 1My soul, praise the Lord! Lord my God, you are very great! You
are clothed with glory and honor. 2You wear light like a robe.
You spread out the skies like a curtain. You use the thick
clouds like a chariot and ride across the sky on the wings of
the wind. 4You make the winds your messengers and flames of fire
your servants.#104:4 Or “You make your angels spirits and your
servants flames of fire.” This may be a wordplay referring to
the Cherub and Seraph angels. 5You built the earth on its
foundations, so it can never be moved. 6You covered it with
water like a blanket. The water covered even the mountains. 7But
you gave the command, and the water turned back. You shouted at
the water, and it rushed away. 8The water flowed down from the
mountains into the valleys, to the places you made for it. 9You
set the limits for the seas, and the water will never again rise
to cover the earth. 10Lord, you cause water to flow from springs
into the streams that flow down between the mountains. 11The
streams provide wate