1Lobe den HERRN, meine Seele! HERR, mein Gott, du bist sehr groß; in Hoheit und Pracht bist du gekleidet.2Licht ist dein Kleid, das du anhast. Du breitest den Himmel aus wie ein Zelt;3du baust deine Gemächer über den Wassern. Du fährst auf den Wolken wie auf einem Wagen und kommst daher auf den Fittichen des Windes, (1Mo 1,6; Ps 18,10)4der du machst Winde zu deinen Boten und Feuerflammen zu deinen Dienern; (Hebr 1,7)5der du das Erdreich gegründet hast auf festen Boden, dass es nicht wankt immer und ewiglich. (Mt 24,35; Offb 21,1)6Die Flut der Tiefe deckte es wie ein Kleid, und die Wasser standen über den Bergen,7aber vor deinem Schelten flohen sie, vor deinem Donner fuhren sie dahin.8Sie stiegen hoch empor auf die Berge und sanken herunter in die Täler zum Ort, den du ihnen gegründet hast.9Du hast eine Grenze gesetzt, darüber kommen sie nicht und dürfen nicht wieder das Erdreich bedecken. (Hi 38,8; Spr 8,29)10Du lässest Brunnen quellen in den Tälern, dass sie zwischen den Bergen dahinfließen,11dass alle Tiere des Feldes trinken und die Wildesel ihren Durst löschen.12Darüber sitzen die Vögel des Himmels und singen in den Zweigen.13Du tränkst die Berge von oben her, du machst das Land voll Früchte, die du schaffest.[1]14Du lässest Gras wachsen für das Vieh und Saat zu Nutz den Menschen, dass du Brot aus der Erde hervorbringst,15dass der Wein erfreue des Menschen Herz und sein Antlitz glänze vom Öl und das Brot des Menschen Herz stärke.16Die Bäume des HERRN stehen voll Saft, die Zedern des Libanon, die er gepflanzt hat.17Dort nisten die Vögel, und die Störche wohnen in den Wipfeln.18Die hohen Berge geben dem Steinbock Zuflucht und die Felsklüfte dem Klippdachs.19Du hast den Mond gemacht, das Jahr danach zu teilen; die Sonne weiß ihren Niedergang. (Ps 74,16)20Du machst Finsternis, dass es Nacht wird; da regen sich alle Tiere des Waldes,21die jungen Löwen, die da brüllen nach Raub und ihre Speise fordern von Gott.22Wenn aber die Sonne aufgeht, heben sie sich davon und legen sich in ihre Höhlen.23Dann geht der Mensch hinaus an seine Arbeit und an sein Werk bis an den Abend.24HERR, wie sind deine Werke so groß und viel! Du hast sie alle weise geordnet, und die Erde ist voll deiner Güter. (1Mo 1,31)25Da ist das Meer, das so groß und weit ist, da wimmelt’s ohne Zahl, große und kleine Tiere.26Dort ziehen Schiffe dahin; da ist der Leviatan, den du gemacht hast, damit zu spielen.27Es wartet alles auf dich, dass du ihnen Speise gebest zu seiner Zeit. (Ps 145,15)28Wenn du ihnen gibst, so sammeln sie; wenn du deine Hand auftust, so werden sie mit Gutem gesättigt.29Verbirgst du dein Angesicht, so erschrecken sie; nimmst du weg ihren Odem, so vergehen sie und werden wieder Staub. (1Mo 3,19)30Du sendest aus deinen Odem, so werden sie geschaffen, und du machst neu das Antlitz der Erde.31Die Herrlichkeit des HERRN bleibe ewiglich, der HERR freue sich seiner Werke!32Er schaut die Erde an, so bebt sie; er rührt die Berge an, so rauchen sie.33Ich will dem HERRN singen mein Leben lang und meinen Gott loben, solange ich bin.34Mein Reden möge ihm wohlgefallen. Ich freue mich des HERRN.35Die Sünder sollen ein Ende nehmen auf Erden / und die Gottlosen nicht mehr sein. Lobe den HERRN, meine Seele! Halleluja!
Psalm 104
New International Reader’s Version
von Biblica1I will praise the LORD. LORD my God, you are very great. You are dressed in glory and majesty.2The LORD wraps himself in light as if it were a robe. He spreads out the heavens like a tent.3He builds his palace high in the heavens. He makes the clouds serve as his chariot. He rides on the wings of the wind.4He makes the winds serve as his messengers. He makes flashes of lightning serve him.5He placed the earth on its foundations. It can never be moved.6You, LORD, covered it with the oceans like a blanket. The waters covered the mountains.7But you commanded the waters, and they ran away. At the sound of your thunder they rushed off.8They flowed down the mountains. They went into the valleys. They went to the place you appointed for them.9You drew a line they can’t cross. They will never cover the earth again.10The LORD makes springs pour water into the valleys. It flows between the mountains.11The springs give water to all the wild animals. The wild donkeys satisfy their thirst.12The birds in the sky build nests by the waters. They sing among the branches.13The LORD waters the mountains from his palace high in the clouds. The earth is filled with the things he has made.14He makes grass grow for the cattle and plants for people to take care of. That’s how they get food from the earth.15There is wine to make people glad. There is olive oil to make their skin glow. And there is bread to make them strong.16The cedar trees of Lebanon belong to the LORD. He planted them and gave them plenty of water.17There the birds make their nests. The stork has its home in the juniper trees.18The high mountains belong to the wild goats. The cliffs are a safe place for the rock badgers.19The LORD made the moon to mark off the seasons. The sun knows when to go down.20You, LORD, bring darkness, and it becomes night. Then all the animals of the forest prowl around.21The lions roar while they hunt. All their food comes from God.22The sun rises, and they slip away. They return to their dens and lie down.23Then people get up and go to work. They keep working until evening.24LORD, you have made so many things! How wise you were when you made all of them! The earth is full of your creatures.25Look at the ocean, so big and wide! It is filled with more creatures than people can count. It is filled with living things, from the largest to the smallest.26Ships sail to and fro on it. Leviathan, the sea monster you made, plays in it.27All creatures depend on you to give them their food when they need it.28When you give it to them, they eat it. When you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.29When you turn your face away from them, they are terrified. When you take away their breath, they die and turn back into dust.30When you send your Spirit, you create them. You give new life to the ground.31May the glory of the LORD continue for ever. May the LORD be happy with what he has made.32When he looks at the earth, it trembles. When he touches the mountains, they pour out smoke.33I will sing to the LORD all my life. I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.34May these thoughts of mine please him. I find my joy in the LORD.35But may sinners be gone from the earth. May evil people disappear. I will praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, (2Sam 7,22; Hi 37,22; Hi 40,10; Ps 93,1; Ps 103,1; Ps 103,2; Ps 103,22)2covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. (Hi 9,8; Jes 40,22)3He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; (2Sam 22,11; Ps 18,10; Ps 104,13; Jes 19,1; Am 9,6)4he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. (2Kön 1,10; 2Kön 2,11; Ps 103,21; Ps 148,8; Hebr 1,7)5He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. (Hi 38,4; Ps 24,2; Ps 89,11; Ps 136,6)6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. (1Mo 7,19)7At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight. (1Mo 1,9; 1Mo 8,1; 1Mo 8,5; Ps 18,15; Ps 48,5; Ps 77,18; Ps 106,9; Mt 8,26)8The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them. (Hi 38,8; Hi 38,10; Hi 38,11)9You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth. (1Mo 9,11; Hi 26,10)10You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills;11they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. (Ps 104,13)12Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches.13From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. (5Mo 11,11; Hi 5,10; Ps 65,9; Ps 104,3; Ps 147,8; Jer 10,13; Jer 14,22)14You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth (1Mo 1,11; 1Mo 1,29; 1Mo 1,30; 1Mo 3,18; 1Mo 9,3; Hi 28,5; Ps 136,25; Ps 147,8; Ps 147,9)15and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart. (1Mo 18,5; Ri 9,9; Ri 9,13; Ps 23,5; Spr 31,6; Spr 31,7; Pred 10,19)16The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. (4Mo 24,6; Ri 9,15)17In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees.18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. (3Mo 11,5; Hi 39,1; Spr 30,26)19He made the moon to mark the seasons;[1] the sun knows its time for setting. (1Mo 1,14; 3Mo 23,4)20You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about. (Jes 45,7)21The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. (Hi 38,39)22When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens. (Hi 37,8)23Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening. (1Mo 3,19)24O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. (Spr 3,19)25Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. (Ps 69,34)26There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it.[2] (Hi 40,20; Hi 41,1)27These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. (Ps 104,14; Ps 145,15)28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. (Ps 145,16)29When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. (5Mo 31,17; Hi 10,9; Hi 23,15; Hi 34,14; Ps 30,7)30When you send forth your Spirit,[3] they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. (Hi 33,4; Offb 21,5)31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works, (1Mo 1,31; Ps 72,17; Spr 8,31)32who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke! (2Mo 19,18; Ps 144,5; Am 9,5; Hab 3,10)33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. (Ps 63,4)34May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. (Hi 15,4)35Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD! (Ps 1,1; Ps 37,38; Ps 105,45; Ps 106,48; Ps 113,9; Ps 150,6)