Joel Tanis
Pa-Salms Psalm 104:14-30, 33
Acrylic on Paper | 2011
Psalm 104:14-30, 33
You cause the grass to grow for the cattle,
and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the earth,
and wine to gladden the human heart, oil to make the face shine,
and bread to strengthen the human heart.
The trees of the Lord are watered abundantly.
In them the birds build their nests; the stork has its home in the fir trees.
The mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the coneys.
You have made the moon to mark the seasons;
the sun knows its time for setting. You make darkness, and it is night,
when all the animals of the forest come creeping out.
The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God.
When the sun rises, they withdraw and lie down in their dens.
People go out to their work and to their labor until the evening.
O Lord, how manifold are your works! In wisdom you have made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures. Yonder is the sea, great and wide,
creeping things innumerable are there, living things both small and great.
These all look to you to give them their food in due season;
when you give to them, they gather it up;
when you open your hand,they are filled with good things.
When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.
When you send forth your spirit, they are created;
I will sing to the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praise to my God while I have being.
