| New American Standard (NAS) |
New International Version (NIV) |
|
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul ! O LORD my God, You are very great ; You are clothed with splendor and majesty,
|
1 Praise the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, you are very great; you are clothed with splendor and majesty.
|
|
2 Covering Yourself with light as with a cloak, Stretching out heaven like a tent curtain.
|
2 He wraps himself in light as with a garment; he stretches out the heavens like a tent
|
|
3 He lays the beams of His upper chambers in the waters ; He makes the clouds His chariot ; He walks upon the wings of the wind ;
|
3 and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the wings of the wind.
|
|
4 He makes the winds His messengers, Flaming fire His ministers.
|
4 He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
|
|
5 He established the earth upon its foundations, So that it will not totter forever and ever.
|
5 He set the earth on its foundations; it can never be moved.
|
|
6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment ; The waters were standing above the mountains.
|
6 You covered it with the deep as with a garment; the waters stood above the mountains.
|
|
7 At Your rebuke they fled, At the sound of Your thunder they hurried away.
|
7 But at your rebuke the waters fled, at the sound of your thunder they took to flight;
|
|
8 The mountains rose ; the valleys sank down To the place which You established for them.
|
8 they flowed over the mountains, they went down into the valleys, to the place you assigned for them.
|
|
9 You set a boundary that they may not pass over, So that they will not return to cover the earth.
|
9 You set a boundary they cannot cross; never again will they cover the earth.
|
|
10 He sends forth springs in the valleys ; They flow between the mountains ;
|
10 He makes springs pour water into the ravines; it flows between the mountains.
|
|
11 They give drink to every beast of the field ; The wild donkeys quench their thirst.
|
11 They give water to all the beasts of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.
|
|
12 Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell ; They lift up their voices among the branches.
|
12 The birds of the air nest by the waters; they sing among the branches.
|
|
13 He waters the mountains from His upper chambers ; The earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.
|
13 He waters the mountains from his upper chambers; the earth is satisfied by the fruit of his work.
|
|
14 He causes the grass to grow for the cattle, And vegetation for the labor of man, So that he may bring forth food from the earth,
|
14 He makes grass grow for the cattle, and plants for man to cultivate-- bringing forth food from the earth:
|
|
15 And wine which makes man's heart glad, So that he may make his face glisten with oil, And food which sustains man's heart.
|
15 wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
|
|
16 The trees of the LORD drink their fill, The cedars of Lebanon which He planted,
|
16 The trees of the LORD are well watered, the cedars of Lebanon that he planted.
|
|
17 Where the birds build their nests, And the stork, whose home is the fir trees.
|
17 There the birds make their nests; the stork has its home in the pine trees.
|
|
18 The high mountains are for the wild goats ; The cliffs are a refuge for the shephanim.
|
18 The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the coneys.
|
|
19 He made the moon for the seasons ; The sun knows the place of its setting.
|
19 The moon marks off the seasons, and the sun knows when to go down.
|
|
20 You appoint darkness and it becomes night, In which all the beasts of the forest prowl about.
|
20 You bring darkness, it becomes night, and all the beasts of the forest prowl.
|
|
21 The young lions roar after their prey And seek their food from God.
|
21 The lions roar for their prey and seek their food from God.
|
|
22 When the sun rises they withdraw And lie down in their dens.
|
22 The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
|
|
23 Man goes forth to his work And to his labor until evening.
|
23 Then man goes out to his work, to his labor until evening.
|
|
24 O LORD, how many are Your works ! In wisdom You have made them all ; The earth is full of Your possessions.
|
24 How many are your works, O LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
|
|
25 There is the sea, great and broad, In which are swarms without number, Animals both small and great.
|
25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number-- living things both large and small.
|
|
26 There the ships move along, And Leviathan, which You have formed to sport in it.
|
26 There the ships go to and fro, and the leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.
|
|
27 They all wait for You To give them their food in due season.
|
27 These all look to you to give them their food at the proper time.
|
|
28 You give to them, they gather it up; You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good.
|
28 When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are satisfied with good things.
|
|
29 You hide Your face, they are dismayed ; You take away their spirit, they expire And return to their dust.
|
29 When you hide your face, they are terrified; when you take away their breath, they die and return to the dust.
|
|
30 You send forth Your Spirit, they are created ; And You renew the face of the ground.
|
30 When you send your Spirit, they are created, and you renew the face of the earth.
|
|
31 Let the glory of the LORD endure forever ; Let the LORD be glad in His works ;
|
31 May the glory of the LORD endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in his works--
|
|
32 He looks at the earth, and it trembles ; He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
|
32 he who looks at the earth, and it trembles, who touches the mountains, and they smoke.
|
|
33 I will sing to the LORD as long as I live ; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being.
|
33 I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
|
|
34 Let my meditation be pleasing to Him; As for me, I shall be glad in the LORD.
|
34 May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.
|
|
35 Let sinners be consumed from the earth And let the wicked be no more. Bless the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD !
|
35 But may sinners vanish from the earth and the wicked be no more. Praise the LORD, O my soul. Praise the LORD.
|
| New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California. All rights reserved. (New American Standard Version - Holy Bible) |
Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |
