Salmos 104

1¡Bendice a Yahvé, alma mía! ¡Yahvé, Dios mío, cuán grande eres! Te has vestido de majestad y de belleza,

2envuelto en luz como en un manto. Extendiste el cielo como un cortinaje;

3construiste tu morada superior sobre las aguas, haces de las nubes tu carroza, cabalgas sobre las alas del viento.

4A los vientos haces tus mensajeros, y ministros tuyos los relámpagos centellantes.

5Cimentaste la tierra sobre sus bases de suerte que no vacile jamás.

6La habías cubierto con el océano como de un manto; las aguas se posaban sobre los montes.

7Mas huyeron a un grito tuyo, —temblaron a la voz de tu trueno,

8surgieron los montes, bajaron los valles—, hasta el lugar que les habías destinado.

9Les fijaste un límite que no traspasarán, para que no vuelvan a cubrir la tierra.

10Haces correr en arroyos las fuentes que brotan entre los montes,

11para que beban todas las bestias del campo y sacien su sed los asnos monteses.

12A sus orillas posan las aves del cielo, que cantan entre el ramaje.

13Desde tu morada riegas los montes; la tierra se sacia del fruto de tus obras.

14Produces el heno para los ganados, y las plantas que sirven al hombre, para que saque pan de la tierra,

15y vino que alegre el corazón del hombre; para que el aceite dé brillo a su rostro y el pan vigorice su corazón.

16Satúranse los árboles de Yahvé, los cedros del Líbano que Él plantó.

17Las aves anidan en ellos; en los abetos tiene su casa la cigüeña.

18Los altos montes dan refugio a los antílopes, las peñas, a los conejos.

19Para señalar los tiempos, hiciste la luna; el sol conoce la hora de su ocaso.

20Mandas las tinieblas, y viene la noche; en ellas rondan todas las fieras de las selvas.

21Los leoncillos rugen en pos de la presa, e imploran de Dios el sustento;

22al salir el sol se retiran, y se tienden en sus madrigueras;

23y el hombre acude a su trabajo, a su labranza, hasta la tarde.

24¡Cuán variadas son tus obras, oh Yahvé! Todo lo hiciste con sabiduría; llena está la tierra de tus riquezas.

25Mira el mar, grande y anchuroso: allí un hormiguear sin número, de animales pequeños y grandes.

26Allí transitan las naves, y ese leviatán que creaste para que en él juguetease.

27Todos esperan de Ti que a su tiempo les des el alimento.

28Se lo das y ellos lo toman; al abrir Tú la mano se hartan de bienes.

29Si Tú escondes el rostro, desfallecen; si retiras Tú su aliento, expiran, y vuelven a su polvo.

30Cuando envías tu soplo, son creados, y renuevas la faz de la tierra.

31Sea eterna la gloria de Yahvé; gócese Yahvé en sus obras.

32Mira Él a la tierra, y ella tiembla; toca Él los montes, y humean.

33A Yahvé cantaré mientras viva; tañeré salmos a mi Dios mientras yo tenga el ser.

34Séanle gratos mis acentos! Yo en Yahvé me gozaré.

35¡Sean quitados de la tierra los pecadores y no haya más impíos!

36¡Bendice, alma mía, a Yahvé! ¡Hallelú Yah!

1Ipsi David. [Benedic, anima mea, Domino: Domine Deus meus, magnificatus es vehementer. Confessionem et decorem induisti,

2amictus lumine sicut vestimento. Extendens cælum sicut pellem,

3qui tegis aquis superiora ejus: qui ponis nubem ascensum tuum; qui ambulas super pennas ventorum:

4qui facis angelos tuos spiritus, et ministros tuos ignem urentem.

5Qui fundasti terram super stabilitatem suam: non inclinabitur in sæculum sæculi.

6Abyssus sicut vestimentum amictus ejus; super montes stabunt aquæ.

7Ab increpatione tua fugient; a voce tonitrui tui formidabunt.

8Ascendunt montes, et descendunt campi, in locum quem fundasti eis.

9Terminum posuisti quem non transgredientur, neque convertentur operire terram.

10Qui emittis fontes in convallibus; inter medium montium pertransibunt aquæ.

11Potabunt omnes bestiæ agri; expectabunt onagri in siti sua.

12Super ea volucres cæli habitabunt; de medio petrarum dabunt voces.

13Rigans montes de superioribus suis; de fructu operum tuorum satiabitur terra:

14producens fœnum jumentis, et herbam servituti hominum, ut educas panem de terra,

15et vinum lætificet cor hominis: ut exhilaret faciem in oleo, et panis cor hominis confirmet.

16Saturabuntur ligna campi, et cedri Libani quas plantavit:

17illic passeres nidificabunt: herodii domus dux est eorum.

18Montes excelsi cervis; petra refugium herinaciis.

19Fecit lunam in tempora; sol cognovit occasum suum.

20Posuisti tenebras, et facta est nox; in ipsa pertransibunt omnes bestiæ silvæ:

21catuli leonum rugientes ut rapiant, et quærant a Deo escam sibi.

22Ortus est sol, et congregati sunt, et in cubilibus suis collocabuntur.

23Exibit homo ad opus suum, et ad operationem suam usque ad vesperum.

24Quam magnificata sunt opera tua, Domine ! omnia in sapientia fecisti; impleta est terra possessione tua.

25Hoc mare magnum et spatiosum manibus; illic reptilia quorum non est numerus: animalia pusilla cum magnis.

26Illic naves pertransibunt; draco iste quem formasti ad illudendum ei.

27Omnia a te expectant ut des illis escam in tempore.

28Dante te illis, colligent; aperiente te manum tuam, omnia implebuntur bonitate.

29Avertente autem te faciem, turbabuntur; auferes spiritum eorum, et deficient, et in pulverem suum revertentur.

30Emittes spiritum tuum, et creabuntur, et renovabis faciem terræ.

31Sit gloria Domini in sæculum; lætabitur Dominus in operibus suis.

32Qui respicit terram, et facit eam tremere; qui tangit montes, et fumigant.

33Cantabo Domino in vita mea; psallam Deo meo quamdiu sum.

34Jucundum sit ei eloquium meum; ego vero delectabor in Domino.

35Deficiant peccatores a terra, et iniqui, ita ut non sint. Benedic, anima mea, Domino.]

1For David himself. Bless the Lord, O my soul: O Lord my God, thou art exceedingly great. Thou hast put on praise and beauty:

2And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:

3Who coverest the higher rooms thereof with water. Who makest the clouds thy chariot: who walkest upon the wings of the winds.

4Who makest thy angels spirits: and thy ministers a burning fire.

5Who hast founded the earth upon its own bases: it shall not be moved for ever and ever.

6The deep like a garment is its clothing: above the mountains shall the waters stand.

7At thy rebuke they shall flee: at the voice of thy thunder they shall fear.

8The mountains ascend, and the plains descend into the place which thou hast founded for them.

9Thou hast set a bound which they shall not pass over; neither shall they return to cover the earth.

10Thou sendest forth springs in the vales: between the midst of the hills the waters shall pass.

11All the beasts of the field shall drink: the wild asses shall expect in their thirst.

12Over them the birds of the air shall dwell: from the midst of the rocks they shall give forth their voices.

13Thou waterest the hills from thy upper rooms: the earth shall be filled with the fruit of thy works:

14Bringing forth grass for cattle, and herb for the service of men. That thou mayst bring bread out of the earth:

15And that wine may cheer the heart of man. That he may make the face cheerful with oil: and that bread may strengthen man’s heart.

16The trees of the field shall be filled, and the cedars of Libanus which he hath planted:

17There the sparrows shall make their nests. The highest of them is the house of the heron.

18The high hills are a refuge for the harts, the rock for the irchins.

19He hath made the moon for seasons: the sun knoweth his going down.

20Thou hast appointed darkness, and it is night: in it shall all the beasts of the woods go about:

21The young lions roaring after their prey, and seeking their meat from God.

22The sun ariseth, and they are gathered together: and they shall lie down in their dens.

23Man shall go forth to his work, and to his labour until the evening.

24How great are thy works, O Lord? thou hast made all things in wisdom: the earth is filled with thy riches.

25So is this great sea, which stretcheth wide its arms: there are creeping things without number: Creatures little and great.

26There the ships shall go. This sea dragon which thou hast formed to play therein.

27All expect of thee that thou give them food in season.

28What thou givest to them they shall gather up: when thou openest thy hand, they shall all be filled with good.

29But if thou turnest away thy face, they shall be troubled: thou shalt take away their breath, and they shall fail, and shall return to their dust.

30Thou shalt send forth thy spirit, and they shall be created: and thou shalt renew the face of the earth.

31May the glory of the Lord endure for ever: the Lord shall rejoice in his works.

32He looketh upon the earth, and maketh it tremble: he toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.

33I will sing to the Lord as long as I live: I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

34Let my speech be acceptable to him: but I will take delight in the Lord.

35Let sinners be consumed out of the earth, and the unjust, so that they be no more: O my soul, bless thou the Lord.