| English Standard Version | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, you are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty, | 1My soul, praise Yahweh! LORD my God, You are very great; You are clothed with majesty and splendor. |
| 2covering yourself with light as with a garment, stretching out the heavens like a tent. | 2He wraps Himself in light as if it were a robe, spreading out the sky like a canopy, |
| 3He lays the beams of his chambers on the waters; he makes the clouds his chariot; he rides on the wings of the wind; | 3laying the beams of His palace on the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind, |
| 4he makes his messengers winds, his ministers a flaming fire. | 4and making the winds His messengers, flames of fire His servants. |
| 5He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved. | 5He established the earth on its foundations; it will never be shaken. |
| 6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. | 6You covered it with the deep as if it were a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. |
| 7At your rebuke they fled; at the sound of your thunder they took to flight. | 7At Your rebuke the waters fled; at the sound of Your thunder they hurried away-- |
| 8The mountains rose, the valleys sank down to the place that you appointed for them. | 8mountains rose and valleys sank-- to the place You established for them. |
| 9You set a boundary that they may not pass, so that they might not again cover the earth. | 9You set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never cover the earth again. |
| 10You make springs gush forth in the valleys; they flow between the hills; | 10He causes the springs to gush into the valleys; they flow between the mountains. |
| 11they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. | 11They supply water for every wild beast; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
| 12Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they sing among the branches. | 12The birds of the sky live beside the springs; they sing among the foliage. |
| 13From your lofty abode you water the mountains; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of your work. | 13He waters the mountains from His palace; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of Your labor. |
| 14You cause the grass to grow for the livestock and plants for man to cultivate, that he may bring forth food from the earth | 14He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth, |
| 15and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine and bread to strengthen man’s heart. | 15wine that makes man's heart glad-- making his face shine with oil-- and bread that sustains man's heart. |
| 16The trees of the LORD are watered abundantly, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. | 16The trees of the LORD flourish, the cedars of Lebanon that He planted. |
| 17In them the birds build their nests; the stork has her home in the fir trees. | 17There the birds make their nests; the stork makes its home in the pine trees. |
| 18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the rocks are a refuge for the rock badgers. | 18The high mountains are for the wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for hyraxes. |
| 19He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. | 19He made the moon to mark the festivals; the sun knows when to set. |
| 20You make darkness, and it is night, when all the beasts of the forest creep about. | 20You bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the forest animals stir. |
| 21The young lions roar for their prey, seeking their food from God. | 21The young lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. |
| 22When the sun rises, they steal away and lie down in their dens. | 22The sun rises; they go back and lie down in their dens. |
| 23Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening. | 23Man goes out to his work and to his labor until evening. |
| 24O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. | 24How countless are Your works, LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. |
| 25Here is the sea, great and wide, which teems with creatures innumerable, living things both small and great. | 25Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small. |
| 26There go the ships, and Leviathan, which you formed to play in it. | 26There the ships move about, and Leviathan, which You formed to play there. |
| 27These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. | 27All of them wait for You to give them their food at the right time. |
| 28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. | 28When You give it to them, they gather it; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things. |
| 29When you hide your face, they are dismayed; when you take away their breath, they die and return to their dust. | 29When You hide Your face, they are terrified; when You take away their breath, they die and return to the dust. |
| 30When you send forth your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the ground. | 30When You send Your breath, they are created, and You renew the face of the earth. |
| 31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works, | 31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in His works. |
| 32who looks on the earth and it trembles, who touches the mountains and they smoke! | 32He looks at the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they pour out smoke. |
| 33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. | 33I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I live. |
| 34May my meditation be pleasing to him, for I rejoice in the LORD. | 34May my meditation be pleasing to Him; I will rejoice in the LORD. |
| 35Let sinners be consumed from the earth, and let the wicked be no more! Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD! | 35May sinners vanish from the earth and wicked people be no more. My soul, praise Yahweh! Hallelujah! |
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