🔊 Audio of Psalm 104
Psalm 104
Hebrew text, Sephardic transliteration, and English translation for reading, study, and prayer.
| # | Hebrew | Sephardic Transliteration | English |
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| 1 | בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה יְהוָה אֱלֹהַי גָּדַלְתָּ מְּאֹד הוֹד וְהָדָר לָבָשְׁתָּ | Bar-khí naf-shí et Ado-nái; Ado-nái E-lo-h-ái ga-dál-ta me-od; hod ve-ha-dár la-vásh-ta. | Bless the LORD, O my soul! O the LORD my God, You are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty. |
| 2 | עֹטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה | O-téh or ka-sal-máh; no-téh sha-má-yim ka-ye-ri-áh. | Covering Yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. |
| 3 | הַמְקָרֶה בַמַּיִם עֲלִיּוֹתָיו הַשָּׂם־עָבִים רְכוּבוֹ הַמְהַלֵּךְ עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רוּחַ | Ha-me-ka-réh va-ma-yím a-li-yo-táv; ha-saám a-vím re-khu-vó; ha-me-ha-lékh al kan-féi rú-akh. | Who lays the beams of His chambers on the waters, who makes the clouds His chariot, who rides on the wings of the wind. |
| 4 | עֹשֶׂה מַלְאָכָיו רוּחוֹת מְשָׁרְתָיו אֵשׁ לֹהֵט | O-séh mal-a-kháv ru-khot; me-sha-re-táv esh lo-hét. | He makes His messengers winds, His ministers a flaming fire. |
| 5 | יָסַד־אֶרֶץ עַל־מְכוֹנֶיהָ בַּל־תִּמּוֹט עוֹלָם וָעֶד | Ya-sad e-rétz al me-kho-ne-há; bal ti-mót o-lám va-éd. | He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. |
| 6 | תְּהוֹם כַּלְּבוּשׁ כִּסִּיתוֹ עַל־הָרִים יַעַמְדוּ־מָיִם | Te-hom ka-l-vúsh ki-sí-to; al harím ya-a-me-dú ma-yím. | You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. |
| 7 | מִן־גַּעֲרָתְךָ יְנוּסוּן מִן־קוֹל רַעַמְךָ יֵחָפֵזוּן | Mi-ga-a-ra-te-kha ye-nu-sún; mi-kól ra-a-me-kha ye-kha-fe-zún. | At Your rebuke they fled; at the sound of Your thunder they took to flight. |
| 8 | יַעֲלוּ הָרִים יֵרְדוּ בְקָעוֹת אֶל־מְקוֹם זֶה יָסַדְתָּ לָהֶם | Ya-a-lú harím ye-re-dú ve-ka-ót el me-kom ze ya-sad-tá la-hém. | The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that You appointed for them. |
| 9 | גְּבוּל־שַׂמְתָּ בַּל־יַעֲבֹרוּן בַּל־יְשׁוּבוּן לְכַסּוֹת הָאָרֶץ | Ge-vúl sam-tá bal ya-a-vorún; bal ye-shu-vún le-khas-sót ha-a-rétz. | You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth. |
| 10 | הַמְשַׁלֵּחַ מַעְיָנִים בַּנְּחָלִים בֵּין הָרִים יְהַלֵּכוּן | Ha-me-sha-lé-akh ma-ya-ním ba-ne-kha-lím; béin harím ye-ha-le-khún. | You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills. |
| 11 | יַשְׁקוּ כָּל־חַיְתוֹ שָׂדָי יִשְׁבְּרוּ פְרָאִים צְמָאָם | Yash-kú kál kha-y-to sa-dái; yish-be-rú pe-ra-ím tze-ma-a-m. | They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
| 12 | עֲלֵיהֶם עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁכּוֹן מִבֵּין עֳפָאיִם יִתְּנוּ־קוֹל | A-le-hém of ha-sha-má-yim yish-kón; mi-béin o-fa-yím yi-te-nú kól. | Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. |
| 13 | מַשְׁקֶה הָרִים מֵעֲלִיּוֹתָיו מִפְּרִי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ תִּשְׂבַּע הָאָרֶץ | Mash-kéh harím me-a-li-yo-táv; mi-pe-rí ma-a-se-kha tis-ba-áh ha-a-rétz. | From Your lofty abode You water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your work. |
| 14 | מַצְמִיחַ חָצִיר לַבְּהֵמָה וְעֵשֶׂב לַעֲבֹדַת הָאָדָם לְהוֹצִיא לֶחֶם מִן־הָאָרֶץ | Matz-mí-akh kha-tzír la-ve-hemáh; ve-e-sév la-a-vo-dát ha-a-dám; le-ho-tzí-a lé-khem min ha-a-rétz. | You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth. |
| 15 | וְיַיִן יְשַׂמַּח לְבַב־אֱנוֹשׁ לְהַצְהִיל פָּנִים מִשָּׁמֶן וְלֶחֶם לְבַב־אֱנוֹשׁ יִסְעָד | Ve-ya-yín ye-sam-mé-akh le-vév e-nósh; le-hatz-híl pa-ním mi-shé-men; ve-lé-khem lé-vav e-nósh yis-a-d. | And wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart. |
| 16 | יִשְׂבְּעוּ עֲצֵי יְהוָה אַרְזֵי לְבָנוֹן אֲשֶׁר נָטָע | Yis-be-ú a-tzéi Ado-nái; ar-zéi Le-va-nón a-shér na-tá. | The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. |
| 17 | אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם צִפֳּרִים יְקַנֵּנוּ חֲסִידָה בְּרוֹשִׁים בֵּיתָהּ | A-shér shám tzip-po-rím ye-ka-né-nu; kha-si-dáh be-ro-shím béi-tah. | In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. |
| 18 | הָרִים הַגְּבֹהִים לַיְּעֵלִים סְלָעִים מַחְסֶה לַשְׁפַנִּים | He-ha-rím ha-ge-vo-hím la-ye-e-lím; se-la-ím ma-kha-séh la-she-fa-ním. | The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. |
| 19 | עָשָׂה יָרֵחַ לְמוֹעֲדִים שֶׁמֶשׁ יָדַע מְבוֹאוֹ | A-sáh ya-ré-akh le-mo-a-dím; shé-mesh ya-dá‘ me-vo-ó. | He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. |
| 20 | תָּשֶׁת־חֹשֶׁךְ וִיהִי לָיְלָה בּוֹ־תִרְמֹשׂ כָּל־חַיְתוֹ־יָעַר | Ta-shét khó-shekh vi-hí la-y-lah; bo tir-mós kál kha-y-to ya-ar. | You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about. |
| 21 | הַכְּפִירִים שֹׁאֲגִים לַטָּרֶף וּלְבַקֵּשׁ מֵאֵל אָכְלָם | Ha-ke-firím sho-a-gím la-ta-réf; u-le-vak-késh me-E-l a-kh-la-m. | The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. |
| 22 | תִּזְרַח הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ יֵאָסֵפוּן וְאֶל־מְעוֹנֹתָם יִרְבָּצוּן | Tiz-rákh ha-shé-mesh ye-a-se-fún; ve-el me-o-no-tám yir-be-tzún. | When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens. |
| 23 | יֵצֵא אָדָם לְפָעֳלוֹ וְלַעֲבֹדָתוֹ עֲדֵי־עָרֶב | Ye-tzé a-dám le-fo-a-ló; u-la-a-vo-da-tó a-de-í-e-rév. | Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening. |
| 24 | מָה־רַבּוּ מַעֲשֶׂיךָ יְהוָה כֻּלָּם בְּחָכְמָה עָשִׂיתָ מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ קִנְיָנֶךָ | Mah ra-bú ma-a-se-kha Ado-nái; ku-l-lám be-khokh-máh a-sí-ta; ma-le-áh ha-a-rétz kin-ya-ne-kha. | O the LORD, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. |
| 25 | זֶה הַיָּם גָּדוֹל וּרְחַב יָדָיִם שָׁם־רֶמֶשׂ וְאֵין מִסְפָּר חַיּוֹת קְטַנּוֹת עִם־גְּדֹלוֹת | Ze ha-yám ga-dól u-re-khav ya-dá-yim; shám ré-mes ve-ein mis-pár; kha-yót ke-tan-nót im ge-do-lót. | Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. |
| 26 | שָׁם אֳנִיּוֹת יְהַלֵּכוּן לִוְיָתָן זֶה־יָצַרְתָּ לְשַׂחֶק־בּוֹ | Shám o-ni-yót ye-ha-le-khún; Li-vyá-tan ze ya-tzar-tá le-sa-khaák bo. | There go the ships, and Leviathan, which You formed to play in it. |
| 27 | כֻּלָּם אֵלֶיךָ יְשַׂבֵּרוּן לָתֵת אָכְלָם בְּעִתּוֹ | Ku-l-lám e-lé-kha ye-sa-be-rún; la-tét a-kh-lám be-i-tó. | These all look to You, to give them their food in due season. |
| 28 | תִּתֵּן לָהֶם יִלְקֹטוּן תִּפְתַּח יָדְךָ יִשְׂבְּעוּן טוֹב | Ti-tén la-hém yil-ke-tún; tif-taákh ya-de-kha yis-be-ún tóv. | When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are filled with good things. |
| 29 | תַּסְתִּיר פָּנֶיךָ יִבָּהֵלוּן תֹּסֵף רוּחָם יִגְוָעוּן וְאֶל־עֲפָרָם יְשׁוּבוּן | Tas-tír pa-ne-kha yi-va-he-lún; to-séf ru-kha-m ya-gu-vún; ve-el a-fa-rám ye-shu-vún. | When You hide Your face, they are dismayed; when You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. |
| 30 | תְּשַׁלַּח רוּחֲךָ יִבָּרֵאוּן וּתְחַדֵּשׁ פְּנֵי אֲדָמָה | Te-sha-lákh ru-kha-kha yi-va-re-ún; u-te-khad-désh pe-néi a-da-máh. | When You send forth Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the ground. |
| 31 | יְהִי כְבוֹד יְהוָה לְעוֹלָם יִשְׂמַח יְהוָה בְּמַעֲשָׂיו | Ye-hí khe-vod Ado-nái le-o-lám; yis-maákh Ado-nái be-ma-a-sáv. | May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works. |
| 32 | הַמַּבִּיט לָאָרֶץ וַתִּרְעָד יִגַּע בֶּהָרִים וְיֶעֱשָׁנוּ | Ha-ma-bít la-a-rétz va-tir-aád; yi-ga‘ be-harím ve-ye-a-shé-nu. | Who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke! |
| 33 | אָשִׁירָה לַיהוָה בְּחַיָּי אֲזַמְּרָה לֵאלֹהַי בְּעוֹדִי | A-shí-rah la-Ado-nái be-kha-y-y-ái; a-zam-me-ráh le-E-lo-h-ái be-o-dí. | I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. |
| 34 | יֶעֱרַב עָלָיו שִׂיחִי אָנֹכִי אֶשְׂמַח בַּיהוָה | Ye-e-ráv a-láv si-khí; a-nó-khi es-maákh ba-Ado-nái. | May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD. |
| 35 | יִתַּמּוּ חַטָּאִים מִן־הָאָרֶץ וּרְשָׁעִים עוֹד אֵינָם בָּרֲכִי נַפְשִׁי אֶת־יְהוָה הַלְלוּ־יָהּ | Yi-ta-m-mú khat-ta-ím min ha-a-rétz; u-re-sha-ím od e-i-nám; bar-khí naf-shí et Ado-nái; ha-le-lu-yáh. | Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Hallelujah! |