| New King James Version | New International Version |
| 1Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, You are very great: You are clothed with honor and majesty, | 1Praise the LORD, my soul. LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty. |
| 2Who cover Yourself with light as with a garment, Who stretch out the heavens like a curtain. | 2The LORD wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent |
| 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, | 3and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind. |
| 4Who makes His angels spirits, His ministers a flame of fire. | 4He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants. |
| 5You who laid the foundations of the earth, So that it should not be moved forever, | 5He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved. |
| 6You covered it with the deep as with a garment; The waters stood above the mountains. | 6You covered it with the watery depths as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains. |
| 7At Your rebuke they fled; At the voice of Your thunder they hastened away. | 7But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight; |
| 8They went up over the mountains; They went down into the valleys, To the place which You founded for them. | 8they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them. |
| 9You have set a boundary that they may not pass over, That they may not return to cover the earth. | 9You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth. |
| 10He sends the springs into the valleys; They flow among the hills. | 10He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains. |
| 11They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild donkeys quench their thirst. | 11They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst. |
| 12By them the birds of the heavens have their home; They sing among the branches. | 12The birds of the sky nest by the waters; they sing among the branches. |
| 13He waters the hills from His upper chambers; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of Your works. | 13He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the land is satisfied by the fruit of his 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 makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for people to cultivate-- bringing forth food from the earth: |
| 15And wine that makes glad the heart of man, Oil to make his face shine, And bread which strengthens man’s heart. | 15wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts. |
| 16The trees of the LORD are full of sap, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted, | 16The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted. |
| 17Where the birds make their nests; The stork has her home in the fir trees. | 17There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the junipers. |
| 18The high hills are for the wild goats; The cliffs are a refuge for the rock badgers. | 18The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax. |
| 19He appointed the moon for seasons; The sun knows its going down. | 19He made the moon to mark the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down. |
| 20You make darkness, and it is night, In which all the beasts of the forest creep about. | 20You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl. |
| 21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God. | 21The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God. |
| 22When the sun rises, they gather together And lie down in their dens. | 22The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens. |
| 23Man goes out to his work And to his labor until the evening. | 23Then people go out to their work, to their 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 many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. |
| 25This great and wide sea, In which are innumerable teeming things, Living things both small and great. | 25There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small. |
| 26There the ships sail about; There is that Leviathan Which You have made to play there. | 26There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there. |
| 27These all wait for You, That You may give them their food in due season. | 27All creatures look to you to give them their food at the proper time. |
| 28What You give them they gather in; You open Your hand, they are filled with good. | 28When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things. |
| 29You hide Your face, they are troubled; 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. |
| 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 renew the face of the ground. |
| 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-- |
| 32He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the hills, and they smoke. | 32he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who 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 all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. |
| 34May my meditation be sweet to Him; I will be glad in the LORD. | 34May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I 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! | 35But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, my soul. Praise the LORD. |
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