Psalm 104

Psalm 104:1-24-KJV

Bless the Lord, O my soul.  O Lord my God, thou are very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.  Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment:  who stretchest out the heaven like a curtain:  Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters:  who maketh the clouds his chariot:  who walketh upon the wings of the wind:  Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire.  Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment:  the waters stood above the mountains.  At thy rebuke they fled; at the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.  They go up by the mountains; they go down by the valleys unto the place which thou hast founded for them.  Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.  He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills.  They give drink to every beast of the field:  the wild asses quench their thirst.  By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which  sing among the branches.  He watereth the hills from his chambers:  the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.  He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man:  that he may bring forth food out of the earth; And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.  The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted; Where birds make their nests:  as for the stork, the fir trees are for her house.  The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.  He appointed the moon for seasons:  the sun knoweth his going down.  Thou makest darkness, and it is night:  wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep forth.  The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.  The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens.  Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening.  O Lord, how manifold are thy works!  in wisdom hast thou made them all:  the earth is full of thy riches.

I read this passage this morning and was simply struck with its beauty.  I don’t know that I could find anything written by ordinary man more beautifully written or that evokes more amazing imagery.

(Photo above was taken at my house by me)

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