104:14 He provides grass ¹  for the cattle,

and crops for people to cultivate, ² 

so they can produce food from the ground, ³ 

104:15 as well as wine that makes people feel so good, ⁴ 

and so they can have oil to make their faces shine, ⁵ 

as well as food that sustains people’s lives. ⁶ 

104:16 The trees of the Lord ⁷  receive all the rain they need, ⁸ 

the cedars of Lebanon which he planted,

104:17 where the birds make nests,

near the evergreens in which the herons live. ⁹ 

104:18 The wild goats live in the high mountains; ¹⁰ 

the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.

104:19 He made the moon to mark the months, ¹¹ 

and the sun sets according to a regular schedule. ¹² 

104:20 You make it dark and night comes, ¹³ 

during which all the beasts of the forest prowl around.

104:21 The lions roar for prey,

seeking their food from God. ¹⁴ 

104:22 When the sun rises, they withdraw

and sleep ¹⁵  in their dens.

104:23 Men then go out to do their work,

and labor away until evening. ¹⁶