings of the wind.
4You make your angels winds
and your servants flames of fire.
5You set the earth on its foundations
so that it can never be shaken.
6You covered the earth with an ocean as though it were a robe.
Water stood above the mountains
Psalm 104:1–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1My soul, praise Yahweh!
Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with majesty and splendor.
2He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe,
spreading out the sky like a canopy,
3laying the beams of His palace
on the waters above,
making the clouds His chariot,
walking on the wings of the wind,
4and making the winds His messengers,
flames of fire His servants.
5He established the earth on its foundations;
it will never be shaken.
6You covered it with the deep
as if it were a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1Bless the Lord, O my soul.
O Lord my God, you are very great.
You are clothed with honor and majesty,
2wrapped in light as with a garment.
You stretch out the heavens like a tent,
3you set the beams of your chambers on the waters,
you make the clouds your chariot,
you ride on the wings of the wind,
4you make the winds your messengers,
fire and flame your ministers.
5You set the earth on its foundations,
so that it shall never be shaken.
6You cover it with the deep as with a garment;
the waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1Bless Yahweh, O my soul.
O Yahweh my God, you are very great.
You clothe yourself with splendor and majesty,
2you who cover yourself with light as with a garment,
who stretch out the heavens like a tent curtain,
3the one who sets beams in the waters for his upper chambers,
who makes clouds his chariot,
who rides on the wings of the wind,
4who makes his messengers the winds,
his attendants a flame of fire.
5He established the earth on her foundations,
so that it will not be moved forever and ever.
6You covered it with the deep as with a garment.
The waters stood above the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1I will praise the Lord.
Lord my God, you are very great.
You are dressed in glory and majesty.
2You wrap yourself in light as if it were a robe.
You spread the heavens out like a tent.
3You build your palace high in the heavens.
You make the clouds serve as your chariot.
You ride on the wings of the wind.
4You make the winds serve as your messengers.
You make flashes of lightning serve you.
5You placed the earth on its foundations.
It can never be moved.
6You covered it with the oceans like a blanket.
The waters covered the mountains.
Psalm 104:1–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1Bless the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, You are very great;
You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
2Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak,
Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
3He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters;
He makes the clouds His chariot;
He walks upon the wings of the wind;
4He makes the winds His messengers,
Flaming fire His ministers.
5He established the earth upon its foundations,
So that it will not totter forever and ever.
6You covered it with the deep as with a garment;
The waters were standing above the mountains.
