Psalms

Psalm 104:24–30

²⁴How many are Your works, O LORD!

In wisdom You have made them all;

the earth is full of Your creatures.

²⁵Here is the sea, vast and wide,

teeming with creatures beyond number,

living things both great and small.

²⁶There the ships pass,

and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

²⁷All creatures look to You

to give them their food in due season.

²⁸When You give it to them,

they gather it up;

when You open Your hand,

they are satisfied with good things.

²⁹When You hide Your face,

they are terrified;

when You take away their breath,

they die and return to dust.

³⁰When You send Your Spirit,^d

they are created,

and You renew

the face of the earth.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
many	רַבּ֬וּ	rab·bū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7231 be or become, many, much
are Your works	מַעֲשֶׂ֨יךָ׀	ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
O LORD	יְֽהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
In wisdom	בְּחָכְמָ֣ה	bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
You have made them	עָשִׂ֑יתָ	‘ā·śî·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
all	כֻּ֭לָּם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
the earth	הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is full of	מָלְאָ֥ה	mā·lə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H4390 be full, fill
Your creatures	קִנְיָנֶֽךָ׃	qin·yā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7075 thing got or aquired, acquisition

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Here	זֶ֤ה׀	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
is the sea	הַיָּ֥ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
vast	גָּדוֹל֮	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
and wide	וּרְחַ֪ב	ū·rə·ḥaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7342 wide, broad
teeming with creatures	רֶ֭מֶשׂ	re·meś	Noun - masculine singular	H7431 creeping things, moving things
beyond number	וְאֵ֣ין	wə·’ên	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
living things	חַיּ֥וֹת	ḥay·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H2416 alive, living
both great	גְּדֹלֽוֹת׃	gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H1419 great
and	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
small	קְ֝טַנּ֗וֹת	qə·ṭan·nō·wṯ	Adjective - feminine plural	H6996 small, young, unimportant

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There	שָׁ֭ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
the ships	אֳנִיּ֣וֹת	’o·nî·yō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H591 a ship
pass	יְהַלֵּכ֑וּן	yə·hal·lê·ḵūn	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1980 go, come, walk
and Leviathan	לִ֝וְיָתָ֗ן	liw·yā·ṯān	Noun - masculine singular	H3882 serpent, dragon, leviathan
which	זֶֽה־	zeh-	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
You formed	יָצַ֥רְתָּ	yā·ṣar·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3335 form, fashion
to frolic	לְשַֽׂחֶק־	lə·śa·ḥeq-	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H7832 laugh
there	בּֽוֹ׃	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
All	כֻּ֭לָּם	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
look	יְשַׂבֵּר֑וּן	yə·śab·bê·rūn	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7663 inspect, examine
to You	אֵלֶ֣יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
to give	לָתֵ֖ת	lā·ṯêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5414 give, put, set
their food	אָכְלָ֣ם	’ā·ḵə·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H400 food
in due season	בְּעִתּֽוֹ׃	bə·‘it·tōw	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6256 time

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When You give it	תִּתֵּ֣ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to them	לָ֭הֶם	lā·hem	Preposition; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
they gather it up	יִלְקֹט֑וּן	yil·qō·ṭūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H3950 pick or gather up
when You open	תִּפְתַּ֥ח	tip̄·taḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6605 open
Your hand	יָֽ֝דְךָ֗	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
they are satisfied	יִשְׂבְּע֥וּן	yiś·bə·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
with good things	טֽוֹב׃	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When You hide	תַּסְתִּ֥יר	tas·tîr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5641 hide, conceal
Your face	פָּנֶיךָ֮	pā·ne·ḵā	Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
they are terrified	יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּן	yib·bā·hê·lūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H926 alarm, dismay
when You take away	תֹּסֵ֣ף	tō·sêp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
their breath	ר֭וּחָם	rū·ḥām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
they die	יִגְוָע֑וּן	yiḡ·wā·‘ūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1478 expire perish, die
and return	יְשׁוּבֽוּן׃	yə·šū·ḇūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7725 turn back, return
to	וְֽאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
dust	עֲפָרָ֥ם	‘ă·p̄ā·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H6083 dry earth, dust

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When You send	תְּשַׁלַּ֣ח	tə·šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7971 send
Your Spirit	ר֭וּחֲךָ	rū·ḥă·ḵā	Noun - common singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
they are created	יִבָּרֵא֑וּן	yib·bā·rê·’ūn	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H1254 shape, create
and You renew	וּ֝תְחַדֵּ֗שׁ	ū·ṯə·ḥad·dêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H2318 renew, repair
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	אֲדָמָֽה׃	’ă·ḏā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land