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1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty,

1Bless the LORD, my soul; LORD, my God, you are very great. You are clothed in splendor and majesty;

2Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain.

2you are wrapped in light like a garment, stretching out the sky like a curtain.

3He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters, Who makes the clouds His chariot, Who walks on the wings of the wind,

3He lays the beams of his roof loft on the water above, making clouds his chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.

4Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire.

4He makes the winds his messengers, blazing fires his servants.

5You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever,

5He established the earth on its foundations, so that it never falters.

6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains.

6You covered the primeval ocean like a garment; the water stood above the mountains.

7At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away.

7They flee at your rebuke; they rush away at the sound of your thunders.

8They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them.

8Mountains rise up and valleys sink to the place you have ordained for them.

9You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth.

9You have set a boundary they cannot cross; they will never again cover the earth.

10He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills.

10He causes springs to gush forth into rivers that flow between the mountains.

11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

11They give water for animals of the field to drink; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.

12By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches.

12Birds of the sky live beside them and chirp a song among the foliage.

13He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works.

13He waters the mountains from his heavenly rooms; the earth is satisfied from the fruit of your work.

14He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the service of man, That he may bring forth food from the earth,

14He causes grass to sprout for the cattle and plants for people to cultivate, to produce food from the land,

15And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man’s heart.

15like wine that makes the heart of people happy, oil that makes the face glow, and food that sustains people.

16The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,

16The loftiest trees are satisfied, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted,

17Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees.

17the birds build their nests there, and the heron builds its nest among the evergreen.

18The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers.

18The high mountains are for wild goats; the cliffs are a refuge for the rock badger.

19He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down.

19He made the moon to mark time; the sun knows its setting time.

20You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about.

20You bring darkness and it becomes night; when every beast of the forest prowls.

21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.

21Young lions roar for prey, seeking their food from God.

22When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens.

22When the sun rises, they gather and lie down in their dens.

23Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening.

23People go out to their work and labor until evening.

24O LORD, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all. The earth is full of Your possessions—

24How numerous are your works, LORD! You have made them all wisely; the earth is filled with your creations.

25This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great.

25There is the deep and wide sea, teeming with numberless creatures, living things small and great.

26There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there.

26There, the ships pass through; Leviathan, which you created, frolics in it.

27These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season.

27All of them look to you to provide them their food at the proper time.

28What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good.

28They receive what you give them; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.

29You hide Your face, they are troubled; You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

29When you withdraw your favor, they are disappointed; Take away their breath, and they die and return to dust.

30You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.

30When you send your spirit, they are created, and you replenish the surface of the earth.

31May the glory of the LORD endure forever; May the LORD rejoice in His works.

31May the glory of the LORD last forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works!

32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke.

32He looks at the earth and it shakes; he touches the mountains and they smoke.

33I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.

33I will sing to the LORD with my whole being; I will sing to my God continually!

34May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the LORD.

34May my thoughts be pleasing to him; indeed, I will rejoice in the LORD!

35May sinners be consumed from the earth, And the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul! Praise the LORD!

35May sinners disappear from the land and the wicked live no longer. Bless the LORD, my soul! Hallelujah!

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