Psalms 104:24–27

¹²He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

^12*Hee hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisedome, and hath stretched out the heauens by his discretion.

⁵Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.

^5‖Many, O LORD my God; are thy wonderfull workes which thou hast done, and thy thoughts, which are to vs ward: they cannot be reckoned vp in order vnto thee: if I would declare and speake of them, they are moe then can be numbred.

¹⁰For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills.

¹¹I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

¹²If I were hungry, I would not tell thee: for the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.

¹⁰For euery beast of the forrest is mine, and the cattell vpon a thousand hilles.

^11†I know all the foules of the mountaines: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

^12**If I were hungry, I would not tell thee, for the world is mine, and the fulnesse thereof.

¹⁰To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,

¹⁰To the intent that now vnto the principalities and powers in heauenly places, might be knowen by the church, the manifold wisedome of God,

³³O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

³³O the depth of the riches both of the wisedome and knowledge of God! how vnsearchable are his iudgements, and his wayes past finding out!

³¹Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

³¹Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodnesse; and for his wonderfull workes to the children of men:

²⁴¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

²⁵And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

²⁴¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the liuing creature after his kinde, cattell, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kinde: and it was so.

²⁵And God made the beast of the earth after his kinde, and cattell after their kinde, and euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.

¹THE earth is the Lord’s, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

¹¶ The earth is the LORDs, and the fulnesse thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

⁵To him that by wisdom made the heavens: for his mercy endureth for ever.

^5*To him that by wisedome made the heauens: for his mercy endureth for euer.

³When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained;

³When I consider thy heauens, the worke of thy fingers, the moone and the starres which thou hast ordained;

⁶Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.

⁶Thou, euen thou art LORD alone, ^*thou hast made heauen, the heauen of heauens, with all their hoste, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therin, and thou preseruest them all, and the hoste of heauen worshippeth thee.

¹⁹The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

²⁰By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

^19‖The LORD by wisedome hath founded the earth; by vnderstanding hath he established the heauens.

²⁰By his knowledge the depthes are broken vp; and the cloudes droppe downe the dew.

²²The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

²³I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was.

²⁴When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.

²⁵Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:

²⁶While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

²⁷When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:

²⁸When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:

²⁹When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

³⁰Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

³¹Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.

³²Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.

³³Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.

³⁴Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

³⁵For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.

³⁶But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

²²The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

²³I was set vp from euerlasting, from the beginning, or euer the earth was.

²⁴When there were no depthes, I was brought forth: when there were no fountaines abounding with water.

²⁵Before the mountaines were setled: before the hilles, was I brought foorth:

^26‖‖While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.

^27‖When hee prepared the heauens, I was there: when he set a compasse vpon the face of the depth.

²⁸When he established the cloudes aboue: when he strengthned the fountaines of the deepe.

^29*When he gaue to the sea his decree, that the waters should not passe his commandement: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

³⁰Then I was by him, as one brought vp with him: and I was daily his delight, reioycing alwayes before him:

³¹Reioycing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sonnes of men.

^32*Nowe therefore hearken vnto me, O yee children: for blessed are they that keepe my wayes.

³³Heare instruction, and bee wise, and refuse it not.

³⁴Blessed is the man that heareth me: watching daily at my gates, waiting at the postes of my doores.

^35†For whoso findeth mee, findeth life, and shall obtaine fauour of the LORD.

³⁶But hee that sinneth against me, wrongeth his owne soule; all they that hate me, loue death.

⁸Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence;

⁸Wherein hee hath abounded toward vs in all wisedome and prudence:

³¹And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

³¹And ^*God saw euery thing that hee had made: and behold, it was very good. And the euening and the morning were the sixth day.

⁹Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number:

^9*Which doth great things & ^†vnsearchable: marueilous things ^†without number.

¹⁷Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

¹⁷Charge them that are rich in this world, that they bee not high minded, nor trust in ^†vncertaine riches, but in the liuing God, who giueth vs richly all things to enioy,

¹¹Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

^11†Thou crownest the yeere with thy goodnesse; and thy paths drop fatnesse.

¹¹And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

¹²And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

¹¹And God said, Let the Earth bring foorth ^†grasse, the herbe yeelding seed, and the fruit tree, yeelding fruit after his kinde, whose seed is in it selfe, vpon the earth: and it was so.

¹²And the earth brought foorth grasse, and herbe yeelding seed after his kinde, and the tree yeelding fruit, whose seed was in it selfe, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.

³⁴Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and every thing that moveth therein.

³⁴Let the heauen and earth praise him, the seas, and euery thing that ^†moueth therein.

⁴In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also.

⁵The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

^4†‖In his hand are the deepe places of the earth: the strength of the hilles is his also.

^5†The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

⁵And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm.

⁵And hee shooke off the beast into the fire, and felt no harme.

²⁸And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

²⁸And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, ^*Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that ^†mooueth vpon the earth.

¹⁴And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sun, and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

¹⁵And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and for the precious things of the lasting hills,

¹⁶And for the precious things of the earth and fulness thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the top of the head of him that was separated from his brethren.

¹⁴And for the precious fruits brought forth by the sunne, and for the precious things ^†put forth by the ^†moone,

¹⁵And for the chiefe things of the ancient mountaines, and for the precious things of the lasting hils,

¹⁶And for the precious things of the earth, and fulnesse thereof, and for the good will of him that dwelt in the bush: let the blessing come vpon the head of Ioseph, and vpon the top of the head of him that ^*was separated frō his brethren.

²⁰And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

²¹And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

²²And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

²⁰And God said, ^*Let the waters bring foorth aboundantly the ^‖mouing creature that hath ^†life, and foule that may flie aboue the earth in the ^†open firmament of heauen.

²¹And God created great whales, and euery liuing creature that moueth, which the waters brought forth aboundantly after their kinde, and euery winged foule after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.

²²And God blessed them, saying, ^*Be fruitfull, and multiply, and fill the waters in the Seas, and let foule multiply in the earth.

¹NOW the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

¹¶ Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made, and he said vnto the woman, ^†Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of euery tree of the garden?

¹⁹They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

¹⁹They shall call the people vnto the mountaine, there they shal offer sacrifices of righteousnesse: for they shall sucke of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.

²³They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters;

²³They that goe downe to the sea in shippes: that doe businesse in great waters:

¹IN that day the Lord with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

¹¶ ^‖In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sworde shall punish Leuiathan the piercing serpent, euen Leuiathan that crooked serpent, and hee shall slay the dragon that is in the Sea.

¹⁴Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

¹⁴Thou brakest the heads of Leuiathan in pieces, and gauest him to bee meat to the people inhabiting the wildernesse.

⁹The ancients of Gebal and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

^9‖The ancients of Gebal, and the wise men thereof were in thee thy calkers, all the ships of the sea with their mariners were in thee, to occupie thy merchandise.

¹³¶ Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he shall be for an haven of ships; and his border shall be unto Zidon.

¹³¶ Zebulun shall dwell at the hauen of the sea, and hee shall be for an Hauen of ships: and his border shall be vnto Zidon.

⁸Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

⁸Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise vp ^‖their mourning.

¹CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

²Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

³Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft words unto thee?

⁴Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

⁵Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

⁶Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

⁷Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish spears?

⁸Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

⁹Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

¹⁰None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

¹¹Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.

¹²I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

¹³Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

¹⁴Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

¹⁵His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

¹⁶One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

¹⁷They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

¹⁸By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

¹⁹Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.

²⁰Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

²¹His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

²²In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned into joy before him.

²³The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

²⁴His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

²⁵When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by reason of breakings they purify themselves.

²⁶The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

²⁷He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

²⁸The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

²⁹Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.

³⁰Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

³¹He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment.

³²He maketh a path to shine after him; one would think the deep to be hoary.

³³Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear.

³⁴He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride.

¹¶ Canst thou draw out ^†Leuiathan with an hooke? or his tongue with a corde ^† which thou lettest downe?

²Canst thou put an hooke into his nose? or bore his iawe through with a thorne?

³Will he make many supplications vnto thee? will he speake soft words vnto thee?

⁴Will he make a couenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a seruant for euer?

⁵Wilt thou play with him as with a birde? wilt thou binde him for thy maydens?

⁶Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?

⁷Canst thou fill his skinne with barbed irons? or his head with fishspeares?

⁸Lay thine hand vpon him, remember the battell: doe no more.

⁹Behold, the hope of him is in vaine: shall not one be cast downe euen at the sight of him?

¹⁰None is so fierce that dare stirre him vp: who then is able to stand before me?

^11*Who hath preuented me that I should repay him? whatsoeuer is vnder the whole heauen, is mine.

¹²I will not conceale his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.

¹³Who can discouer the face of his garment? or who can come to him, ^‖with his double bridle?

¹⁴Who can open the doores of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

¹⁵ His ^†scales are his pride, shut vp together as with a close seale.

¹⁶One is so neere to another, that no ayre can come betweene them.

¹⁷They are ioyned one to another, they sticke together, that they cannot be sundred.

¹⁸By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eye-liddes of the morning.

¹⁹Out of his mouth goe burning lampes, and sparkes of fire leape out.

²⁰Out of his nostrels goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

²¹His breath kindleth coales, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

²²In his necke remaineth strength, and ^†sorrowe is turned into ioy before him.

^23†The flakes of his flesh are ioyned together: they are firme in themselues, they cannot be moued.

²⁴His heart is as firme as a stone, yea as hard as a peece of the nether mil-stone.

²⁵When he rayseth vp himselfe, the mightie are afraid: by reason of breakings they purifie themselues.

²⁶The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the speare, the dart, nor the ^‖habergeon.

²⁷He esteemeth iron as straw, and brasse as rotten wood.

²⁸The arrow cannot make him flee: sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.

²⁹Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a speare.

^30†Sharpe stones are vnder him: he spreadeth sharpe pointed things vpon the mire.

³¹He maketh the deepe to boyle like a pot: hee maketh the sea like a pot of oyntment.

³²Hee maketh a path to shine after him; one would thinke the deepe to bee hoarie.

³³Upon earth there is not his like: ^‖who is made without feare.

³⁴He beholdeth all high things: he is a king ouer all the children of pride.

²⁵Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

²⁵Who giueth foode to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for euer.

⁹He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

^9*He giueth to the beast his foode: and to the yong rauens which crie.

⁴¹Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

^41*Who prouideth for the rauen his foode? when his young ones cry vnto God, they wander for lacke of meate.

²⁴Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

²⁵And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?

²⁶If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?

²⁷Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

²⁸If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?

²⁴Consider the rauens, for they neither sow nor reape, which neither haue storehouse nor barne, and God feedeth them: How much more are yee better then the foules?

²⁵And which of you with taking thought can adde to his stature one cubite?

²⁶If yee then bee not able to doe that thing which is least, why take yee thought for the rest?

²⁷Consider the Lillies how they growe, they toile not; they spinne not: and yet I say vnto you, that Solomon in all his glory, was not arayed like one of these.

²⁸If then God so clothe the grasse, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the ouen: how much more will he clothe you, O ye of litle faith?

¹⁵The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.

¹⁶Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

^15‖The eyes of all waite vpon thee: and thou giuest them their meat in due season.

¹⁶Thou openest thine hand: and satisfiest the desire of euery liuing thing.

³¹For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

³¹For by them iudgeth he the people, he giueth meate in abundance.

⁶Thy righteousness is like the great mountains; thy judgments are a great deep: O Lord, thou preservest man and beast.

^6†Thy righteousnesse is like the great mountaines; thy iudgements are a great deepe; O LORD, thou preseruest man and beast.